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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES 

AND ORDERS FEBRUARY 2018 

Release Number: CB 18-45 M3-2 (18)-02 

April 4, 2018 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the February full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders: 

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

FEBRUARY 2018 $498.0 billion            +1.2%°

JANUARY 2018  

(revised) $492.0 billion            ‐1.3%°

Next release: May 3, 2018

Data adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes. 

Statistical significance is not measurable for this survey. The Manufacturers' 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders estimates are not based on a probability sample, 

so the sampling error of these estimates cannot be measured nor can the confidence 

intervals be computed. 

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

April 4, 2018. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in February, up six of the last seven months, increased $6.0 billion or 

1.2 percent to $498.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.3 percent January 

decrease. Shipments, up fourteen of the last fifteen months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $500.5 

billion. This followed a 0.7 percent January increase. Unfilled orders, up five of the last six months, 

increased $1.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,142.8 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent January decrease. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.49, down from 6.52 in January. Inventories, up fifteen of the last 

sixteen months, increased $2.3 billion or 0.3 percent to $675.2 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent January 

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, unchanged from January. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in February, up three of the last four months, increased $7.2 

billion or 3.0 percent to $247.3 billion, down from the previously published 3.1 percent increase. This 

followed a 3.6 percent January decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, 

led the increase, $5.5 billion or 7.0 percent to $83.5 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

decreased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $250.7 billion.

Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in February, up nine of the last ten months, increased $2.2 billion 

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

% Change 1.0% -0.3% -0.3% 3.2% -3.3% 1.2% 1.7% 0.4% 1.7% 1.8% -1.3% 1.2%

-4.0%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2017-2018

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

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

April 4, 2018
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or 0.9 percent to $249.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.5 

percent January increase. Machinery, up six of the last seven months, led the increase, $0.6 billion or 1.7 

percent to $33.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down following eight consecutive 

monthly increases, decreased $1.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $250.7 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent 

January increase. Petroleum and coal products, down following seven consecutive monthly increases, drove 

the decrease, $2.0 billion or 3.7 percent to $50.5 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in February, up five of the last six months, increased $1.9 

billion or 0.2 percent to $1,142.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.3 percent January decrease. Transportation equipment, up two of the last three months, led the increase, 

$1.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $773.3 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in February, up nineteen of the last twenty months, increased 

$1.8 billion or 0.4 percent to $410.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.4 percent January increase. Transportation equipment, up three consecutive months, led the 

increase, $0.7 billion or 0.5 percent to $132.7 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

nine consecutive months, increased $0.4 billion or 0.2 percent to $264.4 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent 

January increase. Petroleum and coal products, up eight consecutive months, led the increase, $0.2 billion 

or 0.5 percent to $42.8 billion. By stage of fabrication, February materials and supplies increased 0.6 

percent in both durable goods and nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.4 percent in durable 

goods and decreased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent in durable 

goods and increased 0.2 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for March is scheduled for release on April 26, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. 

EDT and the Full Report on May 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. View the full schedule in the Economic 

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

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

EXPLANATORY NOTES 

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

data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

“Virtually unchanged” indicates that the change is less than 0.05 percent for a percent increase or decrease. 
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Description of the survey 

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

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

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

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

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

finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 5,000 reporting 

units that represent approximately 3,100 companies and provide an indication of month-to-month change for 

the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units 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-tomonth changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel effectively represent the monthto-month movements of all establishments that make up the category. The companies for which shipments 

data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent approximately 64 percent of the total 

value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census, and these companies 

include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with $500 million or more in shipments in the 

2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments data are currently reported in the M3 survey 

represent approximately 57 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 

2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 panel differ from the results that would be obtained 

from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability 

sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. 

Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate 

the monthly change for establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large 

companies to represent the month-to-month movement of all companies is another potential source. Any 

corrections will be published in the full report. Corrections received after the full report will be released in 

the next month’s advance report. Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual 

benchmark publication. Additional survey documentation can be found on our web site: 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 

API 

The Census Bureau’s application programming interface (API) lets developers create custom apps to reach 

new users and makes key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics more accessible than ever 

before. 

<www.census.gov/developers/>. 
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Benchmark notice 

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

issued on May 17, 2018. These revisions result from: 

• benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2016 Annual Survey of Manufactures 

(ASM) and revised 2015 ASM data on a 2012 NAICS basis; 

• incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained from the 2016/2015 Manufacturers’ 

Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM shipments data, as 

well as incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years by applying them to the 

respective ASM shipments data; 

• 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 will span the seasonally adjusted data for January 2002 through March 2018 and the data 

not seasonally adjusted for January 2007 through March 2018. An updated Press Release will contain 

revised monthly tables for January 2018 through March 2018. Please call M3 staff on (301) 763-4832 with 

any questions. 

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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

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2018p 2017 2017

 All manufacturing industries.................. 500,514 499,475 495,986 0.2 0.7 0.7 466,297 465,190 480,023 437,113 931,487 867,131 7.4

 Excluding transportation................... 418,459 417,834 415,076 0.1 0.7 1.0 387,288 393,147 401,654 362,492 780,435 725,473 7.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 487,469 485,899 482,747 0.3 0.7 0.7 454,032 454,226 465,011 425,398 908,258 846,029 7.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 176,157 174,862 173,817 0.7 0.6 0.5 164,299 157,827 171,811 152,633 322,126 296,789 8.5

 Durable goods industries......................... 249,785 247,537 246,421 0.9 0.5 0.5 234,072 224,974 239,233 217,742 459,046 425,652 7.8

 Wood products....................................... 9,522 9,515 9,566 0.1 -0.5 1.0 8,577 8,210 8,338 8,391 16,787 16,116 4.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,903 10,828 11,034 0.7 -1.9 1.2 9,358 9,465 9,309 9,047 18,823 18,006 4.5

 Primary metals....................................... 21,278 20,866 20,690 2.0 0.9 2.4 20,544 20,831 18,301 18,196 41,375 36,655 12.9

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,030 9,767 9,602 2.7 1.7 0.3 9,592 9,781 8,568 8,400 19,373 16,940 14.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,911 9,768 9,757 1.5 0.1 4.9 9,681 9,799 8,561 8,560 19,480 17,295 12.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,337 1,331 1,331 0.5 0.0 0.7 1,271 1,251 1,172 1,236 2,522 2,420 4.2

