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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

OCTOBER 2019 

Release Number: CB 19‐174 M3‐2 (19)‐10 

December 5, 2019 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the October full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders: 

 MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS 

OCTOBER 2019  $497.0 billion           +0.3%° 

SEPTEMBER 2019  

(revised)  $495.6 billion            ‐0.8%° 

Next release: January 7, 2020 

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, December 5, 

2019. 

Summary 

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

increased $1.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $497.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.  This 

followed a 0.8 percent September decrease.  Shipments, up following three consecutive monthly 

decreases, increased less than $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $500.2 billion.  This followed a 0.4 

percent September decrease.  Unfilled orders, up three of the last four months, increased $1.0 billion or 

0.1 percent to $1,164.3 billion.  This followed a virtually unchanged September decrease.  The unfilled 

orders‐to‐shipments ratio was 6.67, down from 6.70 in September.  Inventories, up ten of the last eleven 

months, increased $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $698.8 billion.  This followed a 0.3 percent September 

increase.  The inventories‐to‐shipments ratio was 1.40, unchanged from September. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up four of the last five months, increased $1.3 

billion or 0.5 percent to $248.4 billion, down from the previously published 0.6 percent increase.  This 

followed a 1.5 percent September decrease.  Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five 

Nov‐18 Dec‐18 Jan‐19 Feb‐19 Mar‐19 Apr‐19 May‐19 Jun‐19 Jul‐19 Aug‐19 Sep‐19 Oct‐19

% Change ‐0.5% 0.2% 0.1% ‐1.0% 1.3% ‐1.2% ‐1.3% 0.5% 1.4% ‐0.1% ‐0.8% 0.3%

‐4.0%

‐3.0%

‐2.0%

‐1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS'  NEW ORDERS 2018‐2019

Seasonally  Adjusted,   Month‐To‐Month  Percentage  Change

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

December 5, 2019. 
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months, led the increase, $0.6 billion or 0.7 percent to $84.6 billion.  New orders for manufactured 

nondurable goods increased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $248.6 billion.

Shipments 

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, down four consecutive months, decreased less than 

$0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $251.6 billion, down from the previously published increase.  This 

followed a 0.7 percent September decrease.  Transportation equipment, also down four consecutive 

months, drove the decrease, $0.3 billion or 0.4 percent to $83.7 billion.  Shipments of manufactured 

nondurable goods, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $0.1 billion or virtually 

unchanged to $248.6 billion.  This followed a 0.1 percent September decrease.  Petroleum and coal 

products, up three of the last four months, drove the increase, $0.3 billion or 0.7 percent to $51.7 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

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

$1.0 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,164.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase.  This 

followed a virtually unchanged September decrease.  Transportation equipment, up four consecutive 

months, led the increase, $0.9 billion or 0.1 percent to $795.5 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased 

$1.6 billion or 0.4 percent to $432.2 billion, up from the previously published 0.3 percent increase.  This 

followed a 0.5 percent September increase.  Transportation equipment, also up fifteen of the last sixteen 

months, drove the increase, $1.9 billion or 1.3 percent to $147.4 billion.  Inventories of manufactured 

nondurable goods, down seven consecutive months, decreased $0.7 billion or 0.3 percent to $266.6 

billion.  This followed a virtually unchanged September decrease.  Food products, down two of the last 

three months, led the decrease, $0.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $54.0 billion.  By stage of fabrication, 

October materials and supplies increased 0.2 percent in durable goods and were virtually unchanged in 

nondurable goods.  Work in process increased 0.8 percent in durable goods and decreased 1.3 percent in 

nondurable goods.  Finished goods were virtually unchanged in both durable and nondurable goods.  

The Advance Report on durable goods for November is scheduled for release on December 24, 2019 at 

8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on January 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EST.  View the full schedule in the 

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

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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‐to‐month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

effectively represent the month‐to‐month movements of all establishments that make up the category.  

The companies for which shipments data are currently reported or imputed in the M3 survey represent 

approximately 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  
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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>. 

2020 RELEASE DATES FOR THE M3 SURVEY 

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NEW TIME SERIES 

Beginning with the release of June 2018 data on July 26, 2018, historical estimates of the Monthly Advance 

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as well as a not seasonally adjusted basis at: <https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/>.   

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Table 1.  Value of Manufacturers' Shipments for Industry Groups

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[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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

  All manufacturing industries.................. 500,158 500,121 502,177 0.0 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 518,577 514,074 520,191 527,031 5,055,884 5,013,593 0.8

      Excluding transportation................... 416,449 416,110 416,619 0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 430,772 425,792 430,689 434,786 4,186,659 4,160,308 0.6

      Excluding defense.............................. 485,234 485,306 487,467 0.0 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 503,860 497,909 505,703 513,214 4,910,888 4,881,308 0.6

      With unfilled orders............................  174,568 173,690 174,192 0.5 ‐0.3 0.0 178,156 181,849 180,056 181,221 1,767,399 1,746,808 1.2

  Durable goods industries......................... 251,562 251,606 253,325 0.0 ‐0.7 ‐0.2 260,951 262,426 263,168 265,344 2,557,016 2,512,790 1.8

  Wood products....................................... 9,229 9,179 9,202 0.5 ‐0.2 1.3 9,777 9,501 9,826 9,766 93,165 95,545 ‐2.5

  Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,322 11,459 11,443 ‐1.2 0.1 0.4 12,597 11,981 12,676 12,261 115,082 110,831 3.8

  Primary metals....................................... 20,062 20,240 20,174 ‐0.9 0.3 0.0 20,492 20,213 21,017 22,145 209,186 215,517 ‐2.9

      Iron and steel mills............................ 9,868 10,016 10,103 ‐1.5 ‐0.9 0.0 10,083 9,900 10,580 11,379 105,833 107,818 ‐1.8

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,699 8,753 8,602 ‐0.6 1.8 0.4 8,908 8,808 8,896 9,351 88,095 93,667 ‐5.9

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,495 1,471 1,469 1.6 0.1 ‐1.5 1,501 1,505 1,541 1,415 15,258 14,032 8.7

  Fabricated metal products....................... 33,934 33,861 33,676 0.2 0.5 0.7 35,715 34,862 35,676 35,004 341,137 330,297 3.3

  Machinery............................................. 33,073 32,737 33,282 1.0 ‐1.6 1.1 33,392 32,939 33,618 33,400 333,113 327,470 1.7

      Farm machinery................................. 2,464 2,506 2,548 ‐1.7 ‐1.6 3.3 2,345 2,267 2,329 2,592 26,627 26,335 1.1

      Construction machinery..................... 2,878 2,903 3,134 ‐0.9 ‐7.4 7.1 3,054 2,830 3,107 3,203 30,405 29,774 2.1

      Mining, oil field, and 

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,454 1,325 1,429 9.7 ‐7.3 ‐3.9 1,467 1,373 1,427 1,512 14,310 15,103 ‐5.3

      Industrial machinery.......................... 3,028 3,007 2,982 0.7 0.8 6.7 3,041 3,465 3,023 2,665 27,998 26,371 6.2

