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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES 

AND ORDERS JUNE 2017 

Release Number: CB 17-119 M3-2 (17)-06 

August 3, 2017 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the June full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders: 

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

JUNE 2017 $481.1 billion            +3.0%°

MAY 2017  

(revised) $467.1 billion            ‐0.3%°

Next release: September 5, 2017

Data adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes. 

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

°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. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased 

$14.0 billion or 3.0 percent to $481.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.3 

percent May decrease. Shipments, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.9 

billion or 0.2 percent to $471.5 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent May increase. Unfilled orders, up three 

of the last four months, increased $14.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $1,135.7 billion. This followed a 0.1 

percent May decrease. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.83, up from 6.74 in May. Inventories, 

up seven of the last eight months, increased $1.0 billion or 0.2 percent to $649.1 billion. This followed a 0.2 

percent May decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.38, up from 1.37 in May. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, 

increased $14.8 billion or 6.4 percent to $245.8 billion, down from the previously published 6.5 percent 

increase. This followed a virtually unchanged May decrease. Transportation equipment, also up following 

two consecutive monthly decreases, led the increase, $14.7 billion or 19.0 percent to $91.7 billion. New 

orders for manufactured nondurable goods decreased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $235.3 billion.

Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 Oct-16 Nov-16 Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17

% Change 1.4% 0.4% 0.2% 3.4% -2.3% 1.8% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% -0.3% -0.3% 3.0%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2016-2017

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

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Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, down three of the last four months, decreased $0.1 

billion or virtually unchanged to $236.2 billion, virtually unchanged from the previously published decrease. 

This followed a 1.3 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, down five of the last six months, 

drove the decrease, $0.4 billion or 0.5 percent to $78.8 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable 

goods, down three of the last four months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $235.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.6 percent May decrease. Petroleum and coal products, down five consecutive months, drove 

the decrease, $1.1 billion or 2.7 percent to $39.8 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, up three of the last four months, increased $14.2 

billion or 1.3 percent to $1,135.7 billion, virtually unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.1 percent May decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, led 

the increase, $12.8 billion or 1.7 percent to $776.8 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $1.8 

billion or 0.5 percent to $397.4 billion, up from the previously published 0.4 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent May increase. Machinery, up seven of the last eight months, led the increase, $0.9 

billion or 1.3 percent to $68.4 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down four 

consecutive months, decreased $0.8 billion or 0.3 percent to $251.7 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent 

May decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down four consecutive months, drove the decrease, $1.2 

billion or 3.4 percent to $33.4 billion. By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies increased 0.6 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process decreased 0.1 

percent in durable goods and increased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 1.1 

percent in durable goods and decreased 0.5 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for July is scheduled for release on August 25, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. 

EDT and the Full Report on September 5, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. View the full schedule in the Economic 

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

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

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

data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

Description of the survey 

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

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

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

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

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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries.................. 471,535 472,418 470,922 -0.2 0.3 0.0 501,588 489,418 460,979 482,278 2,821,017 2,698,671 4.5

 Excluding transportation................... 392,690 393,167 393,521 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 414,411 407,644 387,634 396,928 2,347,069 2,225,837 5.4

 Excluding defense.............................. 459,447 460,136 458,851 -0.1 0.3 0.1 488,177 477,627 450,044 469,429 2,749,480 2,632,018 4.5

 With unfilled orders............................ 166,250 166,358 164,416 -0.1 1.2 -0.1 182,592 171,328 157,574 173,938 990,153 951,281 4.1

 Durable goods industries......................... 236,249 236,344 233,336 0.0 1.3 -0.2 257,964 243,272 225,345 247,098 1,409,688 1,368,451 3.0

 Wood products....................................... 9,087 9,060 9,219 0.3 -1.7 -0.1 10,073 9,924 9,680 9,283 55,130 50,415 9.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,550 10,586 10,558 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 11,653 11,264 10,309 11,435 61,980 60,618 2.2

 Primary metals....................................... 19,308 19,395 19,172 -0.4 1.2 0.0 20,466 20,504 19,071 18,613 117,331 106,364 10.3

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,152 9,166 9,070 -0.2 1.1 0.7 9,682 9,698 9,022 8,650 54,867 49,621 10.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,874 8,927 8,833 -0.6 1.1 -0.3 9,334 9,432 8,805 8,437 54,563 48,391 12.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,282 1,302 1,269 -1.5 2.6 -2.2 1,450 1,374 1,244 1,526 7,901 8,352 -5.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 31,994 31,887 31,176 0.3 2.3 0.0 34,224 33,381 30,522 31,377 188,496 176,030 7.1

 Machinery............................................. 30,918 30,914 30,774 0.0 0.5 0.3 34,010 32,251 30,745 32,236 186,678 182,894 2.1

 Farm machinery................................. 2,704 2,608 2,531 3.7 3.0 -1.6 2,756 2,849 3,173 2,469 17,216 16,463 4.6

 Construction machinery..................... 1,970 2,023 1,997 -2.6 1.3 -0.2 2,135 2,178 2,059 2,097 12,219 12,410 -1.5

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,016 1,009 983 0.7 2.6 0.8 1,042 994 913 865 5,713 6,806 -16.1

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,864 2,855 2,928 0.3 -2.5 1.8 3,283 2,751 2,690 3,109 16,797 16,392 2.5

 Photographic equipment...................... 589 573 584 2.8 -1.9 3.4 657 550 510 618 3,298 3,284 0.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,678 3,709 3,783 -0.8 -2.0 -1.3 4,694 4,059 3,564 4,632 22,621 21,924 3.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,044 2,933 2,989 3.8 -1.9 0.5 3,259 2,965 2,674 2,960 17,390 16,123 7.9

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,911 4,050 3,934 -3.4 2.9 2.2 4,049 4,265 4,078 3,779 23,563 23,090 2.0