 Fabricated metal products....................... 34,064 33,781 33,362 0.8 1.3 1.2 31,793 31,845 30,360 29,041 63,638 57,625 10.4

 Machinery............................................. 33,320 32,759 32,753 1.7 0.0 0.7 31,585 29,303 33,006 28,619 60,888 55,030 10.6

 Farm machinery................................. 3,095 2,980 2,959 3.9 0.7 1.9 3,462 2,739 2,548 2,863 6,201 5,157 20.2

 Construction machinery..................... 2,345 2,271 2,241 3.3 1.3 -0.8 2,258 1,959 2,208 1,885 4,217 3,520 19.8

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,119 1,083 1,135 3.3 -4.6 -1.6 1,056 1,023 1,253 903 2,079 1,718 21.0

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,915 2,909 2,849 0.2 2.1 -3.9 2,541 2,417 3,385 2,504 4,958 4,756 4.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 552 519 493 6.4 5.3 3.1 476 435 566 467 911 912 -0.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,827 3,899 3,874 -1.8 0.6 0.5 3,154 3,208 3,643 3,087 6,362 6,056 5.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,469 3,308 3,238 4.9 2.2 3.3 3,107 3,059 3,519 2,657 6,166 5,276 16.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,189 4,156 4,320 0.8 -3.8 1.9 4,149 3,963 4,118 3,680 8,112 7,171 13.1

 Material handling equipment............... 3,032 2,960 2,890 2.4 2.4 1.9 2,861 2,687 2,932 2,568 5,548 4,990 11.2

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 28,425 28,257 28,001 0.6 0.9 0.2 24,933 25,603 31,227 23,020 50,536 47,623 6.1

 Computers........................................ 659 651 627 1.2 3.8 -7.8 483 520 776 578 1,003 1,222 -17.9

 Computer storage devices..................... 585 557 511 5.0 9.0 -8.6 391 382 770 462 773 927 -16.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 646 715 644 -9.7 11.0 -0.9 482 569 887 449 1,051 856 22.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,015 3,033 3,049 -0.6 -0.5 3.3 2,429 2,400 3,965 2,194 4,829 4,328 11.6

 Defense communications equipment.... 254 248 235 2.4 5.5 -2.1 256 202 234 239 458 431 6.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 408 361 338 13.0 6.8 -2.6 367 277 442 266 644 543 18.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,298 4,277 4,270 0.5 0.2 0.9 3,773 3,780 4,207 3,516 7,553 6,899 9.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,507 1,520 1,576 -0.9 -3.6 2.5 1,415 1,346 1,645 1,316 2,761 2,527 9.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,722 2,832 2,717 -3.9 4.2 -0.2 2,564 2,354 2,982 2,481 4,918 4,605 6.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,698 9,592 9,676 1.1 -0.9 0.8 8,701 8,135 11,236 7,752 16,836 14,961 12.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,465 10,322 10,228 1.4 0.9 0.6 9,612 9,311 9,943 9,142 18,923 17,947 5.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,048 1,050 1,040 -0.2 1.0 -0.4 978 955 1,046 1,013 1,933 1,973 -2.0

 Household appliances........................ 1,512 1,510 1,546 0.1 -2.3 1.9 1,332 1,257 1,555 1,378 2,589 2,692 -3.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,791 2,701 2,680 3.3 0.8 0.2 2,621 2,397 2,639 2,546 5,018 5,002 0.3

 Batteries........................................... 923 932 916 -1.0 1.7 -1.4 799 867 928 788 1,666 1,610 3.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 82,055 81,641 80,910 0.5 0.9 -0.6 79,009 72,043 78,369 74,621 151,052 141,658 6.6

 Automobiles..................................... 7,932 7,797 7,860 1.7 -0.8 -0.8 7,811 7,419 7,065 7,677 15,230 15,495 -1.7

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 17,800 17,477 17,192 1.8 1.7 -0.2 18,041 15,646 16,023 16,240 33,687 30,273 11.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,793 2,748 2,707 1.6 1.5 0.6 2,519 2,413 2,294 2,009 4,932 3,846 28.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 28,853 28,582 28,380 0.9 0.7 0.3 28,914 26,929 24,210 27,372 55,843 52,331 6.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 11,535 11,435 11,371 0.9 0.6 -5.5 9,579 8,786 14,090 9,431 18,365 18,294 0.4

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,249 4,240 4,233 0.2 0.2 1.1 3,650 3,114 5,207 3,428 6,764 6,037 12.0

 Ships and boats................................. 3,237 3,208 3,159 0.9 1.6 1.7 3,178 2,607 3,252 3,059 5,785 5,515 4.9

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,686 6,600 6,650 1.3 -0.8 -1.1 6,436 6,179 6,521 6,201 12,615 12,272 2.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 13,067 12,968 13,227 0.8 -2.0 2.1 12,225 12,184 13,859 11,464 24,409 22,720 7.4

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,729 251,938 249,565 -0.5 1.0 0.9 232,225 240,216 240,790 219,371 472,441 441,479 7.0

 Food products....................................... 69,352 68,861 68,436 0.7 0.6 0.7 66,306 66,632 68,307 64,073 132,938 128,541 3.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,955 7,731 7,703 2.9 0.4 1.6 7,685 7,901 7,839 7,240 15,586 14,741 5.7

 Dairy products.................................. 9,532 9,512 9,532 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 8,762 9,323 9,606 9,133 18,085 18,721 -3.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,793 19,706 19,476 0.4 1.2 1.4 18,846 18,628 18,830 17,895 37,474 35,941 4.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,058 12,914 12,837 1.1 0.6 1.3 12,115 11,900 12,326 12,081 24,015 24,058 -0.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,383 9,190 8,960 2.1 2.6 -0.5 8,440 8,176 8,449 8,631 16,616 17,205 -3.4

 Tobacco............................................ 3,675 3,724 3,877 -1.3 -3.9 5.7 3,675 3,724 3,877 3,450 7,399 6,853 8.0

 Textile mills........................................... 2,674 2,654 2,647 0.8 0.3 0.0 2,603 2,477 2,322 2,549 5,080 4,960 2.4

 Textile products................................... 2,307 2,259 2,267 2.1 -0.4 -0.8 2,246 2,039 2,034 2,125 4,285 4,104 4.4