      Photographic equipment...................... 537 564 552 ‐4.8 2.2 1.1 544 624 529 591 5,509 5,445 1.2

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............ 4,124 4,080 4,130 1.1 ‐1.2 2.6 3,818 4,105 4,450 3,626 41,559 39,113 6.3

      Metalworking machinery..................... 2,536 2,567 2,625 ‐1.2 ‐2.2 ‐2.4 2,701 2,660 2,621 2,815 25,939 26,966 ‐3.8

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment....... 4,513 4,431 4,327 1.9 2.4 ‐1.4 4,672 4,307 4,522 4,578 44,195 42,292 4.5

      Material handling equipment............... 2,805 2,724 2,806 3.0 ‐2.9 ‐2.4 2,950 2,699 2,956 2,872 28,417 27,013 5.2

  Computers and electronic products

2

.......... 27,851 27,709 27,786 0.5 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 27,731 30,908 27,785 27,634 274,161 263,977 3.9

      Computers........................................ 545 537 578 1.5 ‐7.1 ‐2.0 524 661 623 783 6,009 7,853 ‐23.5

      Computer storage devices..................... 389 307 346 26.7 ‐11.3 ‐0.3 315 407 304 237 3,241 2,703 19.9

      Other peripheral equipment................ 791 810 791 ‐2.3 2.4 4.6 745 1,006 722 772 7,668 7,294 5.1

      Nondefense communications

          equipment.................................... 3,604 3,615 3,606 ‐0.3 0.2 0.0 3,090 4,504 3,248 2,967 34,524 31,119 10.9

      Defense communications equipment.... 239 260 261 ‐8.1 ‐0.4 ‐3.0 254 290 277 337 2,771 2,858 ‐3.0

      Audio and video equipment.................... 311 298 310 4.4 ‐3.9 ‐8.0 407 273 282 386 2,924 2,277 28.4

      Electronic components......................... 3,623 3,637 3,693 ‐0.4 ‐1.5 2.2 3,606 3,788 3,996 3,466 36,310 34,835 4.2

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,547 1,478 1,568 4.7 ‐5.7 ‐0.1 1,511 1,665 1,552 1,530 15,517 15,139 2.5

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment..................................... 2,869 2,865 2,826 0.1 1.4 ‐0.7 2,834 3,167 2,798 2,721 27,887 27,004 3.3

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments................. 9,224 9,110 9,085 1.3 0.3 ‐1.0 8,901 10,247 8,935 9,125 90,574 90,307 0.3

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 11,512 11,751 11,676 ‐2.0 0.6 ‐1.0 11,948 12,576 12,251 12,009 117,122 113,453 3.2

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,059 1,063 1,049 ‐0.4 1.3 ‐0.9 1,124 1,086 1,098 1,111 10,493 10,524 ‐0.3

      Household appliances........................ 1,691 1,754 1,789 ‐3.6 ‐2.0 3.2 1,798 1,930 1,876 1,923 17,326 17,161 1.0

      Electrical equipment............................ 3,119 3,153 3,096 ‐1.1 1.8 ‐3.5 3,033 3,467 3,253 2,965 31,589 31,177 1.3

      Batteries........................................... 891 941 921 ‐5.3 2.2 0.4 1,082 1,019 974 1,130 8,947 9,250 ‐3.3

  Transportation equipment........................ 83,709 84,011 85,558 ‐0.4 ‐1.8 ‐1.1 87,805 88,282 89,502 92,245 869,225 853,285 1.9

      Automobiles..................................... 7,972 8,173 8,519 ‐2.5 ‐4.1 ‐3.4 8,667 8,305 9,121 10,212 87,504 91,714 ‐4.6

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 20,561 21,247 22,080 ‐3.2 ‐3.8 ‐1.9 22,641 22,346 23,812 23,044 214,973 198,657 8.2

      Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,831 2,881 2,894 ‐1.7 ‐0.4 ‐1.1 2,979 2,933 2,994 3,047 30,586 27,454 11.4

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers.................................... 27,416 27,741 28,171 ‐1.2 ‐1.5 ‐0.7 29,381 27,995 30,027 29,958 285,180 273,706 4.2

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,061 9,331 9,170 7.8 1.8 ‐2.2 9,142 10,789 8,706 11,820 106,394 128,730 ‐17.4

      Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,373 4,225 4,358 3.5 ‐3.1 ‐4.1 4,304 4,815 4,360 4,620 44,409 44,310 0.2

      Ships and boats................................. 2,835 2,692 2,677 5.3 0.6 1.8 2,882 2,745 2,526 2,809 27,914 27,716 0.7

  Furniture and related products.................. 6,855 6,777 6,684 1.2 1.4 ‐2.4 7,026 6,734 7,217 6,664 67,992 65,286 4.1

  Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,015 13,882 13,844 1.0 0.3 0.5 14,468 14,430 13,600 14,216 136,833 137,129 ‐0.2

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,596 248,515 248,852 0.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.4 257,626 251,648 257,023 261,687 2,498,868 2,500,803 ‐0.1

  Food products....................................... 67,898 68,024 68,098 ‐0.2 ‐0.1 0.2 71,513 69,275 69,706 70,232 674,397 671,805 0.4

      Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,205 7,371 7,454 ‐2.3 ‐1.1 1.1 7,687 7,251 7,722 8,249 74,061 78,164 ‐5.2

      Dairy products.................................. 9,573 9,473 9,484 1.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 9,983 9,448 9,741 9,607 93,908 94,134 ‐0.2

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,323 19,372 19,335 ‐0.3 0.2 0.5 19,706 19,399 19,966 19,473 194,006 194,142 ‐0.1

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,633 12,916 13,174 ‐2.2 ‐2.0 1.2 12,683 13,249 13,657 12,717 126,830 125,984 0.7

      Beverages......................................... 8,879 8,815 8,670 0.7 1.7 ‐0.2 8,929 9,148 9,153 8,801 87,505 87,466 0.0

      Tobacco............................................ 3,754 4,101 4,504 ‐8.5 ‐8.9 3.9 3,754 4,101 4,504 3,916 39,325 38,518 2.1

  Textile mills........................................... 2,438 2,432 2,433 0.2 0.0 ‐0.8 2,529 2,446 2,602 2,590 25,014 25,398 ‐1.5

  Textile products................................... 2,237 2,258 2,267 ‐0.9 ‐0.4 ‐0.6 2,275 2,235 2,384 2,420 23,023 22,995 0.1

  Apparel................................................ 959 949 946 1.1 0.3 ‐0.4 1,114 992 1,051 1,148 9,484 9,591 ‐1.1

  Leather and allied products...................... 413 409 409 1.0 0.0 ‐3.8 421 388 413 417 4,208 4,149 1.4

  Paper products...................................... 16,122 16,134 16,263 ‐0.1 ‐0.8 0.1 16,956 16,309 16,943 17,038 162,665 161,944 0.4