 Material handling equipment............... 2,817 2,783 2,808 1.2 -0.9 1.4 2,942 2,867 2,658 2,771 16,505 15,588 5.9

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 26,610 26,412 26,310 0.7 0.4 -0.3 29,472 24,931 23,960 28,355 154,605 147,642 4.7

 Computers........................................ 703 741 743 -5.1 -0.3 -1.1 891 688 693 921 4,279 4,201 1.9

 Computer storage devices..................... 683 667 697 2.4 -4.3 6.3 1,156 497 445 1,094 4,016 3,927 2.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 524 545 543 -3.9 0.4 6.7 740 530 428 796 3,193 3,604 -11.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,742 2,740 2,722 0.1 0.7 -1.9 3,438 2,623 2,305 3,404 15,950 15,359 3.8

 Defense communications equipment.... 236 247 232 -4.5 6.5 -2.5 239 240 232 242 1,394 1,439 -3.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 318 327 325 -2.8 0.6 1.2 315 316 273 304 1,758 1,681 4.6

 Electronic components......................... 3,980 3,948 3,918 0.8 0.8 -3.1 4,507 4,069 3,748 4,324 23,479 22,242 5.6

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,432 1,439 1,461 -0.5 -1.5 2.6 1,553 1,494 1,264 1,464 8,504 7,856 8.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,586 2,587 2,648 0.0 -2.3 2.5 2,773 2,495 2,479 2,745 15,106 14,163 6.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,569 8,569 8,637 0.0 -0.8 1.2 9,762 8,288 7,840 9,537 50,424 49,265 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,061 10,063 10,045 0.0 0.2 -1.0 10,902 10,234 9,599 10,657 59,502 58,521 1.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,116 1,130 1,091 -1.2 3.6 -1.3 1,094 1,106 1,037 1,062 6,341 6,271 1.1

 Household appliances........................ 1,565 1,560 1,572 0.3 -0.8 -1.1 1,685 1,634 1,519 1,778 9,255 9,831 -5.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,644 2,674 2,730 -1.1 -2.1 -1.2 3,062 2,741 2,529 3,309 16,467 17,444 -5.6

 Batteries........................................... 872 933 898 -6.5 3.9 0.0 880 919 806 943 5,093 5,254 -3.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 78,845 79,251 77,401 -0.5 2.4 -0.2 87,177 81,774 73,345 85,350 473,948 472,834 0.2

 Automobiles..................................... 7,883 8,244 8,305 -4.4 -0.7 6.2 8,702 8,716 7,862 10,183 49,549 58,638 -15.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 16,345 16,316 15,608 0.2 4.5 -2.9 17,414 16,480 14,893 15,767 97,965 92,651 5.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,447 2,451 2,324 -0.2 5.5 2.6 2,773 2,680 2,258 2,521 14,115 14,782 -4.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 27,556 27,535 27,384 0.1 0.6 0.9 29,772 29,194 27,006 28,311 168,662 161,559 4.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,048 11,946 11,319 0.9 5.5 -2.4 14,485 11,812 9,634 14,863 68,553 72,393 -5.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,094 4,085 3,823 0.2 6.9 -3.8 4,854 3,947 3,240 4,510 23,072 22,856 0.9

 Ships and boats................................. 3,087 3,214 3,103 -4.0 3.6 -1.5 3,308 3,256 3,012 3,042 18,560 18,147 2.3

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,434 6,465 6,434 -0.5 0.5 -0.5 6,634 6,462 6,254 6,504 38,256 37,768 1.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,442 12,311 12,247 1.1 0.5 -0.1 13,353 12,547 11,860 13,288 73,762 75,365 -2.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 235,286 236,074 237,586 -0.3 -0.6 0.2 243,624 246,146 235,634 235,180 1,411,329 1,330,220 6.1

 Food products....................................... 68,598 68,716 68,408 -0.2 0.5 1.3 68,113 68,632 66,420 64,397 400,574 382,915 4.6

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,613 7,547 7,463 0.9 1.1 -0.1 7,219 7,259 6,884 7,118 43,672 42,674 2.3

 Dairy products.................................. 9,847 9,877 9,905 -0.3 -0.3 0.6 9,712 9,955 9,531 8,972 57,933 54,418 6.5

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,884 19,939 19,501 -0.3 2.2 -0.1 20,627 20,403 19,429 19,301 116,033 110,989 4.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,412 13,386 13,357 0.2 0.2 -0.5 14,016 13,974 13,105 14,384 78,740 78,584 0.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,509 9,500 9,617 0.1 -1.2 -0.8 10,113 10,088 9,365 10,903 56,630 58,719 -3.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,903 3,886 3,740 0.4 3.9 0.3 3,903 3,886 3,740 3,481 22,110 19,865 11.3

 Textile mills........................................... 2,622 2,633 2,608 -0.4 1.0 0.6 2,795 2,753 2,654 2,681 15,912 15,256 4.3

 Textile products................................... 2,229 2,217 2,197 0.5 0.9 0.1 2,411 2,304 2,271 2,327 13,379 13,077 2.3

 Apparel................................................ 1,086 1,071 1,038 1.4 3.2 2.8 1,037 1,007 901 940 5,829 5,498 6.0

 Leather and allied products...................... 381 385 384 -1.0 0.3 0.0 402 390 391 397 2,343 2,313 1.3

 Paper products...................................... 15,854 15,812 15,577 0.3 1.5 -0.9 16,343 16,359 15,005 15,923 93,737 92,726 1.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,560 6,649 6,526 -1.3 1.9 -1.0 6,661 6,811 6,294 6,672 39,167 39,203 -0.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,421 5,393 5,351 0.5 0.8 -1.5 5,670 5,540 5,159 5,440 32,294 31,230 3.4

 Printing................................................. 6,283 6,293 6,331 -0.2 -0.6 -1.4 6,210 6,556 6,282 6,745 37,827 40,585 -6.8

