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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

AUGUST 2021

Release Number: CB 21-150 M3-2 (21)-08

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>.

October 4, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the August full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

AUGUST 2021 $515.7 billion +1.2%°

JULY 2021

(revised) $509.5 billion +0.7%°

Next release: November 3, 2021

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, October 4, 

2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $6.2 billion 

or 1.2 percent to $515.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.7 percent July

increase. Shipments, also up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent to

$508.3 billion. This followed a 1.5 percent July increase. Unfilled orders, up seven consecutive months,

increased $11.9 billion or 1.0 percent to $1,239.4 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent July increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.86, up from 6.81 in July. Inventories, up fourteen of the last 

fifteen months, increased $4.1 billion or 0.6 percent to $749.3 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent July

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.47, unchanged from July.

-2.0%

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1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

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

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2020-2021

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, October 4, 2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased

$4.7 billion or 1.8 percent to $263.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, up three of the last four months, led the 

increase, $4.1 billion or 5.4 percent to $80.7 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $1.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $252.1 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in August, down following three consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $256.1 billion, unchanged from the previously published

decrease. This followed a 2.0 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, down following two 

consecutive monthly increases, drove the decrease, $2.1 billion or 2.8 percent to $73.4 billion. Shipments 

of manufactured nondurable goods, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $1.5 billion or 0.6

percent to $252.1 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent July increase. Petroleum and coal products, up

fourteen of the last fifteen months, led the increase, $0.5 billion or 1.1 percent to $51.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in August, up seven consecutive months, increased $11.9

billion or 1.0 percent to $1,239.4 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.5 percent July increase. Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven months, led the increase, 

$7.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $820.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in August, up seven consecutive months, increased $3.5 billion 

or 0.8 percent to $457.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.8

percent July increase. Transportation equipment, also up seven consecutive months, led the increase, 

$1.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $153.5 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up twelve of 

the last thirteen months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.2 percent to $291.4 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent

July increase. Plastics and rubber products, up eleven of the last twelve months, led the increase, $0.4

billion or 1.3 percent to $28.9 billion. By stage of fabrication, August materials and supplies increased 1.3

percent in durable goods and 0.7 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.2 percent in

durable goods and decreased 1.1 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.7 percent in

durable goods and 0.4 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for September is scheduled for release on October 27, 2021 at 8:30

a.m. EDT and the Full Report on November 3, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. View the full schedule in the

Economic Briefing Room: <www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>. The full text and tables of this release

can be found at <www.census.gov/m3>.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

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

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

decrease. 

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 
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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 the release of September 2021 data on October 27, 2021, advance estimates of total 

manufacturing, including M3 durable and nondurable industries, for shipments and inventories, will be 

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

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

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

Highlights”. For more information, please see: monthly data example <tabletm_ex.xlsx>. 

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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 508,251 507,959 500,673 0.1 1.5 1.9 523,625 494,231 529,191 463,438 3,937,475 3,486,693 12.9

 Excluding transportation................... 434,814 432,377 428,100 0.6 1.0 1.8 448,096 428,272 450,997 388,531 3,358,871 2,979,958 12.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 493,965 493,378 486,841 0.1 1.3 1.9 509,780 481,009 514,679 450,774 3,829,731 3,386,036 13.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 180,588 180,257 177,059 0.2 1.8 1.7 184,548 169,664 191,265 160,371 1,387,173 1,232,087 12.6

 Durable goods industries......................... 256,106 257,315 252,208 -0.5 2.0 1.6 263,561 242,525 270,707 238,136 1,988,419 1,742,636 14.1

 Wood products....................................... 11,307 11,437 11,732 -1.1 -2.5 -0.2 12,041 11,785 12,892 10,004 91,632 71,556 28.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,713 11,646 11,637 0.6 0.1 0.8 12,997 12,237 12,867 12,024 92,904 87,359 6.3

 Primary metals....................................... 23,912 23,911 23,234 0.0 2.9 3.7 24,566 23,227 24,172 18,485 180,333 145,747 23.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,968 11,895 11,666 0.6 2.0 4.5 12,231 11,510 12,013 8,720 90,060 70,647 27.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,558 10,616 10,285 -0.5 3.2 3.5 10,897 10,383 10,706 8,554 79,870 65,046 22.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,386 1,400 1,283 -1.0 9.1 -1.0 1,438 1,334 1,453 1,211 10,403 10,054 3.5

 Fabricated metal products....................... 34,999 34,709 33,823 0.8 2.6 1.3 36,911 33,777 35,942 30,962 268,945 235,341 14.3

 Machinery............................................. 36,611 36,150 35,698 1.3 1.3 1.4 36,742 34,704 38,875 31,501 280,884 246,547 13.9

 Farm machinery................................. 2,547 2,600 2,697 -2.0 -3.6 3.5 2,341 2,506 2,701 2,737 22,351 20,122 11.1

 Construction machinery..................... 3,386 3,220 3,173 5.2 1.5 1.8 3,379 3,180 3,487 2,626 25,689 21,036 22.1

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,334 1,369 1,398 -2.6 -2.1 6.9 1,297 1,287 1,461 1,163 10,314 10,681 -3.4

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,044 4,990 4,734 1.1 5.4 4.0 5,076 4,749 5,463 3,023 33,439 23,723 41.0

 Photographic equipment...................... 514 510 495 0.8 3.0 -7.0 488 522 546 484 4,045 3,878 4.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,206 4,082 4,011 3.0 1.8 -1.6 4,574 4,424 4,975 4,206 33,513 30,262 10.7

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,845 2,830 2,783 0.5 1.7 -1.5 2,862 2,583 2,951 2,471 21,677 19,198 12.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,008 3,937 3,912 1.8 0.6 0.2 4,106 3,768 4,049 3,674 31,334 28,027 11.8