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,542 6,547 6,565 ‐0.1 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 6,778 6,689 6,872 6,844 65,408 66,230 ‐1.2

      Paperboard containers........................ 5,667 5,636 5,741 0.6 ‐1.8 0.7 6,101 5,690 6,039 6,022 57,508 56,304 2.1

  Printing................................................. 6,952 6,917 6,916 0.5 0.0 0.0 7,647 7,138 7,091 7,376 68,181 65,822 3.6

  Petroleum and coal products.................. 51,658 51,316 51,085 0.7 0.5 ‐3.4 53,516 52,266 54,321 60,173 531,766 557,207 ‐4.6

      Petroleum refineries.......................... 47,393 46,934 46,756 1.0 0.4 ‐3.9 48,678 47,338 49,142 55,498 487,310 515,705 ‐5.5

  Chemical products..................................... 67,568 67,413 67,437 0.2 0.0 0.9 68,326 67,456 68,206 66,823 672,557 655,200 2.6

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals....................... 2,554 2,615 2,559 ‐2.3 2.2 2.9 2,063 2,502 2,197 2,253 26,970 27,363 ‐1.4

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,846 23,633 23,456 0.9 0.8 2.6 24,679 23,988 23,476 22,600 228,998 211,844 8.1

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,843 3,843 3,876 0.0 ‐0.9 0.0 3,964 3,745 4,144 3,920 39,855 39,129 1.9

  Plastics and rubber products.................. 19,718 19,747 19,824 ‐0.1 ‐0.4 0.0 20,646 19,894 20,649 20,753 200,743 200,708 0.0

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

All manufacturing industries2........................ 496,962 495,574 499,585 0.3 ‐0.8 ‐0.1 510,571 507,103 511,110 517,515 4,988,342 5,010,839 ‐0.4

      Excluding transportation2...................... 412,360 411,537 412,814 0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.2 424,685 419,329 423,344 430,230 4,146,086 4,138,644 0.2

      Excluding defense2.............................. 478,506 478,368 483,182 0.0 ‐1.0 ‐0.7 493,602 486,553 496,948 505,061 4,839,768 4,864,249 ‐0.5

      With unfilled orders2

............................. 175,601 173,464 175,862 1.2 ‐1.4 0.5 175,153 179,282 175,547 176,640 1,742,187 1,783,976 ‐2.3

  Durable goods industries2......................... 248,366 247,059 250,733 0.5 ‐1.5 0.2 252,945 255,455 254,087 255,828 2,489,474 2,510,036 ‐0.8

  Primary metals........................................ 20,202 20,483 20,582 ‐1.4 ‐0.5 1.6 20,122 19,602 20,790 21,997 208,669 217,978 ‐4.3

      Iron and steel mills.............................. 10,116 10,292 10,440 ‐1.7 ‐1.4 1.8 9,692 9,494 10,508 10,819 105,373 109,376 ‐3.7

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 8,619 8,781 8,623 ‐1.8 1.8 0.9 8,961 8,716 8,688 9,763 88,146 94,362 ‐6.6

      Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,467 1,410 1,519 4.0 ‐7.2 4.1 1,469 1,392 1,594 1,415 15,150 14,240 6.4

  Fabricated metal products........................ 33,797 33,316 34,101 1.4 ‐2.3 0.6 34,588 33,467 35,704 34,401 342,823 336,877 1.8

  Machinery............................................. 33,033 32,651 32,681 1.2 ‐0.1 ‐0.3 33,368 32,343 32,559 34,047 330,716 331,700 ‐0.3

      Construction machinery........................ 2,809 2,698 2,756 4.1 ‐2.1 0.9 2,994 2,670 2,698 3,154 28,260 30,057 ‐6.0

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 1,435 1,305 1,403 10.0 ‐7.0 ‐1.8 1,448 1,353 1,401 1,556 13,740 15,000 ‐8.4

      Industrial machinery............................ 3,023 3,016 2,934 0.2 2.8 7.6 3,155 3,408 2,942 2,818 27,735 26,584 4.3

      Photographic equipment....................... 514 626 536 ‐17.9 16.8 16.5 579 743 500 659 5,248 5,144 2.0

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 4,146 4,087 4,093 1.4 ‐0.1 2.5 3,855 4,031 4,199 3,823 42,201 40,192 5.0

      Metalworking machinery....................... 2,512 2,545 2,512 ‐1.3 1.3 ‐7.9 2,711 2,523 2,458 2,846 25,259 26,952 ‐6.3

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment........... 4,496 4,398 4,305 2.2 2.2 ‐3.9 4,655 4,274 4,500 4,430 44,072 41,771 5.5

      Material handling equipment.................. 2,889 2,742 2,764 5.4 ‐0.8 ‐4.0 2,816 2,644 2,795 2,777 28,270 28,413 ‐0.5

  Computers and electronic products2........... 23,662 23,510 23,618 0.6 ‐0.5 ‐0.1 22,875 27,227 22,033 23,064 232,932 227,654 2.3

      Computers........................................ 573 578 545 ‐0.9 6.1 ‐6.0 552 702 590 812 5,987 8,107 ‐26.2

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 3,526 3,470 3,429 1.6 1.2 ‐3.8 3,119 4,381 2,943 3,055 33,802 32,332 4.5

      Defense communications equipment....... 191 240 225 ‐20.4 6.7 ‐0.9 171 306 250 305 2,408 2,862 ‐15.9

      Electronic components......................... 3,791 3,818 3,791 ‐0.7 0.7 4.7 3,807 3,930 3,974 3,511 36,640 35,623 2.9

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 1,577 1,630 1,716 ‐3.3 ‐5.0 6.5 1,719 1,830 1,543 1,765 16,557 16,019 3.4

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,836 2,906 2,929 ‐2.4 ‐0.8 1.0 2,608 3,452 2,616 2,798 29,043 26,982 7.6

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments..................... 9,197 8,982 9,076 2.4 ‐1.0 ‐1.8 8,891 10,444 8,333 9,048 90,256 90,789 ‐0.6

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components................................... 11,630 11,841 11,737 ‐1.8 0.9 ‐2.1 12,189 12,356 12,253 12,075 118,348 113,873 3.9

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,139 1,134 1,116 0.4 1.6 ‐0.6 1,214 1,137 1,151 1,100 11,002 10,579 4.0

      Household appliances.......................... 1,697 1,760 1,816 ‐3.6 ‐3.1 2.8 1,851 1,962 1,894 1,944 17,493 17,371 0.7

      Electrical equipment............................ 3,031 3,103 3,083 ‐2.3 0.6 ‐4.9 3,053 3,257 3,203 3,096 31,745 30,978 2.5

  Transportation equipment........................ 84,602 84,037 86,771 0.7 ‐3.2 0.2 85,886 87,774 87,766 87,285 842,256 872,195 ‐3.4

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers..................................... 27,075 27,304 27,914 ‐0.8 ‐2.2 ‐1.0 27,917 27,498 30,207 29,024 282,463 273,085 3.4