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 39,795 40,891 42,498 -2.7 -3.8 -0.2 42,782 44,604 43,419 38,993 248,495 194,513 27.8

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 35,854 36,893 38,407 -2.8 -3.9 -0.5 38,201 40,242 39,544 34,843 225,857 174,081 29.7

 Chemical products..................................... 64,980 64,676 65,253 0.5 -0.9 0.0 67,748 68,475 65,470 66,840 393,887 384,386 2.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,899 2,746 2,799 5.6 -1.9 -3.8 3,045 3,442 3,743 3,456 20,076 23,481 -14.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,050 21,946 21,872 0.5 0.3 1.6 22,602 23,174 21,337 21,481 130,210 122,759 6.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,790 3,814 3,756 -0.6 1.5 1.1 4,208 4,340 4,022 3,937 23,173 22,147 4.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 20,046 19,994 19,935 0.3 0.3 0.2 21,767 21,092 19,716 21,553 120,606 120,367 0.2

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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2........................ 481,081 467,050 468,572 3.0 -0.3 -0.3 510,822 478,615 457,343 468,024 2,810,315 2,661,498 5.6

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 389,399 390,024 390,332 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 409,005 404,568 386,218 390,973 2,338,644 2,213,518 5.7

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 469,488 455,743 455,999 3.0 -0.1 -0.3 496,151 469,798 445,604 455,151 2,740,459 2,594,564 5.6

 With unfilled orders2............................. 180,484 165,434 166,284 9.1 -0.5 -1.1 195,780 164,066 158,045 163,020 1,004,972 936,818 7.3

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 245,795 230,976 230,986 6.4 0.0 -0.8 267,198 232,469 221,709 232,844 1,398,986 1,331,278 5.1

 Primary metals........................................ 19,430 19,399 19,408 0.2 0.0 0.2 20,303 20,104 19,289 18,177 118,500 107,567 10.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,385 9,284 8,950 1.1 3.7 -1.3 9,815 9,638 8,945 8,452 55,742 51,195 8.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,697 8,732 9,196 -0.4 -5.0 2.4 9,042 9,041 9,109 8,337 54,648 47,618 14.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,348 1,383 1,262 -2.5 9.6 -3.7 1,446 1,425 1,235 1,388 8,110 8,754 -7.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 32,389 32,357 31,859 0.1 1.6 -1.0 33,840 34,433 31,718 30,666 194,349 179,339 8.4

 Machinery............................................. 31,765 31,641 30,838 0.4 2.6 -0.3 33,900 32,343 31,135 30,652 191,088 180,704 5.7

 Construction machinery........................ 1,970 2,059 1,919 -4.3 7.3 -17.9 1,842 1,945 2,061 1,521 12,645 11,028 14.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,058 1,019 924 3.8 10.3 -6.7 1,098 964 766 681 5,711 5,099 12.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,889 3,028 2,877 -4.6 5.2 2.5 3,241 2,779 2,757 2,848 17,234 15,767 9.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 553 548 545 0.9 0.6 -2.9 495 532 486 495 3,110 3,143 -1.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,859 3,822 3,792 1.0 0.8 -3.5 4,786 4,109 3,593 4,561 23,425 22,128 5.9

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,083 3,005 2,994 2.6 0.4 1.3 3,195 3,013 2,834 2,883 17,445 16,822 3.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,980 4,024 3,787 -1.1 6.3 0.1 4,259 4,111 4,030 3,873 23,721 22,957 3.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,075 2,942 2,843 4.5 3.5 -0.5 3,267 3,045 2,682 2,742 17,791 16,092 10.6

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 22,034 22,068 22,133 -0.2 -0.3 1.0 25,027 20,939 20,364 25,194 131,478 129,385 1.6

 Computers........................................ 747 740 759 0.9 -2.5 0.7 935 687 709 916 4,406 4,172 5.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,794 2,760 2,901 1.2 -4.9 4.7 3,283 2,366 2,781 3,443 17,271 16,886 2.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 249 251 222 -0.8 13.1 -9.4 303 228 223 302 1,494 1,539 -2.9

 Electronic components......................... 3,958 3,987 4,013 -0.7 -0.6 -0.5 4,263 4,128 3,923 4,113 23,742 22,291 6.5

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,525 1,546 1,485 -1.4 4.1 3.4 1,568 1,489 1,464 1,611 8,943 8,362 6.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,437 2,453 2,354 -0.7 4.2 -5.2 2,677 2,176 2,285 2,795 14,674 15,602 -5.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,650 8,634 8,668 0.2 -0.4 1.8 9,643 8,372 7,687 9,632 51,000 50,126 1.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 9,960 10,178 10,112 -2.1 0.7 -2.2 10,792 10,306 9,506 10,777 61,021 60,402 1.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,124 1,135 1,121 -1.0 1.2 2.0 1,137 1,112 1,073 1,125 6,522 6,446 1.2

 Household appliances.......................... 1,571 1,580 1,571 -0.6 0.6 -0.8 1,659 1,652 1,554 1,770 9,307 9,806 -5.1

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,634 2,698 2,755 -2.4 -2.1 -1.7 3,017 2,770 2,580 3,225 16,941 17,609 -3.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 91,682 77,026 78,240 19.0 -1.6 -1.6 101,817 74,047 71,125 77,051 471,671 447,980 5.3

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 27,699 27,677 27,603 0.1 0.3 0.9 29,381 29,352 26,899 27,548 169,414 159,846 6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 25,329 10,961 11,113 131.1 -1.4 -12.2 28,430 7,060 6,472 7,578 67,867 51,812 31.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,517 3,528 5,372 -0.3 -34.3 7.5 4,632 2,917 5,154 5,113 25,024 25,187 -0.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,877 2,979 3,098 -3.4 -3.8 2.1 3,674 2,637 2,784 2,775 16,864 14,931 12.9