 Material handling equipment............... 2,944 2,971 2,981 -0.9 -0.3 0.2 3,035 2,760 3,097 2,572 22,773 20,471 11.2

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 28,982 28,905 28,863 0.3 0.1 -0.1 29,082 26,987 30,921 27,989 223,003 208,374 7.0

 Computers........................................ 744 738 730 0.8 1.1 -0.4 781 693 824 775 5,653 5,485 3.1

 Computer storage devices..................... 728 732 760 -0.5 -3.7 -0.7 636 566 971 473 5,369 4,041 32.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 526 538 508 -2.2 5.9 -6.8 528 544 548 565 4,158 3,925 5.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,241 3,218 3,214 0.7 0.1 0.8 2,912 2,726 3,925 2,850 24,225 21,927 10.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 231 237 237 -2.5 0.0 3.9 242 225 246 231 1,770 1,701 4.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 216 224 203 -3.6 10.3 -12.9 205 194 184 227 1,537 1,586 -3.1

 Electronic components......................... 4,554 4,578 4,487 -0.5 2.0 0.0 4,909 4,567 4,854 4,777 36,348 34,296 6.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,525 1,538 1,524 -0.8 0.9 1.7 1,542 1,344 1,649 1,469 11,885 11,604 2.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,059 3,061 3,027 -0.1 1.1 0.4 2,994 2,804 3,128 2,910 23,508 22,872 2.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,589 9,464 9,541 1.3 -0.8 -0.3 9,436 8,714 10,213 9,048 73,609 68,412 7.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,580 12,632 12,438 -0.4 1.6 1.3 13,142 12,289 13,465 11,188 97,499 85,611 13.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,138 1,131 1,169 0.6 -3.3 0.3 1,194 1,094 1,216 1,177 9,105 8,953 1.7

 Household appliances........................ 2,602 2,607 2,601 -0.2 0.2 1.2 2,704 2,414 2,714 2,284 20,267 15,939 27.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,328 3,369 3,295 -1.2 2.2 1.7 3,466 3,268 3,788 3,136 26,232 26,430 -0.7

 Batteries........................................... 918 899 905 2.1 -0.7 0.3 1,000 814 938 850 6,829 5,857 16.6

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,437 75,582 72,573 -2.8 4.1 2.5 75,529 65,959 78,194 74,907 578,604 506,735 14.2

 Automobiles..................................... 5,538 5,857 5,266 -5.4 11.2 -2.4 5,864 4,735 5,642 7,767 44,684 46,695 -4.3

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 16,742 18,110 16,502 -7.6 9.7 4.8 18,296 15,547 16,715 19,898 136,253 99,233 37.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,642 2,577 2,672 2.5 -3.6 -4.8 2,663 2,482 2,930 2,501 21,679 17,838 21.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,534 26,424 25,825 0.4 2.3 0.6 28,062 23,546 27,140 26,510 209,455 188,861 10.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 7,789 8,043 8,558 -3.2 -6.0 13.8 6,705 6,703 11,120 5,588 58,630 54,006 8.6

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,553 4,533 4,303 0.4 5.3 -2.7 4,518 4,172 4,726 4,613 34,874 36,159 -3.6

 Ships and boats................................. 3,301 3,413 3,201 -3.3 6.6 0.3 3,284 3,053 3,427 2,755 24,874 21,642 14.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,986 5,956 5,997 0.5 -0.7 0.7 6,396 6,084 6,163 6,323 47,599 47,541 0.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,579 16,387 16,213 1.2 1.1 1.2 16,155 15,476 17,216 14,753 127,016 107,825 17.8

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 252,145 250,644 248,465 0.6 0.9 2.2 260,064 251,706 258,484 225,302 1,949,056 1,744,057 11.8

 Food products....................................... 70,232 70,209 70,067 0.0 0.2 0.4 71,534 68,513 70,086 67,538 548,918 526,452 4.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,812 7,949 7,784 -1.7 2.1 1.2 8,135 7,781 7,792 7,286 60,991 55,494 9.9

 Dairy products.................................. 10,817 10,770 10,886 0.4 -1.1 -1.2 10,976 10,746 10,891 10,700 85,608 82,157 4.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,833 19,728 19,614 0.5 0.6 0.4 20,266 19,763 20,418 18,366 154,978 148,836 4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,965 13,505 13,522 3.4 -0.1 2.5 14,524 13,783 14,245 13,336 106,433 100,119 6.3

 Beverages......................................... 9,697 9,640 9,525 0.6 1.2 0.8 10,256 9,918 10,248 9,392 76,027 71,296 6.6

 Tobacco............................................ 4,268 3,865 3,997 10.4 -3.3 6.7 4,268 3,865 3,997 3,944 30,406 28,823 5.5

 Textile mills........................................... 2,266 2,325 2,255 -2.5 3.1 1.0 2,416 2,335 2,412 2,223 18,393 16,628 10.6

 Textile products................................... 1,874 1,866 1,874 0.4 -0.4 -0.2 1,943 1,895 1,987 1,829 15,057 13,965 7.8

 Apparel................................................ 853 854 861 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 936 863 832 844 6,584 6,198 6.2

 Leather and allied products...................... 444 437 427 1.6 2.3 -8.6 469 446 451 392 3,485 2,761 26.2

 Paper products...................................... 17,331 17,285 17,244 0.3 0.2 0.7 18,145 17,236 17,823 16,534 136,828 127,384 7.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,539 6,569 6,593 -0.5 -0.4 0.4 6,904 6,662 6,670 6,634 51,962 50,652 2.6

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,965 5,937 5,906 0.5 0.5 1.3 6,333 5,918 6,206 5,925 47,347 44,656 6.0

 Printing................................................. 6,711 6,734 6,700 -0.3 0.5 1.6 6,873 6,452 6,654 6,419 52,342 50,643 3.4