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,122 7,340 9,059 10.7 ‐19.0 ‐17.2 6,541 6,646 7,027 9,006 81,662 132,745 ‐38.5

      Defense aircraft and parts.................... 7,335 6,197 5,404 18.4 14.7 52.7 7,096 7,202 3,652 4,287 47,409 50,613 ‐6.3

      Ships and boats.................................. 2,931 2,222 3,468 31.9 ‐35.9 77.6 2,761 2,251 3,187 2,136 27,026 30,032 ‐10.0

  Furniture and related products................... 6,892 6,676 6,756 3.2 ‐1.2 ‐1.8 7,093 6,749 6,882 6,718 68,591 66,318 3.4

  Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,596 248,515 248,852 0.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.4 257,626 251,648 257,023 261,687 2,498,868 2,500,803 ‐0.1

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,164,278 1,163,245 1,163,471 0.1 0.0 0.1 1,154,422 1,157,425 1,159,992 1,173,580 ‐1.6

      Excluding transportation2

...................... 368,770 368,630 368,882 0.0 ‐0.1 0.1 364,814 365,898 367,957 364,831 0.0

      Excluding defense2............................. 959,507 962,006 964,623 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 0.0 950,529 955,784 962,736 979,094 ‐2.9

  Durable goods industries2........................ 1,164,278 1,163,245 1,163,471 0.1 0.0 0.1 1,154,422 1,157,425 1,159,992 1,173,580 ‐1.6

  Primary metals........................................ 32,095 31,955 31,712 0.4 0.8 1.3 30,586 30,956 31,567 30,339 0.8

      Iron and steel mills............................... 16,993 16,745 16,469 1.5 1.7 2.1 15,809 16,200 16,606 15,776 0.2

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 11,701 11,781 11,753 ‐0.7 0.2 0.2 11,447 11,394 11,486 11,201 2.2

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,401 3,429 3,490 ‐0.8 ‐1.7 1.5 3,330 3,362 3,475 3,362 ‐1.0

  Fabricated metal products......................... 86,340 86,477 87,022 ‐0.2 ‐0.6 0.5 85,250 86,377 87,772 83,954 1.5

  Machinery.............................................. 102,162 102,202 102,288 0.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 101,403 101,427 102,023 105,567 ‐3.9

      Construction machinery......................... 4,445 4,514 4,719 ‐1.5 ‐4.3 ‐7.4 4,216 4,276 4,436 6,281 ‐32.9

      Mining, oil field, and

          gas field machinery.......................... 3,636 3,655 3,675 ‐0.5 ‐0.5 ‐0.7 3,636 3,655 3,675 4,436 ‐18.0

      Industrial machinery............................. 7,800 7,805 7,796 ‐0.1 0.1 ‐0.6 7,843 7,729 7,786 8,679 ‐9.6

      Photographic equipment........................ 1,302 1,325 1,263 ‐1.7 4.9 ‐1.3 1,329 1,294 1,175 1,529 ‐13.1

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment................ 8,013 7,991 7,984 0.3 0.1 ‐0.5 7,751 7,714 7,788 7,190 7.8

      Metalworking machinery........................ 6,736 6,760 6,782 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 ‐1.6 6,658 6,648 6,785 7,751 ‐14.1

      Turbines, generators, and other        

          power transmission equipment............ 28,630 28,647 28,680 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 28,630 28,647 28,680 29,299 ‐2.3

      Material handling equipment................... 13,124 13,040 13,022 0.6 0.1 ‐0.3 12,922 13,056 13,111 12,825 0.8

  Computers and electronic products2............. 118,627 118,587 118,465 0.0 0.1 0.1 118,144 117,997 117,274 116,069 1.8

      Computers......................................... 2,173 2,145 2,104 1.3 1.9 ‐1.5 2,173 2,145 2,104 2,132 1.9

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 24,128 24,206 24,351 ‐0.3 ‐0.6 ‐0.7 24,036 24,007 24,130 24,842 ‐3.2

      Defense communications equipment........ 968 1,016 1,036 ‐4.7 ‐1.9 ‐3.4 972 1,055 1,039 1,434 ‐32.2

      Electronic components.......................... 13,242 13,074 12,893 1.3 1.4 0.8 13,126 12,925 12,783 12,610 4.1

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 20,761 20,731 20,579 0.1 0.7 0.7 20,901 20,693 20,528 19,953 4.8

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 29,439 29,472 29,431 ‐0.1 0.1 0.4 29,222 29,448 29,163 27,183 7.5

      Electromedical, measuring,

          and control instruments...................... 27,916 27,943 28,071 ‐0.1 ‐0.5 0.0 27,714 27,724 27,527 27,915 ‐0.7

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 20,299 20,181 20,091 0.6 0.4 0.3 20,181 19,940 20,160 19,452 3.7

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,843 1,763 1,692 4.5 4.2 4.1 1,860 1,770 1,719 1,400 32.9

      Household appliances........................... 1,297 1,291 1,285 0.5 0.5 2.1 1,382 1,329 1,297 1,394 ‐0.9

      Electrical equipment............................. 7,879 7,967 8,017 ‐1.1 ‐0.6 ‐0.2 7,810 7,790 8,000 7,636 2.3

  Transportation equipment......................... 795,508 794,615 794,589 0.1 0.0 0.2 789,608 791,527 792,035 808,749 ‐2.4

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 25,749 26,090 26,527 ‐1.3 ‐1.6 ‐1.0 24,475 25,939 26,436 25,886 ‐5.5

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 577,307 579,246 581,237 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 0.0 573,456 576,057 580,200 597,125 ‐4.0

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 85,826 82,864 80,892 3.6 2.4 1.3 85,189 82,397 80,010 78,797 8.1

      Ships and boats.................................. 29,047 28,951 29,421 0.3 ‐1.6 2.8 28,616 28,737 29,231 29,370 ‐2.6

  Furniture and related products................... 8,665 8,628 8,729 0.4 ‐1.2 0.8 8,668 8,601 8,586 8,911 ‐2.7

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment.      1

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

include adjusted data for 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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

  All manufacturing industries...................... 698,785 697,912 695,671 0.1 0.3 ‐0.1 701,493 698,215 700,055 686,051 2.3

      Excluding transportation........................ 551,385 552,364 552,354 ‐0.2 0.0 ‐0.4 552,907 552,273 555,435 554,213 ‐0.2

      Excluding defense............................. 670,052 669,568 667,556 0.1 0.3 0.0 672,810 669,896 671,888 658,968 2.1

      With unfilled orders............................. 353,029 351,382 349,208 0.5 0.6 0.3 353,575 351,496 352,576 336,135 5.2

  Durable goods industries........................ 432,151 430,595 428,293 0.4 0.5 0.3 432,413 430,331 432,002 412,470 4.8

  Wood products........................................ 12,106 12,094 12,136 0.1 ‐0.3 0.2 11,998 11,865 11,992 12,261 ‐2.1

  Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 15,133 15,077 15,053 0.4 0.2 0.2 14,738 14,886 14,999 14,409 2.3