 Apparel................................................ 1,090 1,104 1,077 -1.3 2.5 1.9 1,034 1,019 1,012 986 2,053 1,940 5.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 374 368 372 1.6 -1.1 -1.8 376 334 366 388 710 758 -6.3

 Paper products...................................... 16,519 16,484 16,418 0.2 0.4 0.4 15,377 16,400 15,757 14,518 31,777 29,754 6.8

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,726 6,685 6,652 0.6 0.5 -0.3 6,236 6,766 6,492 6,072 13,002 12,627 3.0

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,625 5,635 5,608 -0.2 0.5 0.8 5,217 5,662 5,116 4,959 10,879 10,238 6.3

 Printing................................................. 6,443 6,400 6,344 0.7 0.9 -0.6 5,856 6,187 6,169 5,882 12,043 12,103 -0.5

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 50,546 52,500 50,709 -3.7 3.5 2.4 43,911 48,673 48,545 37,166 92,584 76,544 21.0

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 46,098 47,939 46,125 -3.8 3.9 2.2 40,313 45,094 44,986 34,031 85,407 70,572 21.0

 Chemical products..................................... 67,900 68,040 68,123 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 63,442 65,440 65,668 61,056 128,882 121,759 5.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,842 2,966 3,047 -4.2 -2.7 3.0 3,083 2,532 2,663 3,230 5,615 5,718 -1.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,555 23,626 23,824 -0.3 -0.8 0.4 21,558 23,525 23,828 19,959 45,083 40,380 11.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 4,069 4,068 4,005 0.0 1.6 2.6 3,677 3,628 3,223 3,342 7,305 6,498 12.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 20,466 20,354 20,335 0.6 0.1 0.5 18,959 19,115 18,284 18,547 38,074 36,958 3.0

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, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted 

Monthly Percent Change Monthly

Industry % Change

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2018p 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2........................ 497,984 492,033 498,632 1.2 -1.3 1.8 466,705 460,283 494,487 434,726 926,988 858,956 7.9

 Excluding transportation2...................... 414,495 414,011 412,161 0.1 0.4 0.9 387,781 393,162 397,899 364,023 780,943 726,498 7.5

 Excluding defense2.............................. 485,572 481,104 484,756 0.9 -0.8 1.6 455,763 451,460 475,441 425,893 907,223 840,247 8.0

 With unfilled orders2............................. 178,046 171,683 180,630 3.7 -5.0 3.6 168,579 158,359 190,164 153,838 326,938 298,586 9.5

 Durable goods industries2......................... 247,255 240,095 249,067 3.0 -3.6 2.7 234,480 220,067 253,697 215,355 454,547 417,477 8.9

 Primary metals........................................ 21,513 20,920 20,905 2.8 0.1 1.4 21,500 21,517 18,926 18,996 43,017 37,908 13.5

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,342 9,981 9,816 3.6 1.7 0.2 10,315 10,543 9,002 8,691 20,858 17,607 18.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,850 9,651 9,796 2.1 -1.5 3.7 9,874 9,633 8,737 8,999 19,507 17,711 10.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,321 1,288 1,293 2.6 -0.4 -5.9 1,311 1,341 1,187 1,306 2,652 2,590 2.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 34,288 34,287 34,012 0.0 0.8 1.9 33,165 33,362 30,295 29,781 66,527 59,471 11.9

 Machinery............................................. 33,428 33,019 33,073 1.2 -0.2 0.6 32,624 31,611 32,598 29,957 64,235 58,825 9.2

 Construction machinery........................ 2,455 2,293 2,120 7.1 8.2 -3.3 2,544 2,322 2,216 2,057 4,866 4,118 18.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,095 1,076 1,175 1.8 -8.4 5.0 1,113 1,036 1,208 1,010 2,149 1,859 15.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,926 2,928 2,884 -0.1 1.5 2.5 2,577 2,851 3,244 2,484 5,428 5,183 4.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 534 499 577 7.0 -13.5 18.2 468 448 642 487 916 963 -4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,015 3,968 4,129 1.2 -3.9 2.8 3,439 3,478 3,827 3,248 6,917 6,465 7.0

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,220 3,424 3,297 -6.0 3.9 0.7 2,975 3,396 3,452 2,703 6,371 5,335 19.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,126 4,134 4,124 -0.2 0.2 -3.3 4,043 4,008 4,028 3,652 8,051 7,483 7.6

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,019 2,964 2,841 1.9 4.3 -4.7 3,085 2,832 3,086 2,886 5,917 5,564 6.3

 Computers and electronic products2........... 23,895 23,913 23,981 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 21,348 20,629 27,987 20,504 41,977 39,583 6.0

 Computers........................................ 682 659 661 3.5 -0.3 -5.6 506 528 810 637 1,034 1,287 -19.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,812 3,088 3,054 -8.9 1.1 -2.0 2,721 2,522 3,980 3,104 5,243 5,533 -5.2

 Defense communications equipment....... 262 246 227 6.5 8.4 -10.3 265 197 212 231 462 422 9.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,385 4,383 4,406 0.0 -0.5 1.9 3,984 4,116 4,436 3,654 8,100 7,299 11.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,577 1,450 1,776 8.8 -18.4 14.5 1,439 1,436 1,472 1,413 2,875 2,746 4.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,547 2,545 2,454 0.1 3.7 -4.1 2,372 2,021 3,221 2,284 4,393 4,435 -0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,777 9,701 9,719 0.8 -0.2 0.3 8,621 8,382 11,563 7,829 17,003 15,183 12.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,422 10,082 10,075 3.4 0.1 -2.8 10,020 9,633 10,028 9,778 19,653 19,285 1.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,050 1,053 1,020 -0.3 3.2 -3.5 994 1,012 993 1,054 2,006 2,068 -3.0

 Household appliances.......................... 1,516 1,568 1,522 -3.3 3.0 1.3 1,258 1,390 1,532 1,350 2,648 2,710 -2.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,769 2,629 2,720 5.3 -3.3 -0.8 2,686 2,517 2,609 2,726 5,203 5,414 -3.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 83,489 78,022 86,471 7.0 -9.8 6.6 78,924 67,121 96,588 70,703 146,045 132,458 10.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 29,028 28,587 28,750 1.5 -0.6 0.4 29,668 27,059 25,301 28,139 56,727 53,297 6.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 13,187 10,446 14,486 26.2 -27.9 16.1 9,821 5,828 26,204 7,442 15,649 10,585 47.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,522 2,612 5,069 34.8 -48.5 47.8 2,272 2,467 7,438 2,655 4,739 6,402 -26.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,507 2,685 2,341 30.6 14.7 -14.4 4,026 2,224 2,601 2,202 6,250 4,578 36.5