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 51,028 50,484 49,718 1.1 1.5 8.1 53,894 54,662 53,171 36,404 378,217 268,484 40.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,849 46,353 45,591 1.1 1.7 8.7 49,132 50,131 48,519 31,912 345,241 237,486 45.4

 Chemical products..................................... 66,023 65,603 64,744 0.6 1.3 1.3 67,041 64,123 68,338 59,289 513,818 471,303 9.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,791 2,736 2,681 2.0 2.1 -0.1 2,406 2,205 2,974 2,112 23,050 21,220 8.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,178 21,014 20,677 0.8 1.6 0.4 21,772 20,121 22,025 19,649 162,790 151,040 7.8

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,944 3,850 3,807 2.4 1.1 3.3 4,190 3,986 4,221 3,725 31,682 28,001 13.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 21,418 21,342 21,053 0.4 1.4 0.4 22,289 21,398 22,485 20,494 168,981 160,120 5.5

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, August Full Report, October 4, 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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2........................ 515,721 509,490 506,128 1.2 0.7 1.5 525,114 492,093 534,906 444,914 3,964,326 3,359,707 18.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 434,974 432,854 429,199 0.5 0.9 1.5 444,420 426,989 450,938 382,266 3,371,556 2,952,998 14.2

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 502,842 495,431 494,436 1.5 0.2 1.6 515,015 481,349 520,892 433,524 3,862,543 3,255,399 18.7

 With unfilled orders2............................. 192,482 186,219 186,999 3.4 -0.4 0.6 190,787 172,002 201,217 146,364 1,447,852 1,136,549 27.4

 Durable goods industries2......................... 263,576 258,846 257,663 1.8 0.5 0.8 265,050 240,387 276,422 219,612 2,015,270 1,615,650 24.7

 Primary metals........................................ 24,118 24,442 24,033 -1.3 1.7 0.9 24,008 23,695 24,607 18,497 186,004 145,307 28.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,083 12,093 12,173 -0.1 -0.7 3.4 11,946 11,837 12,383 8,877 92,697 70,459 31.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,599 10,856 10,429 -2.4 4.1 -1.4 10,585 10,337 10,708 8,401 81,834 64,771 26.3

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,436 1,493 1,431 -3.8 4.3 -3.2 1,477 1,521 1,516 1,219 11,473 10,077 13.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,439 35,720 35,446 2.0 0.8 -1.2 37,885 34,362 37,756 30,968 288,235 236,200 22.0

 Machinery............................................. 38,129 38,524 37,393 -1.0 3.0 2.1 37,415 37,137 39,571 30,856 293,691 248,258 18.3

 Construction machinery........................ 3,632 3,457 3,745 5.1 -7.7 11.3 3,405 3,323 3,663 2,669 28,158 20,668 36.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,442 1,601 1,328 -9.9 20.6 -0.5 1,405 1,519 1,391 1,273 10,628 10,372 2.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,244 5,365 4,963 -2.3 8.1 5.4 5,068 5,177 5,492 2,554 34,676 23,425 48.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 530 477 460 11.1 3.7 -13.0 491 472 454 395 3,937 3,612 9.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,504 4,724 4,013 -4.7 17.7 -5.8 4,706 4,996 4,833 4,173 35,578 31,092 14.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,914 2,899 3,000 0.5 -3.4 0.9 2,815 2,659 3,188 2,492 22,350 20,024 11.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,006 4,120 4,030 -2.8 2.2 1.5 4,104 3,951 4,167 3,449 32,309 27,896 15.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,187 3,247 3,209 -1.8 1.2 3.8 3,250 2,962 3,499 2,495 23,861 20,294 17.6

 Computers and electronic products2........... 25,341 24,950 24,973 1.6 -0.1 0.8 24,125 22,309 27,244 22,607 191,410 177,478 7.8

 Computers........................................ 728 752 724 -3.2 3.9 2.7 765 707 818 761 5,608 5,348 4.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,491 3,447 3,615 1.3 -4.6 7.1 3,053 2,898 4,277 2,846 25,537 22,311 14.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 216 218 193 -0.9 13.0 -9.4 227 204 166 213 1,589 1,500 5.9

 Electronic components......................... 4,831 4,681 4,681 3.2 0.0 -1.2 5,029 4,611 4,857 4,570 37,159 33,876 9.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,686 1,710 1,652 -1.4 3.5 1.5 1,674 1,502 1,821 1,537 13,011 12,598 3.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,067 2,962 2,897 3.5 2.2 2.7 2,692 2,335 3,261 2,508 22,677 22,628 0.2

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,707 9,540 9,593 1.8 -0.6 -0.2 9,169 8,614 10,199 8,760 73,652 68,588 7.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,034 12,859 12,981 1.4 -0.9 0.2 13,490 12,120 14,036 11,150 101,666 86,832 17.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,148 1,132 1,195 1.4 -5.3 3.5 1,177 1,074 1,313 1,130 9,287 8,851 4.9

 Household appliances.......................... 2,629 2,613 2,625 0.6 -0.5 -0.8 2,698 2,390 2,796 2,330 20,612 16,440 25.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,451 3,331 3,239 3.6 2.8 -0.2 3,607 3,154 3,664 3,092 26,485 26,743 -1.0

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,747 76,636 76,929 5.4 -0.4 1.4 80,694 65,104 83,968 62,648 592,770 406,709 45.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,861 27,020 26,431 -0.6 2.2 1.6 28,528 23,757 27,017 26,785 212,017 188,743 12.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 16,327 9,177 14,417 77.9 -36.3 4.7 15,013 7,919 17,709 -5,860 76,264 -49,903 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 2,841 3,462 3,592 -17.9 -3.6 12.5 2,532 3,012 3,879 3,715 30,178 35,356 -14.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,725 3,510 1,304 6.1 169.2 -51.7 2,073 1,636 2,688 2,343 25,501 25,677 -0.7