  Primary metals......................................... 34,759 34,910 34,972 ‐0.4 ‐0.2 ‐1.4 34,528 34,987 35,270 35,713 ‐3.3

      Iron and steel mills............................... 18,803 18,919 19,138 ‐0.6 ‐1.1 ‐2.9 18,704 19,023 19,315 20,300 ‐7.9

      Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,820 13,857 13,701 ‐0.3 1.1 0.3 13,688 13,891 13,826 13,339 2.6

      Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,136 2,134 2,133 0.1 0.0 1.2 2,136 2,073 2,129 2,074 3.0

  Fabricated metal products......................... 54,281 54,370 54,328 ‐0.2 0.1 ‐0.3 53,904 54,320 54,543 54,012 ‐0.2

  Machinery.............................................. 72,121 72,225 72,242 ‐0.1 0.0 ‐0.2 72,065 72,355 72,960 69,922 3.1

      Farm machinery.................................. 4,331 4,285 4,190 1.1 2.3 ‐2.4 4,043 4,064 4,019 3,600 12.3

      Construction machinery......................... 5,860 5,895 5,980 ‐0.6 ‐1.4 0.6 5,856 5,943 5,954 5,537 5.8

      Mining, oil field,   

          and gas field machinery.................... 5,405 5,454 5,451 ‐0.9 0.1 ‐0.6 5,391 5,404 5,489 5,482 ‐1.7

      Industrial machinery............................. 8,489 8,495 8,490 ‐0.1 0.1 0.5 8,412 8,809 8,703 8,401 0.1

      Photographic equipment....................... 1,798 1,767 1,747 1.8 1.1 ‐0.1 1,819 1,764 1,813 1,723 5.6

      Ventilation, heating, air‐conditioning,

          and refrigeration equipment............... 5,478 5,495 5,541 ‐0.3 ‐0.8 ‐1.1 5,372 5,331 5,530 5,015 7.1

      Metalworking machinery........................ 6,157 6,144 6,156 0.2 ‐0.2 0.1 6,249 6,239 6,276 6,027 3.7

      Turbines, generators, and other

          power transmission equipment............ 9,570 9,543 9,585 0.3 ‐0.4 0.1 9,665 9,492 9,782 9,804 ‐1.4

      Material handling equipment.................. 5,877 5,905 5,937 ‐0.5 ‐0.5 ‐0.6 6,082 6,087 6,086 6,140 ‐0.9

  Computers and electronic products2

............ 43,405 43,559 43,406 ‐0.4 0.4 0.2 43,565 43,395 44,051 43,345 0.5

      Computers......................................... 1,581 1,618 1,592 ‐2.3 1.6 0.4 1,544 1,686 1,637 1,440 7.2

      Computer storage devices.................... 1,123 1,159 1,156 ‐3.1 0.3 2.1 1,151 1,115 1,188 1,062 8.4

      Other peripheral equipment................... 1,111 1,102 1,084 0.8 1.7 ‐0.7 1,096 1,073 1,124 1,173 ‐6.6

      Nondefense communications

          equipment...................................... 4,858 4,874 4,865 ‐0.3 0.2 0.2 4,903 4,782 4,994 4,829 1.5

      Defense communications equipment........ 709 700 723 1.3 ‐3.2 0.0 709 700 723 649 9.2

      Audio and video equipment.................... 606 650 657 ‐6.8 ‐1.1 1.5 656 710 684 628 4.5

      Electronic components.......................... 7,272 7,256 7,234 0.2 0.3 ‐0.6 7,235 7,257 7,230 7,204 0.4

      Nondefense search and navigation

          equipment...................................... 2,782 2,752 2,717 1.1 1.3 0.8 2,833 2,760 2,760 2,616 8.3

      Defense search and navigation

          equipment....................................... 2,526 2,538 2,549 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 0.9 2,507 2,469 2,572 2,588 ‐3.1

      Electromedical, measuring        

          and control instruments...................... 15,661 15,682 15,588 ‐0.1 0.6 0.2 15,744 15,565 15,852 15,483 1.7

  Electrical equipment, appliances,        

    and components.................................... 20,435 20,271 20,285 0.8 ‐0.1 ‐0.3 20,300 19,956 20,589 19,189 5.8

      Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,272 2,276 2,277 ‐0.2 0.0 1.0 2,257 2,271 2,300 2,224 1.5

      Household appliances........................... 2,948 2,898 2,912 1.7 ‐0.5 ‐0.8 2,950 2,863 3,025 2,790 5.7

      Electrical equipment............................. 5,750 5,724 5,737 0.5 ‐0.2 0.3 5,682 5,411 5,783 5,318 6.8

      Batteries............................................ 1,852 1,828 1,897 1.3 ‐3.6 ‐2.1 1,829 1,894 2,009 1,791 2.1

  Transportation equipment......................... 147,400 145,548 143,317 1.3 1.6 1.3 148,586 145,942 144,620 131,838 12.7

      Automobiles....................................... 5,028 5,103 4,980 ‐1.5 2.5 1.1 5,091 5,272 5,038 4,139 23.0

      Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 4,974 4,977 5,065 ‐0.1 ‐1.7 2.0 5,266 5,043 5,212 4,799 9.7

      Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,241 2,230 2,200 0.5 1.4 ‐1.0 2,184 2,148 2,236 2,180 0.2

      Motor vehicle bodies, parts,       

          and trailers...................................... 26,638 26,697 26,554 ‐0.2 0.5 0.3 26,646 26,671 26,668 25,811 3.2

      Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 78,334 76,819 75,170 2.0 2.2 2.5 79,119 76,974 75,848 67,074 18.0

      Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,537 13,502 13,409 0.3 0.7 0.1 13,571 13,487 13,437 13,217 2.7

      Ships and boats.................................. 3,474 3,331 3,303 4.3 0.8 ‐0.6 3,421 3,395 3,323 2,921 17.1

  Furniture and related products.................... 8,049 8,017 8,047 0.4 ‐0.4 0.7 7,973 7,951 8,171 7,885 1.1

  Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 24,462 24,524 24,507 ‐0.3 0.1 ‐0.2 24,756 24,674 24,807 23,896 3.6

  Nondurable goods industries...................... 266,634 267,317 267,378 ‐0.3 0.0 ‐0.6 269,080 267,884 268,053 273,581 ‐1.6

  Food products........................................ 53,962 54,377 54,347 ‐0.8 0.1 ‐0.1 56,747 55,289 54,807 56,732 0.0

      Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,225 5,372 5,397 ‐2.7 ‐0.5 0.0 5,493 5,235 5,258 5,460 0.6

      Dairy products.................................... 7,855 7,861 7,822 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐0.2 7,780 7,920 7,968 7,490 3.9

      Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,633 9,604 9,555 0.3 0.5 0.4 9,811 9,698 9,789 9,417 4.2

  Beverage and tobacco products................ 24,883 24,951 25,137 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.5 25,410 24,815 24,318 25,125 1.1

      Beverages......................................... 20,443 20,530 20,693 ‐0.4 ‐0.8 ‐0.4 20,867 20,559 20,204 20,474 1.9