 Furniture and related products................... 6,730 6,540 6,747 2.9 -3.1 -1.2 6,741 6,334 5,793 6,731 13,075 13,100 -0.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 250,729 251,938 249,565 -0.5 1.0 0.9 232,225 240,216 240,790 219,371 472,441 441,479 7.0

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, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry February

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,142,834 1,140,945 1,144,124 0.2 -0.3 0.6 1,149,431 1,145,151 1,144,619 1,124,539 2.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 369,555 369,100 368,660 0.1 0.1 0.3 371,523 367,158 361,704 355,660 4.5

 Excluding defense2............................. 969,023 966,501 967,033 0.3 -0.1 0.6 975,645 970,042 967,369 947,044 3.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,142,834 1,140,945 1,144,124 0.2 -0.3 0.6 1,149,431 1,145,151 1,144,619 1,124,539 2.2

 Primary metals........................................ 31,916 31,681 31,627 0.7 0.2 0.7 32,863 31,907 31,221 30,195 8.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,627 16,315 16,101 1.9 1.3 1.3 17,143 16,420 15,658 14,864 15.3

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,922 10,983 11,100 -0.6 -1.1 0.4 11,232 11,039 11,205 11,200 0.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,367 4,383 4,426 -0.4 -1.0 -0.9 4,488 4,448 4,358 4,131 8.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 82,651 82,427 81,921 0.3 0.6 0.8 82,240 80,868 79,351 75,105 9.5

 Machinery.............................................. 102,422 102,314 102,054 0.1 0.3 0.3 103,628 102,589 100,281 99,444 4.2

 Construction machinery......................... 6,051 5,941 5,919 1.9 0.4 -2.0 6,526 6,240 5,877 5,352 21.9

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,243 5,267 5,274 -0.5 -0.1 0.8 5,305 5,248 5,235 5,248 1.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,107 8,096 8,077 0.1 0.2 0.4 8,183 8,147 7,713 8,296 -1.4

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,259 1,277 1,297 -1.4 -1.5 6.9 1,315 1,323 1,310 1,442 -8.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,874 6,686 6,617 2.8 1.0 4.0 6,901 6,616 6,346 5,887 17.2

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,822 8,071 7,955 -3.1 1.5 0.7 7,911 8,043 7,706 8,068 -1.9

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,051 29,114 29,136 -0.2 -0.1 -0.7 29,082 29,188 29,143 29,889 -2.7

 Material handling equipment................... 12,980 12,993 12,989 -0.1 0.0 -0.4 13,156 12,932 12,787 11,753 11.9

 Computers and electronic products2............. 119,731 119,842 119,923 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 119,895 119,608 119,143 117,840 1.7

 Computers......................................... 2,036 2,013 2,005 1.1 0.4 1.7 2,036 2,013 2,005 1,754 16.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 26,630 26,833 26,778 -0.8 0.2 0.0 26,900 26,608 26,486 25,421 5.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,688 1,680 1,682 0.5 -0.1 -0.5 1,649 1,640 1,645 1,548 6.5

 Electronic components.......................... 12,108 12,021 11,915 0.7 0.9 1.2 12,311 12,100 11,764 11,465 7.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 19,017 18,947 19,017 0.4 -0.4 1.1 18,948 18,924 18,834 18,179 4.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 26,007 26,182 26,469 -0.7 -1.1 -1.0 25,924 26,116 26,449 27,733 -6.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 32,245 32,166 32,057 0.2 0.3 0.1 32,127 32,207 31,960 31,740 1.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,326 22,369 22,609 -0.2 -1.1 -0.7 22,832 22,424 22,102 22,975 -0.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,636 1,634 1,631 0.1 0.2 -1.2 1,632 1,616 1,559 1,526 6.9

 Household appliances........................... 1,209 1,205 1,147 0.3 5.1 -2.0 1,207 1,281 1,148 1,077 12.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,302 8,324 8,396 -0.3 -0.9 0.5 8,417 8,352 8,232 8,563 -1.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 773,279 771,845 775,464 0.2 -0.5 0.7 777,908 777,993 782,915 768,879 1.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,812 24,637 24,632 0.7 0.0 1.5 25,645 24,891 24,761 23,866 7.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 582,905 581,253 582,242 0.3 -0.2 0.5 586,503 586,261 589,219 576,070 1.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 70,045 70,772 72,400 -1.0 -2.2 1.2 70,067 71,445 72,092 71,765 -2.4

 Ships and boats.................................. 23,068 22,798 23,321 1.2 -2.2 -3.4 23,534 22,686 23,069 24,694 -4.7

 Furniture and related products................... 9,784 9,740 9,800 0.5 -0.6 1.0 9,340 9,035 8,880 9,394 -0.6

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

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, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry February

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2017

 All manufacturing industries...................... 675,200 672,949 670,373 0.3 0.4 0.7 679,779 672,030 653,941 650,207 4.5

 Excluding transportation........................ 542,542 541,007 539,216 0.3 0.3 0.7 545,434 540,082 526,319 519,393 5.0

 Excluding defense............................. 647,830 645,621 642,843 0.3 0.4 0.7 652,357 644,910 626,604 623,795 4.6

 With unfilled orders............................. 334,313 332,832 331,669 0.4 0.4 0.5 336,745 331,872 322,796 321,606 4.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 410,828 409,006 407,477 0.4 0.4 0.5 414,872 408,668 396,785 395,951 4.8

 Wood products........................................ 12,065 12,010 12,016 0.5 0.0 0.6 12,515 12,334 11,944 11,898 5.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,624 13,654 13,672 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 13,896 13,701 13,361 13,300 4.5

 Primary metals......................................... 34,731 34,564 34,367 0.5 0.6 0.4 34,924 34,820 34,155 32,207 8.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,507 19,503 19,330 0.0 0.9 1.1 19,601 19,701 19,289 18,050 8.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,189 13,017 13,009 1.3 0.1 -0.7 13,225 13,068 12,892 12,174 8.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,035 2,044 2,028 -0.4 0.8 0.4 2,098 2,051 1,974 1,983 5.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 51,640 51,450 51,186 0.4 0.5 0.6 51,822 51,411 50,376 48,450 7.0