 Furniture and related products................... 6,212 6,216 6,312 -0.1 -1.5 1.2 6,283 6,133 6,251 6,107 49,843 48,123 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 252,145 250,644 248,465 0.6 0.9 2.2 260,064 251,706 258,484 225,302 1,949,056 1,744,057 11.8

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, August Full Report, October 4, 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 August

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1,239,418 1,227,524 1,221,562 1.0 0.5 0.8 1,235,290 1,229,051 1,226,713 1,187,328 4.0

 Excluding transportation2...................... 418,568 413,984 409,076 1.1 1.2 1.4 417,238 416,164 412,971 361,678 15.4

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,027,671 1,014,370 1,007,886 1.3 0.6 1.2 1,024,700 1,014,715 1,009,899 967,171 5.9

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,239,418 1,227,524 1,221,562 1.0 0.5 0.8 1,235,290 1,229,051 1,226,713 1,187,328 4.0

 Primary metals........................................ 41,049 40,843 40,312 0.5 1.3 2.0 40,378 40,936 40,468 31,396 28.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,162 19,047 18,849 0.6 1.1 2.8 18,887 19,172 18,845 14,248 32.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,924 14,883 14,643 0.3 1.6 1.0 14,496 14,808 14,854 11,440 26.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 6,963 6,913 6,820 0.7 1.4 2.2 6,995 6,956 6,769 5,708 22.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 102,642 101,202 100,191 1.4 1.0 1.6 103,651 102,677 102,092 82,462 25.7

 Machinery.............................................. 110,839 109,321 106,947 1.4 2.2 1.6 110,243 109,570 107,137 95,454 15.5

 Construction machinery......................... 10,340 10,094 9,857 2.4 2.4 6.2 9,804 9,778 9,635 6,201 58.1

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,530 4,422 4,190 2.4 5.5 -1.6 4,530 4,422 4,190 3,855 17.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,746 9,546 9,171 2.1 4.1 2.6 9,649 9,657 9,229 8,846 9.1

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,921 1,905 1,938 0.8 -1.7 -1.8 1,826 1,823 1,873 2,371 -23.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 8,899 8,601 7,959 3.5 8.1 0.0 8,888 8,756 8,184 6,834 30.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 10,084 10,015 9,946 0.7 0.7 2.2 10,055 10,102 10,026 9,006 11.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 22,137 22,139 21,956 0.0 0.8 0.5 22,137 22,139 21,956 21,413 3.4

 Material handling equipment................... 13,808 13,565 13,289 1.8 2.1 1.7 13,835 13,620 13,418 12,256 12.9

 Computers and electronic products2............. 121,006 120,223 119,747 0.7 0.4 0.5 119,974 120,181 120,383 116,062 3.4

 Computers......................................... 1,500 1,516 1,502 -1.1 0.9 -0.4 1,500 1,516 1,502 1,450 3.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 19,381 19,131 18,902 1.3 1.2 2.2 19,280 19,139 18,967 17,628 9.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 355 370 389 -4.1 -4.9 -10.2 333 348 369 469 -29.0

 Electronic components.......................... 14,186 13,909 13,806 2.0 0.7 1.4 13,921 13,801 13,757 12,577 10.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 25,998 25,837 25,665 0.6 0.7 0.5 25,986 25,854 25,696 24,609 5.6

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,197 33,189 33,288 0.0 -0.3 -0.4 32,944 33,246 33,715 33,739 -2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,389 26,271 26,195 0.4 0.3 0.2 26,010 26,277 26,377 25,590 1.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 30,723 30,269 30,042 1.5 0.8 1.8 30,771 30,423 30,592 25,870 18.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,974 1,964 1,963 0.5 0.1 1.3 1,971 1,988 2,008 1,767 11.5

 Household appliances........................... 2,869 2,842 2,836 1.0 0.2 0.9 2,842 2,848 2,872 1,985 43.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,294 12,171 12,209 1.0 -0.3 -0.5 12,331 12,190 12,304 12,293 0.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 820,850 813,540 812,486 0.9 0.1 0.5 818,052 812,887 813,742 825,650 -0.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 28,072 27,745 27,149 1.2 2.2 2.3 27,409 26,943 26,732 23,430 17.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 597,580 589,042 587,908 1.4 0.2 1.0 596,394 588,086 586,870 597,583 -0.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 79,368 81,080 82,151 -2.1 -1.3 -0.9 79,285 81,271 82,431 87,609 -9.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 49,058 48,634 48,537 0.9 0.2 -3.8 48,348 49,559 50,976 48,818 -1.0

 Furniture and related products................... 11,659 11,433 11,173 2.0 2.3 2.9 11,571 11,684 11,635 9,775 18.4

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

 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, August Full Report, October 4, 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 August

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 749,299 745,171 740,661 0.6 0.6 1.0 753,275 749,252 739,279 702,387 7.2

 Excluding transportation........................ 595,833 592,982 589,177 0.5 0.6 1.0 598,244 596,063 588,970 554,917 7.8

 Excluding defense............................. 724,538 720,573 716,301 0.6 0.6 1.1 728,414 724,613 714,830 678,085 7.4

 With unfilled orders............................. 368,847 366,619 364,076 0.6 0.7 1.0 371,991 369,799 364,422 350,178 6.2

 Durable goods industries........................ 457,911 454,441 450,967 0.8 0.8 0.9 461,605 457,692 450,572 430,407 7.2

 Wood products........................................ 13,814 13,824 13,748 -0.1 0.6 1.6 13,592 13,554 13,425 11,919 14.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,719 14,563 14,450 1.1 0.8 0.8 14,645 14,591 14,593 14,281 2.5

 Primary metals......................................... 40,475 40,014 39,292 1.2 1.8 1.7 40,674 40,328 39,180 34,026 19.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,959 22,607 22,070 1.6 2.4 2.9 23,154 22,870 21,998 19,171 20.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 15,162 15,050 14,871 0.7 1.2 0.0 15,183 15,100 14,827 12,634 20.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,354 2,357 2,351 -0.1 0.3 1.6 2,337 2,358 2,355 2,221 5.2