 Furniture and related products................... 6,457 6,335 6,366 1.9 -0.5 -1.4 6,441 6,547 6,717 6,318 39,975 39,486 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 235,286 236,074 237,586 -0.3 -0.6 0.2 243,624 246,146 235,634 235,180 1,411,329 1,330,220 6.1

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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,135,738 1,121,504 1,122,428 1.3 -0.1 0.2 1,137,561 1,124,373 1,131,635 1,129,474 0.7

 Excluding transportation2...................... 358,928 357,531 356,230 0.4 0.4 0.3 361,759 363,211 362,746 349,203 3.6

 Excluding defense2

............................. 959,597 944,868 944,817 1.6 0.0 0.1 959,354 947,426 951,714 952,929 0.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,135,738 1,121,504 1,122,428 1.3 -0.1 0.2 1,137,561 1,124,373 1,131,635 1,129,474 0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 29,985 29,863 29,859 0.4 0.0 0.8 30,111 30,274 30,674 28,782 4.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 14,777 14,544 14,426 1.6 0.8 -0.8 15,072 14,939 14,999 14,284 5.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,044 11,221 11,416 -1.6 -1.7 3.3 10,869 11,161 11,552 10,702 1.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,164 4,098 4,017 1.6 2.0 -0.2 4,170 4,174 4,123 3,796 9.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 77,878 77,483 77,013 0.5 0.6 0.9 79,112 79,496 78,444 77,201 2.5

 Machinery.............................................. 100,096 99,249 98,522 0.9 0.7 0.1 100,059 100,169 100,077 96,735 3.4

 Construction machinery......................... 5,256 5,256 5,220 0.0 0.7 -1.5 5,180 5,473 5,706 4,873 6.3

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,169 5,127 5,117 0.8 0.2 -1.1 5,105 5,049 5,079 5,462 -6.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,302 8,277 8,104 0.3 2.1 -0.6 8,306 8,348 8,320 8,867 -6.3

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,303 1,339 1,364 -2.7 -1.8 -2.8 1,203 1,365 1,383 1,159 3.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,198 6,017 5,904 3.0 1.9 0.2 6,282 6,190 6,140 5,811 8.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 8,041 8,002 7,930 0.5 0.9 0.1 8,064 8,128 8,080 8,148 -1.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,686 29,617 29,643 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 29,735 29,525 29,679 29,292 1.5

 Material handling equipment................... 12,144 11,886 11,727 2.2 1.4 0.3 12,465 12,140 11,962 11,023 13.1

 Computers and electronic products2............. 117,782 117,670 117,570 0.1 0.1 0.0 118,302 118,793 119,244 115,282 2.6

 Computers......................................... 1,816 1,772 1,773 2.5 -0.1 0.9 1,816 1,772 1,773 1,650 10.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 25,412 25,360 25,340 0.2 0.1 0.7 25,537 25,692 25,949 23,408 9.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,604 1,591 1,587 0.8 0.3 -0.6 1,657 1,593 1,605 1,704 -2.8

 Electronic components.......................... 11,402 11,424 11,385 -0.2 0.3 0.8 11,328 11,572 11,513 10,914 3.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,423 18,330 18,223 0.5 0.6 0.1 18,399 18,384 18,389 17,640 4.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 27,188 27,337 27,471 -0.5 -0.5 -1.1 27,471 27,567 27,886 28,808 -4.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 31,937 31,856 31,791 0.3 0.2 0.1 32,094 32,213 32,129 31,158 3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,771 22,872 22,757 -0.4 0.5 0.3 23,156 23,266 23,194 20,723 11.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,547 1,539 1,534 0.5 0.3 2.0 1,612 1,569 1,563 1,631 -1.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,104 1,098 1,078 0.5 1.9 -0.1 1,111 1,137 1,119 960 15.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,574 8,584 8,560 -0.1 0.3 0.3 8,625 8,670 8,641 8,001 7.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 776,810 763,973 766,198 1.7 -0.3 0.1 775,802 761,162 768,889 780,271 -0.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 23,880 23,737 23,595 0.6 0.6 0.9 23,652 24,043 23,885 22,598 4.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 585,587 572,306 573,291 2.3 -0.2 0.0 583,093 569,148 573,900 589,712 -1.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 72,459 73,036 73,593 -0.8 -0.8 2.2 73,352 73,574 74,604 69,415 5.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 23,247 23,457 23,692 -0.9 -1.0 0.0 23,935 23,569 24,188 23,975 -0.2

 Furniture and related products................... 9,682 9,659 9,789 0.2 -1.3 -0.7 10,285 10,478 10,393 9,763 5.3

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

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

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2

 Data on unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

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

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

data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries...................... 649,086 648,044 649,250 0.2 -0.2 0.0 646,243 653,636 653,441 632,019 2.3

 Excluding transportation........................ 519,992 518,808 519,703 0.2 -0.2 0.0 519,011 523,205 523,017 503,255 3.1

 Excluding defense............................. 622,222 621,179 622,409 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 619,331 626,620 626,563 606,282 2.2

 With unfilled orders............................. 323,174 321,803 321,217 0.4 0.2 0.2 321,170 324,890 323,128 314,069 2.3

 Durable goods industries........................ 397,390 395,544 394,856 0.5 0.2 0.2 394,519 398,966 397,120 385,298 2.4

 Wood products........................................ 11,678 11,699 11,640 -0.2 0.5 0.6 11,438 11,590 11,574 10,769 6.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,206 13,177 13,125 0.2 0.4 0.4 13,366 13,484 13,440 13,047 2.4

 Primary metals......................................... 33,128 33,005 32,802 0.4 0.6 1.3 32,849 32,929 32,758 30,389 8.1

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,836 18,683 18,518 0.8 0.9 1.8 18,576 18,474 18,301 16,823 10.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 12,352 12,394 12,359 -0.3 0.3 0.6 12,339 12,494 12,480 11,597 6.4