 Machinery.............................................. 70,582 70,170 70,330 0.6 -0.2 0.5 71,197 69,861 67,793 67,338 5.7

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,779 3,728 3,700 1.4 0.8 0.8 4,080 3,893 3,839 3,739 9.1

 Construction machinery......................... 5,589 5,544 5,509 0.8 0.6 1.4 5,622 5,519 5,378 5,193 8.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,645 7,623 7,772 0.3 -1.9 0.3 7,736 7,661 7,505 7,987 -3.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,898 7,799 7,852 1.3 -0.7 1.1 7,941 7,643 7,716 7,486 6.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,374 1,362 1,379 0.9 -1.2 -2.5 1,407 1,375 1,328 1,419 -0.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,171 5,149 5,152 0.4 -0.1 -0.7 5,285 4,983 4,713 5,048 4.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,986 6,025 5,988 -0.6 0.6 0.7 6,017 5,979 5,831 5,773 4.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,409 10,290 10,261 1.2 0.3 0.9 10,375 10,112 9,598 9,087 14.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,495 5,495 5,427 0.0 1.3 0.9 5,366 5,355 4,950 4,742 13.2

 Computers and electronic products2............ 45,903 45,645 45,442 0.6 0.4 0.2 46,471 45,171 43,661 44,384 4.7

 Computers......................................... 1,850 1,863 1,846 -0.7 0.9 1.4 1,886 1,833 1,685 1,795 5.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,430 1,428 1,394 0.1 2.4 -1.0 1,526 1,448 1,282 1,492 2.3

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,089 1,104 1,131 -1.4 -2.4 -0.4 1,103 1,115 1,063 1,207 -8.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,029 4,024 4,015 0.1 0.2 -0.1 4,132 3,986 3,802 4,116 0.4

 Defense communications equipment........ 583 577 570 1.0 1.2 -0.2 583 577 570 568 2.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 632 636 624 -0.6 1.9 3.3 620 631 593 701 -11.6

 Electronic components.......................... 8,038 7,939 7,959 1.2 -0.3 0.4 8,075 7,999 7,709 7,637 5.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,114 3,117 3,091 -0.1 0.8 -0.9 3,098 3,120 3,009 3,055 1.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,134 3,139 3,128 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 3,180 3,107 3,011 3,123 1.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 15,015 14,924 14,889 0.6 0.2 1.0 15,007 14,581 14,313 14,338 4.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 18,347 18,293 18,133 0.3 0.9 1.2 18,466 18,208 17,332 17,280 6.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,266 2,258 2,246 0.4 0.5 0.4 2,263 2,288 2,148 2,110 7.3

 Household appliances........................... 2,555 2,560 2,537 -0.2 0.9 1.4 2,607 2,532 2,276 2,444 6.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 5,064 5,039 4,914 0.5 2.5 0.1 5,159 5,046 4,756 4,887 5.6

 Batteries............................................ 1,805 1,803 1,804 0.1 -0.1 0.9 1,743 1,724 1,670 1,663 4.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 132,658 131,942 131,157 0.5 0.6 0.5 134,345 131,948 127,622 130,814 2.7

 Automobiles....................................... 4,623 4,512 4,428 2.5 1.9 2.1 4,706 4,535 4,156 4,295 9.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,038 3,986 3,869 1.3 3.0 2.4 4,065 4,072 3,526 3,560 14.2

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,054 2,002 1,995 2.6 0.4 1.3 2,121 2,055 1,872 2,076 2.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,908 24,922 24,861 -0.1 0.2 1.0 25,136 25,174 24,412 24,489 2.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 68,233 67,800 67,058 0.6 1.1 -0.2 69,496 67,644 65,020 68,234 1.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,199 13,180 13,400 0.1 -1.6 0.4 13,189 13,098 13,321 12,267 7.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,284 3,248 3,176 1.1 2.3 -0.2 3,284 3,203 3,179 3,294 -0.3

 Furniture and related products.................... 8,072 8,109 8,014 -0.5 1.2 1.4 8,025 8,095 7,787 7,514 6.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,206 23,169 23,160 0.2 0.0 0.5 23,211 23,119 22,754 22,766 2.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 264,372 263,943 262,896 0.2 0.4 0.9 264,907 263,362 257,156 254,256 4.2

 Food products........................................ 55,881 55,754 55,705 0.2 0.1 0.6 55,551 55,354 55,332 55,527 0.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,498 5,440 5,500 1.1 -1.1 0.1 5,678 5,637 5,765 5,950 -4.6

 Dairy products.................................... 8,008 8,090 8,282 -1.0 -2.3 1.3 7,951 7,863 7,770 8,299 -4.2

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,508 9,416 9,192 1.0 2.4 -0.3 9,508 9,242 8,886 9,198 3.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 24,143 23,981 23,827 0.7 0.6 1.0 24,447 24,300 23,831 23,776 2.8

 Beverages......................................... 19,719 19,560 19,402 0.8 0.8 1.1 19,824 19,660 19,224 19,214 3.2

 Tobacco............................................ 4,424 4,421 4,425 0.1 -0.1 0.2 4,623 4,640 4,607 4,562 1.3

 Textile mills............................................ 3,334 3,336 3,327 -0.1 0.3 1.0 3,329 3,332 3,272 3,147 5.8

 Textile products...................................... 3,471 3,455 3,440 0.5 0.4 0.1 3,508 3,475 3,366 3,414 2.8

 Apparel................................................. 2,102 2,083 2,069 0.9 0.7 2.0 2,083 2,076 1,928 2,072 0.5

 Leather and allied products....................... 796 799 791 -0.4 1.0 0.8 779 790 766 774 0.6

 Paper products....................................... 15,698 15,739 15,748 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 15,874 15,851 15,668 15,740 0.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,161 6,173 6,170 -0.2 0.0 0.0 6,251 6,204 6,199 6,338 -1.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,083 5,067 5,064 0.3 0.1 -0.1 5,170 5,143 5,068 4,919 5.1

 Printing.................................................. 5,413 5,439 5,520 -0.5 -1.5 0.7 5,401 5,324 5,358 5,458 -1.0

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 42,792 42,558 41,716 0.5 2.0 3.0 42,202 42,272 40,150 35,600 18.5