 Fabricated metal products......................... 59,081 58,407 57,716 1.2 1.2 1.3 59,220 59,199 58,051 52,524 12.7

 Machinery.............................................. 73,802 73,098 72,468 1.0 0.9 0.6 74,578 73,216 72,849 69,869 6.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,427 4,273 3,908 3.6 9.3 -2.5 4,319 4,180 3,802 3,439 25.6

 Construction machinery......................... 6,197 6,167 6,130 0.5 0.6 0.1 6,227 6,168 6,165 5,734 8.6

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,093 6,061 6,178 0.5 -1.9 -0.7 6,165 6,057 6,325 6,279 -1.8

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,143 8,969 9,001 1.9 -0.4 -0.6 9,348 8,781 9,297 8,734 7.0

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,306 1,289 1,286 1.3 0.2 -0.1 1,345 1,303 1,266 1,302 3.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,584 5,537 5,521 0.8 0.3 2.0 5,520 5,480 5,544 5,156 7.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,852 5,882 5,846 -0.5 0.6 0.8 5,950 5,977 5,813 5,766 3.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,634 9,594 9,507 0.4 0.9 1.9 9,769 9,811 9,577 9,209 6.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,765 5,707 5,591 1.0 2.1 1.6 5,941 5,805 5,646 5,375 10.5

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,892 46,872 46,838 0.0 0.1 0.7 47,454 47,444 46,937 47,173 0.6

 Computers......................................... 2,073 2,031 2,020 2.1 0.5 2.0 2,185 2,104 2,100 1,943 12.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 851 831 823 2.4 1.0 -5.5 905 882 806 779 16.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 789 797 827 -1.0 -3.6 0.4 799 796 824 854 -6.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,406 4,506 4,493 -2.2 0.3 1.4 4,587 4,533 4,467 4,605 -0.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 654 660 656 -0.9 0.6 -0.6 654 660 656 646 1.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 654 654 663 0.0 -1.4 -1.8 660 641 666 713 -7.4

 Electronic components.......................... 8,205 8,209 8,259 0.0 -0.6 1.6 7,942 8,362 8,354 8,299 -4.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,299 3,282 3,272 0.5 0.3 0.1 3,352 3,323 3,251 3,311 1.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,016 3,014 3,023 0.1 -0.3 0.2 3,048 3,045 3,025 3,000 1.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,515 16,471 16,429 0.3 0.3 0.6 16,836 16,702 16,474 16,475 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,850 20,770 20,548 0.4 1.1 0.7 21,121 21,193 20,755 19,965 5.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,399 2,369 2,355 1.3 0.6 0.1 2,424 2,404 2,366 2,355 2.9

 Household appliances........................... 3,060 2,992 2,939 2.3 1.8 2.3 3,141 3,030 2,911 2,658 18.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,316 6,344 6,293 -0.4 0.8 -0.3 6,408 6,517 6,369 6,359 0.8

 Batteries............................................ 1,743 1,735 1,754 0.5 -1.1 0.3 1,821 1,837 1,864 1,820 0.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 153,466 152,189 151,484 0.8 0.5 0.9 155,031 153,189 150,309 147,470 5.1

 Automobiles....................................... 7,465 6,913 6,596 8.0 4.8 5.4 7,733 7,127 6,492 5,393 43.4

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 8,070 7,839 7,807 2.9 0.4 -0.3 8,345 7,864 7,571 5,852 42.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,716 2,614 2,568 3.9 1.8 2.9 2,748 2,655 2,621 1,986 38.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 30,984 30,732 30,294 0.8 1.4 1.6 31,010 31,051 29,935 27,277 13.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,452 76,371 76,756 0.1 -0.5 0.7 77,125 76,520 76,322 80,022 -3.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,462 12,388 12,354 0.6 0.3 0.0 12,506 12,422 12,346 12,293 1.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,680 3,632 3,577 1.3 1.5 -2.6 3,711 3,613 3,642 3,329 11.5

 Furniture and related products.................... 8,034 7,967 7,706 0.8 3.4 0.9 8,153 8,110 7,900 7,382 10.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 26,778 26,737 26,717 0.2 0.1 0.9 27,137 26,868 26,573 25,798 5.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 291,388 290,730 289,694 0.2 0.4 1.1 291,670 291,560 288,707 271,980 7.2

 Food products........................................ 62,382 62,315 62,599 0.1 -0.5 0.4 62,493 61,580 61,176 60,746 2.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,902 6,842 6,876 0.9 -0.5 3.0 6,687 6,614 6,620 5,354 24.9

 Dairy products.................................... 9,074 9,052 9,114 0.2 -0.7 -0.2 9,169 9,296 9,349 8,800 4.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,800 9,726 9,734 0.8 -0.1 -0.6 9,903 9,728 9,603 9,631 2.8

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,645 26,641 26,594 0.0 0.2 0.5 26,019 25,963 26,221 25,933 0.3

 Beverages......................................... 23,022 23,027 22,986 0.0 0.2 0.6 22,642 22,595 22,756 22,353 1.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,623 3,614 3,608 0.2 0.2 0.0 3,377 3,368 3,465 3,580 -5.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,131 3,115 3,079 0.5 1.2 0.5 3,153 3,141 3,086 3,017 4.5

 Textile products...................................... 3,968 3,935 3,910 0.8 0.6 0.8 3,974 3,922 3,878 3,976 -0.1

 Apparel................................................. 1,768 1,786 1,830 -1.0 -2.4 0.6 1,862 1,879 1,872 1,914 -2.7

 Leather and allied products....................... 871 878 885 -0.8 -0.8 -1.4 877 893 892 920 -4.7