      Tobacco............................................ 4,440 4,421 4,444 0.4 ‐0.5 ‐1.0 4,543 4,256 4,114 4,651 ‐2.3

  Textile mills............................................ 3,314 3,334 3,365 ‐0.6 ‐0.9 ‐0.3 3,308 3,330 3,370 3,331 ‐0.7

  Textile products...................................... 3,513 3,505 3,489 0.2 0.5 ‐1.8 3,503 3,522 3,499 3,494 0.3

  Apparel................................................. 1,930 1,919 1,919 0.6 0.0 ‐0.2 1,976 1,987 2,023 2,022 ‐2.3

  Leather and allied products....................... 782 778 775 0.5 0.4 0.6 776 781 785 796 ‐2.5

  Paper products....................................... 16,229 16,259 16,333 ‐0.2 ‐0.5 0.4 15,966 16,284 16,397 15,838 0.8

      Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,808 6,822 6,844 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 0.5 6,645 6,761 6,838 6,399 3.8

      Paperboard containers......................... 5,026 5,037 5,078 ‐0.2 ‐0.8 0.4 4,968 5,078 5,103 4,995 ‐0.5

  Printing.................................................. 5,541 5,548 5,525 ‐0.1 0.4 0.0 5,682 5,615 5,558 5,661 0.4

  Petroleum and coal products..................... 38,721 38,650 38,908 0.2 ‐0.7 ‐2.7 38,988 39,405 39,496 43,795 ‐11.0

      Petroleum refineries............................. 32,967 32,918 33,151 0.1 ‐0.7 ‐3.2 33,394 33,733 33,681 38,029 ‐12.2

  Chemical products..................................... 90,996 91,137 90,639 ‐0.2 0.5 ‐0.1 90,180 90,082 90,905 89,840 0.4

      Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

          agricultural chemicals........................ 5,081 5,128 5,115 ‐0.9 0.3 0.3 4,775 4,745 4,837 4,238 12.7

      Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 37,340 37,753 37,227 ‐1.1 1.4 0.4 37,223 37,337 37,301 36,892 0.9

      Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,854 3,867 3,866 ‐0.3 0.0 0.2 3,754 3,801 3,790 3,883 ‐3.3

  Plastics and rubber products..................... 26,763 26,859 26,941 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 ‐0.9 26,544 26,774 26,895 26,947 ‐1.5

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2019p 2018 2018

SHIPMENTS

  All manufacturing industries......................... 500,158 500,121 502,177 0.0 ‐0.4 ‐0.3 518,577 514,074 520,191 527,031 5,055,884 5,013,593 0.8

    Construction materials and supplies....... 52,322 52,425 52,399 ‐0.2 0.0 0.4 56,019 54,051 56,926 55,402 531,599 521,132 2.0

    Information technology......................... 25,288 25,155 25,204 0.5 ‐0.2 ‐0.7 24,577 28,414 24,796 24,704 249,797 240,006 4.1

    Computers and related products........... 1,725 1,654 1,715 4.3 ‐3.6 1.3 1,584 2,074 1,649 1,792 16,918 17,850 ‐5.2

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 58,780 60,042 61,664 ‐2.1 ‐2.6 ‐1.5 63,668 61,579 65,954 66,261 618,243 591,531 4.5

    Capital goods......................................      88,132 86,938 86,943 1.4 0.0 ‐0.1 87,485 93,489 86,622 89,258 881,684 877,147 0.5

      Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,133 74,092 74,302 1.4 ‐0.3 ‐0.3 74,610 79,592 74,225 77,377 756,347 764,283 ‐1.0

        Excluding aircraft............................. 69,350 68,786 69,355 0.8 ‐0.8 ‐0.1 69,631 72,845 69,536 69,538 692,559 676,753 2.3

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 12,999 12,846 12,641 1.2 1.6 0.6 12,875 13,897 12,397 11,881 125,337 112,864 11.1

    Consumer goods.................................. 210,264 210,848 212,069 ‐0.3 ‐0.6 ‐0.8 220,094 214,754 219,639 225,540 2,119,041 2,113,321 0.3

      Consumer durable goods..................... 42,467 43,241 44,474 ‐1.8 ‐2.8 ‐1.4 45,804 44,729 46,852 47,598 440,172 426,843 3.1

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 167,797 167,607 167,595 0.1 0.0 ‐0.6 174,290 170,025 172,787 177,942 1,678,869 1,686,478 ‐0.5

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 496,962 495,574 499,585 0.3 ‐0.8 ‐0.1 510,571 507,103 511,110 517,515 4,988,342 5,010,839 ‐0.4

    Construction materials and supplies....... 51,887 52,050 52,622 ‐0.3 ‐1.1 0.2 54,808 53,045 56,537 55,213 532,526 526,617 1.1

    Information technology......................... 25,257 25,221 25,164 0.1 0.2 ‐1.0 24,636 29,021 23,590 25,017 250,701 242,870 3.2

    Computers and related products........... 1,753 1,695 1,682 3.4 0.8 ‐0.1 1,612 2,115 1,616 1,821 16,896 18,104 ‐6.7

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 58,439 59,605 61,407 ‐2.0 ‐2.9 ‐1.6 62,204 61,082 66,134 65,327 615,526 590,910 4.2

    Capital goods......................................      89,433 84,952 87,404 5.3 ‐2.8 ‐0.5 87,149 89,713 83,185 85,308 857,985 891,327 ‐3.7

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 73,196 71,028 73,584 3.1 ‐3.5 ‐3.2 72,623 72,894 70,673 75,150 730,109 771,858 ‐5.4

        Excluding aircraft............................. 69,267 68,533 68,901 1.1 ‐0.5 ‐0.8 69,832 72,131 67,579 70,215 690,005 684,209 0.8

      Defense capital goods4

........................ 16,237 13,924 13,820 16.6 0.8 16.9 14,526 16,819 12,512 10,158 127,876 119,469 7.0

    Consumer goods.................................. 210,273 210,840 212,171 ‐0.3 ‐0.6 ‐0.7 220,154 214,872 219,658 225,536 2,119,488 2,113,444 0.3

      Consumer durable goods..................... 42,476 43,233 44,576 ‐1.8 ‐3.0 ‐1.3 45,864 44,847 46,871 47,594 440,619 426,966 3.2

      Consumer nondurable goods.............. 167,797 167,607 167,595 0.1 0.0 ‐0.6 174,290 170,025 172,787 177,942 1,678,869 1,686,478 ‐0.5

  All manufacturing industries5

...................... 1,164,278 1,163,245 1,163,471 0.1 0.0 0.1 1,154,422 1,157,425 1,159,992 1,173,580 (X) (X) ‐1.6

    Construction materials and supplies....... 59,725 60,160 60,535 ‐0.7 ‐0.6 0.4 58,732 59,943 60,949 58,056 (X) (X) 1.2

    Information technology......................... 115,967 115,998 115,932 0.0 0.1 0.0 115,476 115,417 114,810 114,010 (X) (X) 1.3