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 1,940 1,928 1,925 0.6 0.2 0.9 1,934 1,961 1,977 1,969 -1.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 49,298 48,822 48,452 1.0 0.8 0.6 49,254 49,186 48,892 47,609 3.5

 Machinery.............................................. 68,430 67,557 67,446 1.3 0.2 0.2 67,992 68,331 67,804 65,164 4.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,667 3,582 3,604 2.4 -0.6 -0.5 3,677 3,656 3,638 3,249 13.2

 Construction machinery......................... 5,238 5,204 5,130 0.7 1.4 0.4 5,203 5,190 5,186 5,347 -2.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,804 7,745 7,857 0.8 -1.4 -0.1 7,770 7,814 7,935 7,284 6.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,750 7,651 7,555 1.3 1.3 -0.3 7,746 7,698 7,452 7,205 7.5

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,359 1,366 1,377 -0.5 -0.8 1.0 1,326 1,363 1,347 1,385 -4.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,060 5,043 5,088 0.3 -0.9 1.8 5,101 5,341 5,373 4,632 10.1

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,849 5,833 5,770 0.3 1.1 1.2 5,790 5,878 5,745 5,546 4.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,046 9,649 9,462 4.1 2.0 -0.9 9,756 9,824 9,504 9,026 8.1

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,949 4,906 4,901 0.9 0.1 -0.3 5,025 4,932 4,910 4,684 7.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 44,439 44,294 44,167 0.3 0.3 0.1 44,229 44,998 44,425 43,209 2.4

 Computers......................................... 1,728 1,724 1,738 0.2 -0.8 -2.0 1,747 1,762 1,707 1,587 10.1

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,480 1,445 1,445 2.4 0.0 -0.1 1,453 1,461 1,425 1,292 12.5

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,154 1,186 1,211 -2.7 -2.1 -0.5 1,117 1,253 1,237 1,116 0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,064 4,082 4,065 -0.4 0.4 1.4 3,995 4,145 4,040 3,914 2.1

 Defense communications equipment........ 578 575 571 0.5 0.7 1.4 578 575 571 612 -5.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 659 702 736 -6.1 -4.6 -4.0 621 653 684 638 -2.7

 Electronic components.......................... 7,873 7,777 7,687 1.2 1.2 0.9 7,814 7,844 7,900 7,387 5.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,110 3,092 3,086 0.6 0.2 0.3 3,089 3,098 3,104 3,051 1.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,073 3,091 3,093 -0.6 -0.1 -1.1 3,106 3,199 3,139 3,016 3.0

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,406 14,365 14,378 0.3 -0.1 -0.4 14,348 14,629 14,398 14,370 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 17,628 17,434 17,385 1.1 0.3 -0.4 17,716 17,723 17,613 16,966 4.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,155 2,133 2,132 1.0 0.0 0.9 2,167 2,159 2,150 2,063 5.0

 Household appliances........................... 2,410 2,401 2,399 0.4 0.1 -0.7 2,422 2,442 2,454 2,367 2.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,816 4,816 4,838 0.0 -0.5 0.0 4,811 4,942 4,916 4,912 -2.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,791 1,752 1,755 2.2 -0.2 -1.0 1,824 1,794 1,780 1,778 2.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 129,094 129,236 129,547 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 127,232 130,431 130,424 128,764 -1.2

 Automobiles....................................... 4,469 4,324 4,318 3.4 0.1 0.1 4,208 4,230 4,385 4,665 -9.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 3,625 3,666 3,654 -1.1 0.3 5.2 3,349 3,593 3,581 3,639 -8.0

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,088 2,034 2,058 2.7 -1.2 1.2 2,110 2,109 2,108 1,973 6.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,060 24,432 24,199 -1.5 1.0 0.4 23,695 24,440 24,167 24,235 -2.2

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 66,389 66,210 66,749 0.3 -0.8 -1.4 65,537 67,545 67,693 67,318 -2.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,731 12,830 12,893 -0.8 -0.5 6.6 12,689 12,883 12,892 11,453 10.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,382 3,440 3,426 -1.7 0.4 2.6 3,429 3,361 3,387 3,302 3.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,715 7,645 7,574 0.9 0.9 -0.7 7,900 7,694 7,505 7,497 5.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 22,774 22,675 22,718 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 22,543 22,600 22,685 21,884 3.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 251,696 252,500 254,394 -0.3 -0.7 -0.4 251,724 254,670 256,321 246,721 2.0

 Food products........................................ 55,927 55,698 55,533 0.4 0.3 -0.5 54,361 54,269 54,433 53,294 2.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,700 5,667 5,627 0.6 0.7 -1.0 5,468 5,367 5,574 5,310 3.0

 Dairy products.................................... 8,251 8,214 8,262 0.5 -0.6 -0.8 8,491 8,481 8,497 7,813 8.7

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,143 9,131 9,056 0.1 0.8 -2.0 9,028 9,165 9,067 9,167 -1.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 23,648 23,468 23,436 0.8 0.1 -0.5 22,942 23,288 23,570 22,513 1.9

 Beverages......................................... 19,238 19,048 19,012 1.0 0.2 -0.7 18,738 18,970 19,211 18,286 2.5

 Tobacco............................................ 4,410 4,420 4,424 -0.2 -0.1 0.5 4,204 4,318 4,359 4,227 -0.5

 Textile mills............................................ 3,226 3,197 3,222 0.9 -0.8 0.9 3,251 3,231 3,236 3,190 1.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,425 3,411 3,400 0.4 0.3 0.7 3,429 3,422 3,419 3,331 2.9

 Apparel................................................. 2,052 2,068 2,104 -0.8 -1.7 -0.8 2,083 2,050 2,046 2,251 -7.5

 Leather and allied products....................... 799 799 799 0.0 0.0 -0.5 817 814 791 818 -0.1

 Paper products....................................... 15,630 15,544 15,569 0.6 -0.2 0.0 15,522 15,512 15,671 15,450 0.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,311 6,245 6,260 1.1 -0.2 0.3 6,245 6,255 6,333 6,184 1.0