 Paper products....................................... 15,765 15,701 15,619 0.4 0.5 0.5 15,909 15,890 15,630 15,358 3.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,879 4,866 4,845 0.3 0.4 0.1 4,902 4,916 4,851 5,038 -2.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,652 5,602 5,540 0.9 1.1 1.4 5,703 5,642 5,521 5,390 5.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,917 5,905 5,902 0.2 0.1 0.9 5,985 5,887 5,863 6,021 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 42,185 42,319 41,942 -0.3 0.9 4.9 42,419 43,841 42,515 32,689 29.8

 Petroleum refineries............................. 36,729 36,906 36,685 -0.5 0.6 5.2 36,894 38,301 37,169 27,670 33.3

 Chemical products..................................... 99,839 99,588 99,308 0.3 0.3 0.2 100,195 100,117 99,700 95,170 5.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,184 5,169 5,033 0.3 2.7 -0.2 4,986 4,949 4,743 4,962 0.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 44,372 44,684 45,034 -0.7 -0.8 -0.7 44,453 45,106 45,882 44,184 0.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,365 4,306 4,204 1.4 2.4 2.9 4,297 4,312 4,224 3,803 13.0

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 28,917 28,547 28,026 1.3 1.9 1.5 28,784 28,447 27,874 26,236 9.7

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 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

 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, August Full Report, October 4, 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

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 508,251 507,959 500,673 0.1 1.5 1.9 523,625 494,231 529,191 463,438 3,937,475 3,486,693 12.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 56,726 56,297 56,048 0.8 0.4 0.9 61,209 57,826 61,756 53,616 447,473 392,107 14.1

 Information technology......................... 25,112 25,032 24,854 0.3 0.7 0.0 24,689 23,165 27,185 22,920 191,938 174,940 9.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,998 2,008 1,998 -0.5 0.5 -2.2 1,945 1,803 2,343 1,813 15,180 13,451 12.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,456 52,968 50,265 -2.9 5.4 1.3 54,885 46,310 52,427 56,676 412,071 352,627 16.9

 Capital goods...................................... 91,824 91,830 91,050 0.0 0.9 1.7 90,111 85,292 100,110 79,697 703,776 620,217 13.5

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 79,472 79,186 79,109 0.4 0.1 1.8 78,192 73,880 87,684 68,961 610,886 534,959 14.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 74,956 74,393 73,732 0.8 0.9 0.6 74,677 70,274 80,023 65,965 576,428 506,009 13.9

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,352 12,644 11,941 -2.3 5.9 1.1 11,919 11,412 12,426 10,736 92,890 85,258 9.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,705 206,075 202,460 -0.2 1.8 2.7 212,999 202,916 209,075 189,103 1,586,836 1,383,812 14.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,666 38,265 35,925 -4.2 6.5 2.5 38,558 33,611 37,078 41,193 291,864 248,613 17.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,039 167,810 166,535 0.7 0.8 2.7 174,441 169,305 171,997 147,910 1,294,972 1,135,199 14.1

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 515,721 509,490 506,128 1.2 0.7 1.5 525,114 492,093 534,906 444,914 3,964,326 3,359,707 18.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 58,558 57,944 57,481 1.1 0.8 -0.9 62,482 58,902 63,444 53,501 466,249 391,357 19.1

 Information technology......................... 25,928 25,630 25,769 1.2 -0.5 0.7 24,595 22,858 28,166 22,180 196,641 176,155 11.6

 Computers and related products........... 1,982 2,022 1,992 -2.0 1.5 -1.1 1,929 1,817 2,337 1,799 15,135 13,314 13.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,783 53,564 50,871 -3.3 5.3 1.8 55,351 46,521 52,304 56,951 414,633 352,509 17.6

 Capital goods...................................... 101,466 94,950 97,981 6.9 -3.1 1.3 96,229 85,828 108,356 67,195 737,550 527,280 39.9

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 90,061 82,516 87,644 9.1 -5.9 1.6 87,236 76,680 95,992 57,108 647,572 435,780 48.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 77,206 76,736 76,530 0.6 0.3 1.0 75,249 71,776 81,741 64,878 594,956 510,985 16.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,405 12,434 10,337 -8.3 20.3 -1.4 8,993 9,148 12,364 10,087 89,978 91,500 -1.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,744 206,165 202,629 -0.2 1.7 2.6 213,024 203,103 209,068 189,229 1,588,382 1,384,632 14.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,705 38,355 36,094 -4.3 6.3 2.3 38,583 33,798 37,071 41,319 293,410 249,433 17.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 169,039 167,810 166,535 0.7 0.8 2.7 174,441 169,305 171,997 147,910 1,294,972 1,135,199 14.1

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,239,418 1,227,524 1,221,562 1.0 0.5 0.8 1,235,290 1,229,051 1,226,713 1,187,328 (X) (X) 4.0

 Construction materials and supplies....... 75,781 73,949 72,302 2.5 2.3 2.0 76,573 75,300 74,224 56,679 (X) (X) 35.1

 Information technology......................... 122,327 121,511 120,913 0.7 0.5 0.8 121,506 121,600 121,907 115,681 (X) (X) 5.0

 Computers and related products........... 1,500 1,516 1,502 -1.1 0.9 -0.4 1,500 1,516 1,502 1,450 (X) (X) 3.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 28,072 27,745 27,149 1.2 2.2 2.3 27,409 26,943 26,732 23,430 (X) (X) 17.0

 Capital goods...................................... 942,709 933,067 929,947 1.0 0.3 0.8 940,227 934,109 933,573 924,313 (X) (X) 1.7

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 754,982 744,393 741,063 1.4 0.4 1.2 753,411 744,367 741,567 732,220 (X) (X) 2.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 233,475 231,225 228,882 1.0 1.0 1.2 232,438 231,866 230,364 211,058 (X) (X) 10.1