 Petroleum refineries............................. 38,028 37,815 36,901 0.6 2.5 3.2 37,330 37,425 35,343 30,944 20.6

 Chemical products..................................... 84,503 84,528 84,583 0.0 -0.1 0.3 85,089 84,347 82,040 83,227 2.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,009 3,936 3,987 1.9 -1.3 -2.2 4,393 4,247 4,140 4,564 -3.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 35,330 35,524 35,468 -0.5 0.2 0.2 35,330 35,245 33,978 34,750 1.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,004 4,021 4,018 -0.4 0.1 0.6 4,108 4,040 3,855 3,863 6.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 26,239 26,271 26,170 -0.1 0.4 0.6 26,644 26,241 25,445 25,521 4.4

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, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

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

 Topical Series1, 2

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly Year to date

Industry % Change6

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2018p 2017 2017

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 500,514 499,475 495,986 0.2 0.7 0.7 466,297 465,190 480,023 437,113 931,487 867,131 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 52,053 51,927 52,008 0.2 -0.2 1.3 46,312 46,044 45,074 43,933 92,356 86,455 6.8

 Information technology......................... 24,451 24,365 24,103 0.4 1.1 0.7 21,646 20,654 27,472 19,796 42,300 38,334 10.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,890 1,923 1,782 -1.7 7.9 -5.7 1,356 1,471 2,433 1,489 2,827 3,005 -5.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,378 56,604 56,139 1.4 0.8 0.0 57,285 52,407 49,592 53,298 109,692 101,945 7.6

 Capital goods...................................... 86,298 85,868 85,560 0.5 0.4 -0.1 78,962 74,171 93,076 72,877 153,133 140,016 9.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 75,366 74,376 74,389 1.3 0.0 -0.2 68,467 64,819 80,689 62,798 133,286 121,971 9.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 68,072 67,135 67,111 1.4 0.0 0.7 62,856 59,929 70,929 57,283 122,785 111,581 10.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,932 11,492 11,171 -4.9 2.9 0.5 10,495 9,352 12,387 10,079 19,847 18,045 10.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 208,438 209,008 206,667 -0.3 1.1 0.8 195,270 198,710 202,152 181,531 393,980 363,381 8.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,398 38,820 38,696 1.5 0.3 -0.1 39,046 35,262 36,650 36,642 74,308 70,238 5.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,040 170,188 167,971 -0.7 1.3 1.1 156,224 163,448 165,502 144,889 319,672 293,143 9.0

 All manufacturing industries5................... 497,984 492,033 498,632 1.2 -1.3 1.8 466,705 460,283 494,487 434,726 926,988 858,956 7.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 52,725 52,407 52,600 0.6 -0.4 1.9 47,575 47,127 45,076 44,064 94,702 87,485 8.2

 Information technology......................... 24,208 23,929 24,049 1.2 -0.5 -0.7 22,115 20,808 28,159 21,197 42,923 40,730 5.4

 Computers and related products........... 1,913 1,931 1,816 -0.9 6.3 -4.9 1,379 1,479 2,467 1,548 2,858 3,070 -6.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 57,553 56,609 56,509 1.7 0.2 0.1 58,039 52,537 50,683 54,065 110,576 102,911 7.4

 Capital goods...................................... 87,701 83,225 87,328 5.4 -4.7 1.7 80,308 72,018 104,933 71,317 152,326 137,003 11.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 77,299 74,090 74,876 4.3 -1.0 -0.3 71,059 64,545 87,967 64,414 135,604 122,042 11.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,684 66,718 66,929 1.4 -0.3 -0.5 64,638 62,350 69,735 60,519 126,988 118,327 7.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,402 9,135 12,452 13.9 -26.6 16.2 9,249 7,473 16,966 6,903 16,722 14,961 11.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 208,413 209,052 206,543 -0.3 1.2 0.8 195,269 199,088 201,797 181,751 394,357 363,821 8.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,373 38,864 38,572 1.3 0.8 -0.5 39,045 35,640 36,295 36,862 74,685 70,678 5.7

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 169,040 170,188 167,971 -0.7 1.3 1.1 156,224 163,448 165,502 144,889 319,672 293,143 9.0

 All manufacturing industries5................... 1,142,834 1,140,945 1,144,124 0.2 -0.3 0.6 1,149,431 1,145,151 1,144,619 1,124,539 (X) (X) 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,894 55,222 54,742 1.2 0.9 1.1 55,255 53,992 52,909 49,705 (X) (X) 11.2

 Information technology......................... 120,061 120,304 120,740 -0.2 -0.4 0.0 120,475 120,006 119,852 119,626 (X) (X) 0.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,036 2,013 2,005 1.1 0.4 1.7 2,036 2,013 2,005 1,754 (X) (X) 16.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,812 24,637 24,632 0.7 0.0 1.5 25,645 24,891 24,761 23,866 (X) (X) 7.5

 Capital goods...................................... 848,971 847,568 850,211 0.2 -0.3 0.2 852,773 851,427 853,580 841,164 (X) (X) 1.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 708,531 706,598 706,884 0.3 0.0 0.1 712,429 709,837 710,111 698,760 (X) (X) 2.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 228,330 228,718 229,135 -0.2 -0.2 -0.1 229,597 227,815 225,394 226,311 (X) (X) 1.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 140,440 140,970 143,327 -0.4 -1.6 0.9 140,344 141,590 143,469 142,404 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,353 5,378 5,334 -0.5 0.8 -2.3 5,537 5,538 5,160 5,444 (X) (X) 1.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,353 5,378 5,334 -0.5 0.8 -2.3 5,537 5,538 5,160 5,444 (X) (X) 1.7

 

 All manufacturing industries................... 675,200 672,949 670,373 0.3 0.4 0.7 679,779 672,030 653,941 650,207 (X) (X) 4.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 69,626 69,343 69,025 0.4 0.5 0.3 70,638 69,621 67,517 66,297 (X) (X) 6.5

 Information technology......................... 39,133 39,032 38,922 0.3 0.3 0.6 39,463 38,617 37,365 38,208 (X) (X) 3.3