 Paperboard containers......................... 4,858 4,834 4,826 0.5 0.2 -0.4 4,830 4,824 4,857 4,797 0.7

 Printing.................................................. 5,397 5,401 5,415 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 5,389 5,354 5,466 5,515 -2.3

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 33,363 34,528 36,435 -3.4 -5.2 -1.4 35,358 36,550 37,827 32,987 7.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 28,808 29,927 31,784 -3.7 -5.8 -1.9 30,748 31,869 33,179 28,293 8.7

 Chemical products..................................... 83,063 83,187 83,244 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 83,384 84,533 84,153 82,333 1.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,281 4,276 4,241 0.1 0.8 1.3 3,959 4,152 4,302 3,788 4.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 34,499 34,629 34,714 -0.4 -0.2 -0.9 35,086 35,385 35,080 35,796 -2.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,862 3,828 3,807 0.9 0.6 0.8 3,924 3,920 3,964 3,695 6.2

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,166 25,199 25,237 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 25,188 25,647 25,709 25,039 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

 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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 471,535 472,418 470,922 -0.2 0.3 0.0 501,588 489,418 460,979 482,278 2,821,017 2,698,671 4.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 49,771 49,790 49,406 0.0 0.8 -0.3 55,086 53,391 49,168 52,256 295,147 281,750 4.8

 Information technology......................... 22,395 22,359 22,512 0.2 -0.7 0.8 25,849 21,705 20,323 24,878 131,249 125,695 4.4

 Computers and related products........... 1,910 1,953 1,983 -2.2 -1.5 3.5 2,787 1,715 1,566 2,811 11,488 11,732 -2.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 54,231 54,546 53,621 -0.6 1.7 0.6 58,661 57,070 52,019 56,782 330,291 327,630 0.8

 Capital goods...................................... 80,867 80,831 80,080 0.0 0.9 0.0 90,488 81,254 75,252 87,536 477,711 469,048 1.8

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 70,825 70,565 69,868 0.4 1.0 -0.2 79,567 71,337 65,836 77,249 417,846 414,659 0.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,024 62,931 62,722 0.1 0.3 0.2 70,009 63,655 60,026 67,220 375,092 369,183 1.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,042 10,266 10,212 -2.2 0.5 1.5 10,921 9,917 9,416 10,287 59,865 54,389 10.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 193,549 194,802 194,966 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 199,683 201,631 191,679 190,821 1,157,279 1,082,217 6.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,484 37,753 37,016 -0.7 2.0 0.0 40,074 38,946 35,830 39,833 227,140 231,823 -2.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 156,065 157,049 157,950 -0.6 -0.6 0.6 159,609 162,685 155,849 150,988 930,139 850,394 9.4

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 481,081 467,050 468,572 3.0 -0.3 -0.3 510,822 478,615 457,343 468,024 2,810,315 2,661,498 5.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 50,043 50,055 49,932 0.0 0.2 -1.4 54,971 54,299 50,182 51,985 299,924 284,664 5.4

 Information technology......................... 22,388 22,461 22,432 -0.3 0.1 0.2 25,358 21,196 20,420 25,290 134,004 131,524 1.9

 Computers and related products........... 1,954 1,952 1,999 0.1 -2.4 4.2 2,831 1,714 1,582 2,806 11,615 11,703 -0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 54,374 54,688 53,840 -0.6 1.6 0.6 58,270 57,228 51,912 56,019 331,043 325,917 1.6

 Capital goods...................................... 94,445 79,342 80,029 19.0 -0.9 -1.9 105,082 73,783 74,062 78,105 484,867 454,480 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 84,731 69,976 70,041 21.1 -0.1 -2.4 93,022 66,658 64,742 69,550 428,524 399,316 7.3

 Excluding aircraft............................. 63,521 63,523 63,019 0.0 0.8 0.3 69,022 63,502 61,154 65,918 383,523 372,771 2.9

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 9,714 9,366 9,988 3.7 -6.2 1.7 12,060 7,125 9,320 8,555 56,343 55,164 2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 193,603 194,779 195,000 -0.6 -0.1 0.5 199,399 201,509 191,785 190,555 1,157,436 1,082,296 6.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,538 37,730 37,050 -0.5 1.8 0.1 39,790 38,824 35,936 39,567 227,297 231,902 -2.0

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 156,065 157,049 157,950 -0.6 -0.6 0.6 159,609 162,685 155,849 150,988 930,139 850,394 9.4

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,135,738 1,121,504 1,122,428 1.3 -0.1 0.2 1,137,561 1,124,373 1,131,635 1,129,474 (X) (X) 0.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 52,360 52,088 51,823 0.5 0.5 1.0 53,452 53,567 52,659 51,371 (X) (X) 4.1

 Information technology......................... 119,229 119,236 119,134 0.0 0.1 -0.1 119,985 120,476 120,985 115,658 (X) (X) 3.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,816 1,772 1,773 2.5 -0.1 0.9 1,816 1,772 1,773 1,650 (X) (X) 10.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 23,880 23,737 23,595 0.6 0.6 0.9 23,652 24,043 23,885 22,598 (X) (X) 4.7

 Capital goods...................................... 850,311 836,733 838,222 1.6 -0.2 0.0 851,333 836,739 844,210 845,704 (X) (X) 0.7

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 710,029 696,123 696,712 2.0 -0.1 0.0 709,367 695,912 700,591 703,593 (X) (X) 0.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 226,585 226,088 225,496 0.2 0.3 0.1 227,996 228,983 229,136 220,252 (X) (X) 3.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 140,282 140,610 141,510 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 141,966 140,827 143,619 142,111 (X) (X) -0.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,306 5,252 5,275 1.0 -0.4 0.6 5,161 5,445 5,567 4,855 (X) (X) 6.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,306 5,252 5,275 1.0 -0.4 0.6 5,161 5,445 5,567 4,855 (X) (X) 6.3