 Defense capital goods4........................ 187,727 188,674 188,884 -0.5 -0.1 -0.8 186,816 189,742 192,006 192,093 (X) (X) -2.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,793 7,754 7,664 0.5 1.2 2.3 7,759 7,734 7,547 5,998 (X) (X) 29.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,793 7,754 7,664 0.5 1.2 2.3 7,759 7,734 7,547 5,998 (X) (X) 29.4 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 749,299 745,171 740,661 0.6 0.6 1.0 753,275 749,252 739,279 702,387 (X) (X) 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 80,618 79,768 78,889 1.1 1.1 1.6 80,340 80,042 78,967 71,330 (X) (X) 12.6

 Information technology......................... 41,030 41,005 40,837 0.1 0.4 0.5 41,830 41,530 40,908 40,539 (X) (X) 3.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,713 3,659 3,670 1.5 -0.3 -0.2 3,889 3,782 3,730 3,576 (X) (X) 8.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,235 48,098 47,265 2.4 1.8 1.9 49,836 48,697 46,619 40,508 (X) (X) 23.0

 Capital goods...................................... 222,298 221,220 220,220 0.5 0.5 0.6 225,048 222,846 220,918 219,351 (X) (X) 2.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 201,250 200,339 199,582 0.5 0.4 0.8 203,944 201,958 200,183 198,776 (X) (X) 2.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 135,014 134,259 133,240 0.6 0.8 0.5 136,991 135,559 134,097 129,754 (X) (X) 5.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 21,048 20,881 20,638 0.8 1.2 -0.9 21,104 20,888 20,735 20,575 (X) (X) 2.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 228,397 227,860 227,580 0.2 0.1 1.2 229,329 228,782 226,564 210,347 (X) (X) 9.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,816 37,926 37,383 2.3 1.5 1.9 39,751 38,166 36,791 32,738 (X) (X) 21.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 189,581 189,934 190,197 -0.2 -0.1 1.1 189,578 190,616 189,773 177,609 (X) (X) 6.7

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, August Full Report, October 4, 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 August

Aug. July June July - June - May - Aug. July June Aug. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Aug. July June 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 265,756 262,861 258,759 1.1 1.6 1.3 266,796 265,334 259,095 239,850 11.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 164,693 162,529 159,471 1.3 1.9 1.3 165,998 164,249 159,677 148,498 11.8

 Wood products................................... 5,926 5,938 5,971 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 5,942 5,817 5,731 5,322 11.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,171 6,115 6,092 0.9 0.4 0.7 6,174 6,136 6,132 5,837 5.8

 Primary metals.................................... 15,001 14,828 14,517 1.2 2.1 0.0 15,116 14,979 14,470 13,355 13.2

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 23,804 23,411 22,995 1.7 1.8 2.1 23,986 23,788 23,151 19,881 20.6

 Machinery.......................................... 29,803 29,618 28,943 0.6 2.3 0.8 30,171 29,962 29,244 27,814 8.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 21,975 21,654 21,535 1.5 0.6 1.0 22,175 21,960 21,709 21,374 3.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,600 9,529 9,348 0.7 1.9 2.6 9,721 9,757 9,458 8,952 8.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 39,797 38,935 37,682 2.2 3.3 2.1 39,881 39,173 37,305 33,726 18.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,966 3,908 3,862 1.5 1.2 1.0 4,009 3,981 3,947 3,580 12.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,650 8,593 8,526 0.7 0.8 -0.2 8,823 8,696 8,530 8,657 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 101,063 100,332 99,288 0.7 1.1 1.3 100,798 101,085 99,418 91,352 10.3

 Food products.................................... 22,856 22,801 22,852 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 22,548 22,679 22,630 21,579 4.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,444 5,422 5,374 0.4 0.9 -0.6 5,186 5,185 5,218 5,287 -1.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,248 1,234 1,211 1.1 1.9 0.0 1,260 1,247 1,226 1,144 10.1

 Textile products................................... 1,412 1,395 1,384 1.2 0.8 0.4 1,415 1,390 1,376 1,403 0.9

 Apparel............................................. 608 611 618 -0.5 -1.1 1.8 627 629 621 619 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 302 308 300 -1.9 2.7 3.1 309 317 306 306 1.0

 Paper products.................................... 8,093 8,049 7,947 0.5 1.3 1.0 8,152 8,117 7,914 7,630 6.8

 Printing ............................................. 2,944 2,923 2,934 0.7 -0.4 2.0 2,970 2,944 2,943 2,893 2.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,649 13,644 13,185 0.0 3.5 6.5 13,591 14,206 13,805 9,963 36.4

 Chemical products................................ 31,698 31,459 31,282 0.8 0.6 0.2 31,878 31,791 31,233 29,304 8.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,809 12,486 12,201 2.6 2.3 3.0 12,862 12,580 12,146 11,224 14.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 219,102 219,271 219,473 -0.1 -0.1 1.1 220,096 220,494 218,901 212,815 3.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 167,600 167,198 166,984 0.2 0.1 1.2 169,366 168,219 166,970 163,397 3.7

 Wood products................................... 2,345 2,324 2,283 0.9 1.8 2.6 2,342 2,288 2,271 2,098 11.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,523 1,498 1,488 1.7 0.7 0.4 1,510 1,508 1,518 1,472 2.6

 Primary metals.................................... 11,843 11,563 11,311 2.4 2.2 3.2 12,123 11,779 11,384 9,792 23.8

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,190 14,095 14,040 0.7 0.4 0.2 14,169 14,260 14,046 13,266 6.8

 Machinery.......................................... 21,611 21,273 21,491 1.6 -1.0 2.9 22,152 21,304 21,577 19,364 14.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,239 13,402 13,372 -1.2 0.2 1.4 13,207 13,508 13,455 13,180 0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,977 3,993 3,969 -0.4 0.6 0.7 4,025 4,087 4,059 3,955 1.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,356 93,550 93,647 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 94,218 93,942 93,276 95,121 -0.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,315 1,306 1,246 0.7 4.8 1.3 1,336 1,303 1,257 1,149 16.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,201 4,194 4,137 0.2 1.4 0.6 4,284 4,240 4,127 4,000 7.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 51,502 52,073 52,489 -1.1 -0.8 0.9 50,730 52,275 51,931 49,418 2.7