    Computers and related products........... 2,173 2,145 2,104 1.3 1.9 ‐1.5 2,173 2,145 2,104 2,132 (X) (X) 1.9

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 25,749 26,090 26,527 ‐1.3 ‐1.6 ‐1.0 24,475 25,939 26,436 25,886 (X) (X) ‐5.5

    Capital goods......................................      849,425 848,124 850,110 0.2 ‐0.2 0.1 843,498 843,834 847,610 863,273 (X) (X) ‐2.3

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 688,007 689,944 693,008 ‐0.3 ‐0.4 ‐0.1 683,182 685,169 691,867 710,387 (X) (X) ‐3.8

        Excluding aircraft............................. 217,800 217,883 218,136 0.0 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 216,791 216,590 217,304 221,946 (X) (X) ‐2.3

      Defense capital goods4........................ 161,418 158,180 157,102 2.0 0.7 0.8 160,316 158,665 155,743 152,886 (X) (X) 4.9

    Consumer goods.................................. 4,879 4,870 4,878 0.2 ‐0.2 2.1 4,933 4,873 4,755 4,934 (X) (X) 0.0

      Consumer durable goods..................... 4,879 4,870 4,878 0.2 ‐0.2 2.1 4,933 4,873 4,755 4,934 (X) (X) 0.0

  All manufacturing industries....................... 698,785 697,912 695,671 0.1 0.3 ‐0.1 701,493 698,215 700,055 686,051 (X) (X) 2.3

    Construction materials and supplies....... 73,134 73,110 73,264 0.0 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 72,110 72,585 73,171 72,626 (X) (X) ‐0.7

    Information technology......................... 40,605 40,626 40,383 ‐0.1 0.6 0.2 40,784 40,382 41,068 39,504 (X) (X) 3.2

    Computers and related products........... 3,815 3,879 3,832 ‐1.6 1.2 0.6 3,791 3,874 3,949 3,675 (X) (X) 3.2

    Motor vehicle and parts......................... 38,881 39,007 38,799 ‐0.3 0.5 0.5 39,187 39,134 39,154 36,929 (X) (X) 6.1

    Capital goods......................................      220,186 218,351 216,402 0.8 0.9 0.7 221,036 218,174 218,978 204,092 (X) (X) 8.3

      Nondefense capital goods3.................. 195,911 194,441 192,686 0.8 0.9 1.0 196,845 194,274 195,238 181,341 (X) (X) 8.5

        Excluding aircraft............................. 130,001 130,110 129,881 ‐0.1 0.2 ‐0.1 130,280 129,927 131,617 126,509 (X) (X) 3.0

      Defense capital goods4........................ 24,275 23,910 23,716 1.5 0.8 ‐1.2 24,191 23,900 23,740 22,751 (X) (X) 6.3

    Consumer goods.................................. 201,847 202,736 202,615 ‐0.4 0.1 ‐0.5 205,847 204,310 203,675 207,946 (X) (X) ‐1.0

      Consumer durable goods..................... 32,251 32,314 32,294 ‐0.2 0.1 0.6 32,747 32,572 32,873 30,777 (X) (X) 6.4

      Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,596 170,422 170,321 ‐0.5 0.1 ‐0.7 173,100 171,738 170,802 177,169 (X) (X) ‐2.3

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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 October

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. ‐ Aug. ‐ July ‐ Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2019/

2019p 2019r 2019 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2019p 2019r 2019 2018 2018

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

  All manufacturing industries....................... 237,356 237,043 237,317 0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.2 238,206 237,609 238,247 238,254 0.0

    Durable goods industries.......................... 145,997 145,685 145,419 0.2 0.2 ‐0.3 146,412 146,451 146,525 144,646 1.2

      Wood products................................... 5,229 5,213 5,177 0.3 0.7 0.3 5,322 5,233 5,192 5,221 1.9

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,156 6,186 6,208 ‐0.5 ‐0.4 0.0 6,117 6,177 6,213 5,908 3.5

      Primary metals.................................... 12,652 12,408 12,547 2.0 ‐1.1 ‐1.8 12,762 12,525 12,709 13,171 ‐3.1

      Fabricated metal products..........................       20,209 20,291 20,326 ‐0.4 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 20,209 20,540 20,488 20,674 ‐2.2

      Machinery.......................................... 29,162 29,215 29,265 ‐0.2 ‐0.2 ‐0.6 29,277 29,382 29,511 28,536 2.6

      Computers and electronic products........ 19,409 19,411 19,354 0.0 0.3 0.2 19,528 19,354 19,471 19,142 2.0

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 8,486 8,499 8,527 ‐0.2 ‐0.3 ‐0.4 8,474 8,379 8,612 8,269 2.5

      Transportation equipment..................... 32,831 32,581 32,180 0.8 1.2 0.1 32,872 32,961 32,315 31,921 3.0

      Furniture and related products............... 3,776 3,800 3,823 ‐0.6 ‐0.6 ‐0.4 3,747 3,770 3,861 3,896 ‐3.8

      Miscellaneous products......................... 8,087 8,081 8,012 0.1 0.9 0.0 8,104 8,130 8,153 7,908 2.5

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 91,359 91,358 91,898 0.0 ‐0.6 0.0 91,794 91,158 91,722 93,608 ‐1.9

      Food  products.................................... 18,353 18,374 18,307 ‐0.1 0.4 1.4 19,153 18,428 18,184 18,448 3.8

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,899 5,901 5,935 0.0 ‐0.6 ‐1.0 6,006 5,788 5,643 6,053 ‐0.8

      Textiles.............................................. 1,128 1,127 1,137 0.1 ‐0.9 ‐0.4 1,113 1,117 1,147 1,153 ‐3.5

      Textile products................................... 1,364 1,353 1,354 0.8 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 1,346 1,357 1,357 1,301 3.5

      Apparel............................................. 460 461 473 ‐0.2 ‐2.5 0.2 462 461 477 516 ‐10.5

      Leather and allied products.................... 267 272 277 ‐1.8 ‐1.8 0.7 267 274 280 273 ‐2.2

      Paper products.................................... 7,985 8,024 8,090 ‐0.5 ‐0.8 0.9 7,920 8,065 8,116 8,085 ‐2.0

      Printing ............................................. 2,780 2,784 2,798 ‐0.1 ‐0.5 0.5 2,813 2,807 2,807 2,903 ‐3.1

      Petroleum and coal products................. 10,062 10,179 10,512 ‐1.1 ‐3.2 ‐2.0 10,027 10,254 10,368 12,646 ‐20.7

      Chemical products................................ 31,837 31,621 31,677 0.7 ‐0.2 0.0 31,494 31,279 31,913 30,776 2.3

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,224 11,262 11,338 ‐0.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.7 11,193 11,328 11,430 11,454 ‐2.3

WORK IN PROCESS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 218,161 217,544 215,293 0.3 1.0 0.2 219,523 216,490 216,343 210,097 4.5

    Durable goods industries.......................... 165,409 164,115 161,998 0.8 1.3 0.8 165,546 163,706 163,643 152,231 8.7