 All manufacturing industries................... 649,086 648,044 649,250 0.2 -0.2 0.0 646,243 653,636 653,441 632,019 (X) (X) 2.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 66,627 66,251 65,921 0.6 0.5 0.8 66,627 67,109 66,847 63,991 (X) (X) 4.1

 Information technology......................... 38,273 38,164 38,167 0.3 0.0 -0.4 38,075 38,726 38,170 37,060 (X) (X) 2.7

 Computers and related products........... 4,362 4,355 4,394 0.2 -0.9 -1.0 4,317 4,476 4,369 3,995 (X) (X) 8.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,242 34,456 34,229 -0.6 0.7 0.9 33,362 34,372 34,241 34,512 (X) (X) -3.3

 Capital goods...................................... 200,423 199,083 199,246 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 199,486 201,629 200,410 195,030 (X) (X) 2.3

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 177,952 176,623 176,809 0.8 -0.1 -0.7 176,925 179,071 177,935 174,202 (X) (X) 1.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 122,979 121,845 121,713 0.9 0.1 -0.1 122,467 123,100 121,944 117,975 (X) (X) 3.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 22,471 22,460 22,437 0.0 0.1 3.5 22,561 22,558 22,475 20,828 (X) (X) 8.3

 Consumer goods.................................. 191,859 192,466 194,279 -0.3 -0.9 -0.6 191,256 193,193 194,888 188,298 (X) (X) 1.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,405 29,212 29,195 0.7 0.1 0.2 28,616 28,914 29,093 28,836 (X) (X) -0.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 162,454 163,254 165,084 -0.5 -1.1 -0.7 162,640 164,279 165,795 159,462 (X) (X) 2.0

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

include adjusted data for 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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 June May Apr. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 222,103 221,854 221,939 0.1 0.0 0.8 221,128 222,702 222,201 214,322 3.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 134,586 133,794 133,420 0.6 0.3 0.9 133,457 133,616 133,071 128,216 4.1

 Wood products................................... 4,844 4,835 4,814 0.2 0.4 0.6 4,614 4,527 4,562 4,273 8.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,450 5,458 5,416 -0.1 0.8 -0.3 5,480 5,497 5,454 5,328 2.9

 Primary metals.................................... 12,639 12,540 12,374 0.8 1.3 1.9 12,448 12,279 11,975 11,384 9.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,101 17,959 17,783 0.8 1.0 0.4 18,068 17,895 17,756 17,511 3.2

 Machinery.......................................... 23,768 23,455 23,448 1.3 0.0 -0.6 23,809 23,634 23,538 24,060 -1.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,176 18,139 18,035 0.2 0.6 0.5 18,133 18,352 18,071 17,281 4.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,115 6,996 6,976 1.7 0.3 -0.3 7,100 7,049 7,028 6,844 3.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 32,997 32,952 33,140 0.1 -0.6 2.6 32,282 32,903 33,317 30,299 6.5

 Furniture and related products............... 3,740 3,672 3,674 1.9 -0.1 0.3 3,759 3,674 3,662 3,573 5.2

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,756 7,788 7,760 -0.4 0.4 1.1 7,764 7,806 7,708 7,663 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 87,517 88,060 88,519 -0.6 -0.5 0.6 87,671 89,086 89,130 86,106 1.8

 Food products.................................... 19,616 19,755 19,660 -0.7 0.5 0.7 19,299 19,443 19,385 19,104 1.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 5,833 5,811 5,770 0.4 0.7 -0.5 5,686 5,781 5,834 5,873 -3.2

 Textiles.............................................. 1,128 1,127 1,131 0.1 -0.4 1.5 1,135 1,133 1,133 1,130 0.4

 Textile products................................... 1,270 1,266 1,247 0.3 1.5 0.5 1,278 1,269 1,244 1,308 -2.3

 Apparel............................................. 572 572 582 0.0 -1.7 0.2 580 569 574 607 -4.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 232 232 226 0.0 2.7 -0.9 234 234 222 242 -3.3

 Paper products.................................... 7,686 7,645 7,647 0.5 0.0 -0.1 7,600 7,582 7,652 7,657 -0.7

 Printing ............................................. 2,591 2,617 2,623 -1.0 -0.2 0.3 2,596 2,604 2,634 2,699 -3.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 9,501 9,913 10,596 -4.2 -6.4 -1.3 10,117 10,809 11,076 10,347 -2.2

 Chemical products................................ 28,868 28,884 28,793 -0.1 0.3 2.0 28,923 29,394 29,081 26,828 7.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,220 10,238 10,244 -0.2 -0.1 -0.5 10,223 10,268 10,295 10,311 -0.9

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 200,053 199,873 200,037 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 199,357 202,148 201,685 196,229 1.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 150,209 150,327 150,387 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 149,586 152,305 151,693 149,201 0.3

 Wood products................................... 1,935 1,973 2,031 -1.9 -2.9 -0.9 1,932 1,986 2,079 1,924 0.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,459 1,455 1,465 0.3 -0.7 0.3 1,488 1,505 1,520 1,472 1.1

 Primary metals.................................... 9,430 9,462 9,502 -0.3 -0.4 0.8 9,471 9,518 9,615 8,914 6.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,148 13,055 12,995 0.7 0.5 1.0 13,091 13,115 12,997 12,553 4.3

 Machinery.......................................... 21,165 21,078 21,065 0.4 0.1 0.8 20,953 21,369 21,035 19,675 6.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,922 13,977 13,964 -0.4 0.1 0.6 14,022 14,429 14,279 13,787 1.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,915 3,865 3,883 1.3 -0.5 -0.8 3,953 3,945 3,939 3,763 5.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 80,627 80,846 80,960 -0.3 -0.1 -1.0 80,071 81,803 81,672 82,644 -3.1