 Computers and related products........... 4,369 4,395 4,371 -0.6 0.5 0.2 4,515 4,396 4,030 4,494 (X) (X) 0.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,623 35,422 35,153 0.6 0.8 1.3 36,028 35,836 33,966 34,420 (X) (X) 4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 206,363 205,174 204,386 0.6 0.4 0.4 208,233 203,742 197,829 199,866 (X) (X) 4.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 183,134 182,000 181,076 0.6 0.5 0.4 184,942 180,694 174,633 177,964 (X) (X) 3.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 126,229 125,621 125,521 0.5 0.1 0.6 126,932 124,575 121,104 121,502 (X) (X) 4.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 23,229 23,174 23,310 0.2 -0.6 1.1 23,291 23,048 23,196 21,902 (X) (X) 6.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 203,395 203,060 201,702 0.2 0.7 1.2 203,136 202,874 196,842 193,939 (X) (X) 4.7

 Consumer durable goods..................... 30,404 30,332 30,070 0.2 0.9 1.2 30,766 30,800 28,877 29,332 (X) (X) 4.9

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 172,991 172,728 171,632 0.2 0.6 1.2 172,370 172,074 167,965 164,607 (X) (X) 4.7

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

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

2 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories. 

3

 Nondefense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; farm machinery and equipment; construction machinery; mining, oil, and gas field machinery; industrial machinery; vending, laundry, and other machinery; 

photographic equipment; metalworking machinery; turbines and generators; other power transmission equipment; pumps and compressors; material handling equipment; all other machinery; electronic computers; computer 

storage devices; other computer peripheral equipment; communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, 

appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplies. 

4

 Defense capital goods industries include: small arms and ordnance; communications equipment; aircraft; missiles, space vehicles, and parts; ships and boats; and search and navigation equipment. 

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

 Based on year-to-date for shipments and new orders, but on same month prior year for unfilled orders and inventories. 

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

nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see 

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

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

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

Seasonally Adjusted Not Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Percent Change Monthly % Change

Industry February

Feb. Jan. Dec. Jan. - Dec. - Nov. - Feb. Jan. Dec. Feb. 2018/

2018p2018r 2017 Feb. Jan. Dec. 2018p2018r 2017 2017 2017

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,586 228,250 227,677 0.6 0.3 0.3 230,655 228,924 225,719 219,227 5.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 138,309 137,530 136,855 0.6 0.5 0.4 138,952 137,868 135,638 131,817 5.4

 Wood products................................... 4,984 4,983 4,987 0.0 -0.1 1.2 5,173 5,198 5,142 4,967 4.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,704 5,657 5,578 0.8 1.4 0.7 5,725 5,657 5,529 5,391 6.2

 Primary metals.................................... 13,301 12,982 12,827 2.5 1.2 0.6 13,222 13,146 13,077 12,022 10.0

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 18,725 18,651 18,616 0.4 0.2 0.6 18,703 18,654 18,584 17,550 6.6

 Machinery.......................................... 25,471 25,340 25,275 0.5 0.3 2.0 25,448 25,286 24,566 23,339 9.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 19,133 18,743 18,515 2.1 1.2 -1.8 19,305 18,658 18,144 17,873 8.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,215 7,181 7,122 0.5 0.8 1.6 7,256 7,169 7,009 6,861 5.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 32,049 32,182 32,181 -0.4 0.0 -0.7 32,430 32,248 31,939 32,554 -0.4

 Furniture and related products............... 3,847 3,896 3,797 -1.3 2.6 1.9 3,848 3,937 3,777 3,646 5.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,880 7,915 7,957 -0.4 -0.5 1.3 7,842 7,915 7,871 7,614 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 91,277 90,720 90,822 0.6 -0.1 0.1 91,703 91,056 90,081 87,410 4.9

 Food products.................................... 18,394 18,179 18,790 1.2 -3.3 -0.2 18,317 18,379 19,073 19,455 -5.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,995 5,938 5,916 1.0 0.4 -0.7 6,099 6,051 5,985 5,926 2.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,143 1,142 1,139 0.1 0.3 0.3 1,142 1,141 1,128 1,119 2.1

 Textile products................................... 1,276 1,272 1,268 0.3 0.3 0.4 1,279 1,270 1,265 1,258 1.7

 Apparel............................................. 532 517 509 2.9 1.6 2.8 524 514 497 573 -8.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 233 230 226 1.3 1.8 -0.9 228 225 225 224 1.8

 Paper products.................................... 7,880 7,883 7,875 0.0 0.1 0.4 8,010 7,970 7,891 7,769 3.1

 Printing ............................................. 2,671 2,685 2,689 -0.5 -0.1 1.1 2,671 2,640 2,642 2,631 1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,881 12,597 12,274 2.3 2.6 0.8 12,752 12,578 11,832 10,176 25.3

 Chemical products................................ 29,566 29,556 29,532 0.0 0.1 0.0 29,851 29,509 29,112 27,963 6.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,706 10,721 10,604 -0.1 1.1 0.4 10,830 10,779 10,431 10,316 5.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 211,892 211,592 210,563 0.1 0.5 0.9 213,779 210,977 204,650 201,944 5.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 157,017 156,387 155,461 0.4 0.6 0.6 158,799 155,907 150,452 151,884 4.6

 Wood products................................... 2,127 2,107 2,106 0.9 0.0 2.3 2,197 2,144 2,047 2,084 5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,466 1,487 1,519 -1.4 -2.1 1.1 1,527 1,494 1,440 1,522 0.3

 Primary metals.................................... 9,988 10,156 10,116 -1.7 0.4 2.1 10,043 10,133 9,718 9,236 8.7

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 13,754 13,735 13,640 0.1 0.7 0.1 13,739 13,687 13,324 12,923 6.3

 Machinery.......................................... 21,425 21,522 21,612 -0.5 -0.4 0.1 21,625 21,350 20,525 20,819 3.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,001 14,024 14,099 -0.2 -0.5 0.6 14,213 13,772 13,336 14,108 0.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,123 4,068 3,991 1.4 1.9 1.4 4,159 4,065 3,796 3,888 7.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 85,147 84,337 83,442 1.0 1.1 0.5 86,283 84,317 81,476 82,604 4.5

 Furniture and related products............... 1,263 1,234 1,223 2.4 0.9 -1.5 1,263 1,247 1,217 1,149 9.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,723 3,717 3,713 0.2 0.1 1.1 3,750 3,698 3,573 3,551 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 54,875 55,205 55,102 -0.6 0.2 1.9 54,980 55,070 54,198 50,060 9.8