 Food products.................................... 7,309 7,343 7,433 -0.5 -1.2 0.7 6,833 6,915 6,969 7,752 -11.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,324 9,356 9,327 -0.3 0.3 1.2 8,941 8,913 8,995 9,307 -3.9

 Textiles.............................................. 575 570 571 0.9 -0.2 0.5 580 577 570 558 3.9

 Textile products................................... 395 397 403 -0.5 -1.5 1.8 395 397 395 404 -2.2

 Apparel............................................. 235 236 240 -0.4 -1.7 -0.8 245 244 248 249 -1.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 94 90 94 4.4 -4.3 -1.1 95 90 92 85 11.8

 Paper products.................................... 1,463 1,462 1,460 0.1 0.1 -0.3 1,500 1,500 1,478 1,413 6.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,159 1,175 1,182 -1.4 -0.6 0.0 1,202 1,169 1,127 1,207 -0.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,436 11,769 11,852 -2.8 -0.7 5.4 11,424 12,447 11,922 8,163 39.9

 Chemical products................................ 15,851 16,126 16,394 -1.7 -1.6 -1.9 15,890 16,490 16,641 16,932 -6.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,661 3,549 3,533 3.2 0.5 -0.1 3,625 3,533 3,494 3,348 8.3

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 264,441 263,039 262,429 0.5 0.2 0.6 266,383 263,424 261,283 249,722 6.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 125,618 124,714 124,512 0.7 0.2 0.2 126,241 125,224 123,925 118,512 6.5

 Wood products................................... 5,543 5,562 5,494 -0.3 1.2 2.7 5,308 5,449 5,423 4,499 18.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,025 6,950 6,870 1.1 1.2 0.9 6,961 6,947 6,943 6,972 -0.2

 Primary metals.................................... 13,631 13,623 13,464 0.1 1.2 2.3 13,435 13,570 13,326 10,879 23.5

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 21,087 20,901 20,681 0.9 1.1 1.2 21,065 21,151 20,854 19,377 8.7

 Machinery.......................................... 22,388 22,207 22,034 0.8 0.8 -1.9 22,255 21,950 22,028 22,691 -1.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,678 11,816 11,931 -1.2 -1.0 -0.6 12,072 11,976 11,773 12,619 -4.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,273 7,248 7,231 0.3 0.2 -1.6 7,375 7,349 7,238 7,058 4.5

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,313 19,704 20,155 3.1 -2.2 -0.5 20,932 20,074 19,728 18,623 12.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,753 2,753 2,598 0.0 6.0 0.6 2,808 2,826 2,696 2,653 5.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,927 13,950 14,054 -0.2 -0.7 1.6 14,030 13,932 13,916 13,141 6.8

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 138,823 138,325 137,917 0.4 0.3 1.0 140,142 138,200 137,358 131,210 6.8

 Food products.................................... 32,217 32,171 32,314 0.1 -0.4 0.8 33,112 31,986 31,577 31,415 5.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,877 11,863 11,893 0.1 -0.3 0.5 11,892 11,865 12,008 11,339 4.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,308 1,311 1,297 -0.2 1.1 0.9 1,313 1,317 1,290 1,315 -0.2

 Textile products................................... 2,161 2,143 2,123 0.8 0.9 0.9 2,164 2,135 2,107 2,169 -0.2

 Apparel............................................. 925 939 972 -1.5 -3.4 0.2 990 1,006 1,003 1,046 -5.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 475 480 491 -1.0 -2.2 -4.1 473 486 494 529 -10.6

 Paper products.................................... 6,209 6,190 6,212 0.3 -0.4 0.2 6,257 6,273 6,238 6,315 -0.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,814 1,807 1,786 0.4 1.2 -0.3 1,813 1,774 1,793 1,921 -5.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,100 16,906 16,905 1.1 0.0 3.3 17,404 17,188 16,788 14,563 19.5

 Chemical products................................ 52,290 52,003 51,632 0.6 0.7 0.9 52,427 51,836 51,826 48,934 7.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,447 12,512 12,292 -0.5 1.8 0.6 12,297 12,334 12,234 11,664 5.4

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for 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, August Full Report, October 4, 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 Aug Jul Jun May Aug Jul Jun May

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

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.47 1.47 1.48 1.49 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.79 1.77 1.79 1.80 6.86 6.81 6.90 6.96

 Wood products........................................................... 1.22 1.21 1.17 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.26 1.25 1.24 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.69 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.72 1.71 1.74 1.76

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.69 1.68 1.71 1.71 3.01 3.00 3.04 3.04

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.02 2.02 2.03 2.05 3.35 3.35 3.33 3.29

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.61 5.27 5.27 5.26 5.24

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.66 1.64 1.65 1.66 2.63 2.58 2.60 2.59

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.09 2.01 2.09 2.12 16.92 16.59 16.88 17.24

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.34 1.34 1.28 1.28 2.21 2.19 2.12 2.07

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.62 1.63 1.65 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.16 1.16 1.17 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.91 1.97 1.97 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.38 1.34 1.37 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.12 2.11 2.09 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.07 2.09 2.13 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 1.96 2.01 2.07 1.92 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.35 1.34 1.33 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Aug3 Aug3 Aug3 Aug3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul Aug2 Jul

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....................... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals............................................. 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Machinery...................................................... 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

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

 Transportation equipment.................... -0.1 0.7 -0.1 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

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

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.5 (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) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.6 (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) 0.2

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

 Excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; 

other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video 

equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and 

miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

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

error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, August Full Report, October 4, 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, August Full Report, October 4, 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