 Furniture and related products............... 1,157 1,161 1,086 -0.3 6.9 -3.6 1,163 1,162 1,082 1,141 1.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,451 3,455 3,436 -0.1 0.6 -1.0 3,442 3,473 3,475 3,328 3.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 49,844 49,546 49,650 0.6 -0.2 0.3 49,771 49,843 49,992 47,028 5.8

 Food products.................................... 5,958 6,064 6,148 -1.7 -1.4 0.8 5,428 5,585 5,826 5,507 -1.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,926 8,903 8,812 0.3 1.0 0.5 8,344 8,656 8,744 7,910 5.5

 Textiles.............................................. 658 655 665 0.5 -1.5 -0.3 662 663 674 677 -2.2

 Textile products................................... 411 400 402 2.8 -0.5 -0.2 408 400 411 417 -2.2

 Apparel............................................. 314 316 321 -0.6 -1.6 -4.2 330 318 309 356 -7.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 89 88 89 1.1 -1.1 0.0 88 89 91 90 -2.2

 Paper products.................................... 1,244 1,242 1,253 0.2 -0.9 -0.4 1,251 1,246 1,255 1,274 -1.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,035 1,025 1,038 1.0 -1.3 -4.9 1,016 980 1,049 1,163 -12.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,635 10,716 11,087 -0.8 -3.3 0.9 11,243 11,348 11,727 9,562 17.6

 Chemical products................................ 17,446 17,003 16,726 2.6 1.7 0.1 17,867 17,377 16,739 17,047 4.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,128 3,134 3,109 -0.2 0.8 0.5 3,134 3,181 3,167 3,025 3.6

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 226,930 226,317 227,274 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 225,758 228,786 229,555 221,468 1.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 112,595 111,423 111,049 1.1 0.3 0.2 111,476 113,045 112,356 107,881 3.3

 Wood products................................... 4,899 4,891 4,795 0.2 2.0 1.3 4,892 5,077 4,933 4,572 7.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,297 6,264 6,244 0.5 0.3 1.1 6,398 6,482 6,466 6,247 2.4

 Primary metals.................................... 11,059 11,003 10,926 0.5 0.7 1.0 10,930 11,132 11,168 10,091 8.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,049 17,808 17,674 1.4 0.8 0.4 18,095 18,176 18,139 17,545 3.1

 Machinery.......................................... 23,497 23,024 22,933 2.1 0.4 0.3 23,230 23,328 23,231 21,429 8.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,341 12,178 12,168 1.3 0.1 -1.0 12,074 12,217 12,075 12,141 -0.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,598 6,573 6,526 0.4 0.7 -0.4 6,663 6,729 6,646 6,359 4.8

 Transportation equipment..................... 15,470 15,438 15,447 0.2 -0.1 0.6 14,879 15,725 15,435 15,821 -6.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,818 2,812 2,814 0.2 -0.1 -0.9 2,978 2,858 2,761 2,783 7.0

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,567 11,432 11,522 1.2 -0.8 -0.8 11,337 11,321 11,502 10,893 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 114,335 114,894 116,225 -0.5 -1.1 -1.3 114,282 115,741 117,199 113,587 0.6

 Food products.................................... 30,353 29,879 29,725 1.6 0.5 -1.6 29,634 29,241 29,222 28,683 3.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,889 8,754 8,854 1.5 -1.1 -1.4 8,912 8,851 8,992 8,730 2.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,440 1,415 1,426 1.8 -0.8 1.0 1,454 1,435 1,429 1,383 5.1

 Textile products................................... 1,744 1,745 1,751 -0.1 -0.3 1.2 1,743 1,753 1,764 1,606 8.5

 Apparel............................................. 1,166 1,180 1,201 -1.2 -1.7 -0.4 1,173 1,163 1,163 1,288 -8.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 478 479 484 -0.2 -1.0 -0.4 495 491 478 486 1.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,700 6,657 6,669 0.6 -0.2 0.2 6,671 6,684 6,764 6,519 2.3

 Printing ............................................. 1,771 1,759 1,754 0.7 0.3 -0.5 1,777 1,770 1,783 1,653 7.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,227 13,899 14,752 -4.8 -5.8 -3.2 13,998 14,393 15,024 13,078 7.0

 Chemical products................................ 36,749 37,300 37,725 -1.5 -1.1 -1.4 36,594 37,762 38,333 38,458 -4.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,818 11,827 11,884 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 11,831 12,198 12,247 11,703 1.1

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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

2017p 2017r 2017 2017 2017p 2017r 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries3

............................ 1.38 1.37 1.38 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

.................................. 1.68 1.67 1.69 1.69 6.83 6.74 6.83 6.81

 Wood products.............................................. 1.29 1.29 1.26 1.25 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.72 1.70 1.71 1.69 1.55 1.54 1.56 1.55

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.54 1.53 1.55 1.54 2.50 2.50 2.54 2.52

 Machinery..................................................... 2.21 2.19 2.19 2.20 3.63 3.59 3.57 3.58

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.67 1.68 1.68 1.67 5.82 5.80 5.77 5.78

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.75 1.73 1.73 1.72 2.48 2.51 2.49 2.45

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.64 1.63 1.67 1.67 14.89 14.62 14.98 14.88

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.71 1.70 1.74 1.75

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.08 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.76 1.75 1.75 1.75 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.23 1.21 1.24 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.54 1.54 1.55 1.54 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.89 1.93 2.03 2.10 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.10 2.08 2.08 2.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.99 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.84 0.84 0.86 0.87 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.26 1.26 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Jun3 Jun3 Jun3 Jun3

Industry 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016-

Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May

2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017

 

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Wood products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.3 0.3 -0.6 1.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................. -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0.5 -0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.1 0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.3 (X) 1.0 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.2

 Miscellaneous products...................... (X) 0.5 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Food products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.5

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.6

 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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 

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, June Full Report, August 3, 2017. 

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