 Food products.................................... 6,422 6,406 6,774 0.2 -5.4 0.3 6,551 6,690 7,473 6,316 3.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,207 9,138 8,984 0.8 1.7 1.8 9,411 9,477 9,393 8,871 6.1

 Textiles.............................................. 703 696 696 1.0 0.0 0.7 702 689 673 648 8.3

 Textile products................................... 406 413 414 -1.7 -0.2 -0.5 411 415 393 416 -1.2

 Apparel............................................. 345 352 338 -2.0 4.1 4.3 349 344 305 328 6.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 83 83 85 0.0 -2.4 0.0 84 84 83 90 -6.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,212 1,240 1,257 -2.3 -1.4 0.5 1,206 1,235 1,229 1,236 -2.4

 Printing ............................................. 1,023 1,033 1,060 -1.0 -2.5 0.8 1,019 996 986 1,054 -3.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,888 14,103 13,798 -1.5 2.2 5.6 13,777 13,437 12,769 11,094 24.2

 Chemical products................................ 18,370 18,504 18,410 -0.7 0.5 0.7 18,190 18,469 17,714 16,837 8.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,216 3,237 3,286 -0.6 -1.5 -0.7 3,280 3,234 3,180 3,170 3.5

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 233,722 233,107 232,133 0.3 0.4 0.8 235,345 232,129 223,572 229,036 2.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 115,502 115,089 115,161 0.4 -0.1 0.6 117,121 114,893 110,695 112,250 4.3

 Wood products................................... 4,954 4,920 4,923 0.7 -0.1 -0.5 5,145 4,992 4,755 4,847 6.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,454 6,510 6,575 -0.9 -1.0 -0.3 6,644 6,550 6,392 6,387 4.0

 Primary metals.................................... 11,442 11,426 11,424 0.1 0.0 -1.3 11,659 11,541 11,360 10,949 6.5

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 19,161 19,064 18,930 0.5 0.7 0.9 19,380 19,070 18,468 17,977 7.8

 Machinery.......................................... 23,686 23,308 23,443 1.6 -0.6 -0.7 24,124 23,225 22,702 23,180 4.1

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,769 12,878 12,828 -0.8 0.4 2.8 12,953 12,741 12,181 12,403 4.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,009 7,044 7,020 -0.5 0.3 0.7 7,051 6,974 6,527 6,531 8.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 15,462 15,423 15,534 0.3 -0.7 2.6 15,632 15,383 14,207 15,656 -0.2

 Furniture and related products............... 2,962 2,979 2,994 -0.6 -0.5 1.9 2,914 2,911 2,793 2,719 7.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,603 11,537 11,490 0.6 0.4 -0.3 11,619 11,506 11,310 11,601 0.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 118,220 118,018 116,972 0.2 0.9 1.1 118,224 117,236 112,877 116,786 1.2

 Food products.................................... 31,065 31,169 30,141 -0.3 3.4 1.3 30,683 30,285 28,786 29,756 3.1

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 8,941 8,905 8,927 0.4 -0.2 1.3 8,937 8,772 8,453 8,979 -0.5

 Textiles.............................................. 1,488 1,498 1,492 -0.7 0.4 1.8 1,485 1,502 1,471 1,380 7.6

 Textile products................................... 1,789 1,770 1,758 1.1 0.7 0.1 1,818 1,790 1,708 1,740 4.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,225 1,214 1,222 0.9 -0.7 1.0 1,210 1,218 1,126 1,171 3.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 480 486 480 -1.2 1.3 1.7 467 481 458 460 1.5

 Paper products.................................... 6,606 6,616 6,616 -0.2 0.0 0.4 6,658 6,646 6,548 6,735 -1.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,719 1,721 1,771 -0.1 -2.8 0.2 1,711 1,688 1,730 1,773 -3.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,023 15,858 15,644 1.0 1.4 2.6 15,673 16,257 15,549 14,330 9.4

 Chemical products................................ 36,567 36,468 36,641 0.3 -0.5 0.4 37,048 36,369 35,214 38,427 -3.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,317 12,313 12,280 0.0 0.3 1.1 12,534 12,228 11,834 12,035 4.1

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

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

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

response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see 

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

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

 to Shipments, by Industry Group 1

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

Inventory/Shipments ratio Unfilled Orders/Shipments ratio2

Industry Feb Jan Dec Nov Feb Jan Dec Nov

2018p2018r 2017 2017 2018p2018r 2017 2017

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

Durable goods industries3.................................. 1.64 1.65 1.65 1.65 6.49 6.52 6.58 6.58

 Wood products.............................................. 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.63 1.66 1.66 1.69 1.50 1.52 1.53 1.55

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.52 1.52 1.53 1.54 2.49 2.51 2.52 2.54

 Machinery..................................................... 2.12 2.14 2.15 2.15 3.46 3.52 3.51 3.51

 Computers and electronic products3................ 1.61 1.62 1.62 1.62 5.40 5.41 5.41 5.45

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.75 1.77 1.77 1.76 2.34 2.38 2.43 2.46

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.60 14.45 14.39 14.59 14.36

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.21 1.23 1.21 1.18 1.65 1.66 1.66 1.64

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.78 1.79 1.75 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.85 1.86 1.86 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.25 1.26 1.26 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.50 1.53 1.52 1.50 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.93 1.89 1.92 1.92 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.13 2.17 2.13 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.95 0.95 0.96 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.84 0.85 0.87 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.85 0.81 0.82 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Feb3Feb3Feb3Feb3

Industry 2017- 2017- 2017- 2017-

Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan Feb2 Jan

2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.0 0.3 -0.8 1.0 -0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.6 -0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1

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

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.9 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.2 (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

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

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

 Plastics and rubber products................. (X) 0.2 (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, February Full Report, April 4, 2018. 

Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>. 

X Not Applicable 

NA Not Available 

1

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

inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data 

for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day 

differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model 

parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

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

publication. 

3

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

estimates. The monthly averages are the simple averages of the absolute values of the differences for the months specified. 

The advance to final percent change revisions for the durable goods industries are shown in the advance report for the month. 

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

component of survey error is nonsampling error, which includes errors of coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the 

survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey 

design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>.

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

2018. Information on data sources and methodology can be found on our website at 

<www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/how_the_data_are_collected/index.html>.

Table 8. Revisions to Previously Published Monthly Percent Changes 1

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

Shipments New Orders Unfilled Orders Inventories