      Wood products................................... 2,145 2,135 2,223 0.5 ‐4.0 ‐0.1 2,120 2,105 2,201 2,249 ‐5.7

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,574 1,568 1,560 0.4 0.5 ‐1.1 1,503 1,537 1,550 1,509 ‐0.4

      Primary metals.................................... 10,028 10,125 10,076 ‐1.0 0.5 ‐2.2 9,971 10,143 10,313 10,659 ‐6.5

      Fabricated metal products..........................       14,170 14,050 13,794 0.9 1.9 ‐1.9 14,150 14,059 13,832 13,922 1.6

      Machinery.......................................... 18,574 18,774 18,655 ‐1.1 0.6 1.1 18,665 18,881 19,099 18,568 0.5

      Computers and electronic products........ 11,974 12,045 12,048 ‐0.6 0.0 ‐0.8 11,828 11,841 12,144 12,450 ‐5.0

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 4,298 4,288 4,274 0.2 0.3 ‐0.4 4,243 4,200 4,335 4,033 5.2

      Transportation equipment..................... 97,359 95,870 94,072 1.6 1.9 1.8 97,762 95,680 94,802 83,650 16.9

      Furniture and related products............... 1,397 1,382 1,354 1.1 2.1 2.4 1,357 1,368 1,365 1,338 1.4

      Miscellaneous products......................... 3,890 3,878 3,942 0.3 ‐1.6 0.7 3,947 3,892 4,002 3,853 2.4

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,752 53,429 53,295 ‐1.3 0.3 ‐1.7 53,977 52,784 52,700 57,866 ‐6.7

      Food  products.................................... 4,969 5,758 5,802 ‐13.7 ‐0.8 0.8 5,836 5,203 5,120 6,767 ‐13.8

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,532 9,658 9,804 ‐1.3 ‐1.5 ‐0.3 9,850 9,642 9,223 9,831 0.2

      Textiles.............................................. 710 717 722 ‐1.0 ‐0.7 ‐0.7 712 725 723 733 ‐2.9

      Textile products................................... 425 422 420 0.7 0.5 ‐0.2 430 430 420 432 ‐0.5

      Apparel............................................. 338 331 327 2.1 1.2 ‐1.5 339 342 348 344 ‐1.5

      Leather and allied products.................... 82 80 81 2.5 ‐1.2 0.0 79 81 84 77 2.6

      Paper products.................................... 1,368 1,381 1,402 ‐0.9 ‐1.5 ‐0.4 1,349 1,385 1,421 1,297 4.0

      Printing ............................................. 1,189 1,190 1,142 ‐0.1 4.2 ‐4.4 1,273 1,248 1,167 1,244 2.3

      Petroleum and coal products................. 12,124 11,984 11,789 1.2 1.7 ‐3.2 12,281 12,084 12,206 13,894 ‐11.6

      Chemical products................................ 18,929 18,831 18,687 0.5 0.8 ‐2.4 18,748 18,583 18,878 20,016 ‐6.3

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,086 3,077 3,119 0.3 ‐1.3 ‐0.9 3,080 3,061 3,110 3,231 ‐4.7

FINISHED GOODS

  All manufacturing industries....................... 243,268 243,325 243,061 0.0 0.1 ‐0.2 243,764 244,116 245,465 237,700 2.6

    Durable goods industries.......................... 120,745 120,795 120,876 0.0 ‐0.1 0.2 120,455 120,174 121,834 115,593 4.2

      Wood products................................... 4,732 4,746 4,736 ‐0.3 0.2 0.2 4,556 4,527 4,599 4,791 ‐4.9

      Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,403 7,323 7,285 1.1 0.5 0.6 7,118 7,172 7,236 6,992 1.8

      Primary metals.................................... 12,079 12,377 12,349 ‐2.4 0.2 ‐0.4 11,795 12,319 12,248 11,883 ‐0.7

      Fabricated metal products..........................       19,902 20,029 20,208 ‐0.6 ‐0.9 0.8 19,545 19,721 20,223 19,416 0.7

      Machinery.......................................... 24,385 24,236 24,322 0.6 ‐0.4 ‐0.7 24,123 24,092 24,350 22,818 5.7

      Computers and electronic products........ 12,022 12,103 12,004 ‐0.7 0.8 1.3 12,209 12,200 12,436 11,753 3.9

      Electrical equipment, appliances,

         and components............................... 7,651 7,484 7,484 2.2 0.0 ‐0.1 7,583 7,377 7,642 6,887 10.1

      Transportation equipment..................... 17,210 17,097 17,065 0.7 0.2 0.8 17,952 17,301 17,503 16,267 10.4

      Furniture and related products............... 2,876 2,835 2,870 1.4 ‐1.2 1.3 2,869 2,813 2,945 2,651 8.2

      Miscellaneous products......................... 12,485 12,565 12,553 ‐0.6 0.1 ‐0.5 12,705 12,652 12,652 12,135 4.7

   Nondurable goods industries...................... 122,523 122,530 122,185 0.0 0.3 ‐0.6 123,309 123,942 123,631 122,107 1.0

      Food  products.................................... 30,640 30,245 30,238 1.3 0.0 ‐1.2 31,758 31,658 31,503 31,517 0.8

      Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,452 9,392 9,398 0.6 ‐0.1 ‐0.5 9,554 9,385 9,452 9,241 3.4

      Textiles.............................................. 1,476 1,490 1,506 ‐0.9 ‐1.1 0.0 1,483 1,488 1,500 1,445 2.6

      Textile products................................... 1,724 1,730 1,715 ‐0.3 0.9 ‐3.5 1,727 1,735 1,722 1,761 ‐1.9

      Apparel............................................. 1,132 1,127 1,119 0.4 0.7 0.0 1,175 1,184 1,198 1,162 1.1

      Leather and allied products.................... 433 426 417 1.6 2.2 0.7 430 426 421 446 ‐3.6

      Paper products.................................... 6,876 6,854 6,841 0.3 0.2 ‐0.1 6,697 6,834 6,860 6,456 3.7

      Printing ............................................. 1,572 1,574 1,585 ‐0.1 ‐0.7 2.6 1,596 1,560 1,584 1,514 5.4

      Petroleum and coal products................. 16,535 16,487 16,607 0.3 ‐0.7 ‐2.8 16,680 17,067 16,922 17,255 ‐3.3

      Chemical products................................ 40,230 40,685 40,275 ‐1.1 1.0 1.0 39,938 40,220 40,114 39,048 2.3

      Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,453 12,520 12,484 ‐0.5 0.3 ‐1.2 12,271 12,385 12,355 12,262 0.1

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019.  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 Oct Sep Aug Jul Oct Sep Aug Jul

2019p 2019r 2019 2019 2019p 2019r 2019 2019

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.72 1.71 1.69 1.68 6.67 6.70 6.68 6.67

  Wood products........................................................... 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.34 1.32 1.32 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Primary metals............................................................ 1.73 1.72 1.73 1.76 1.60 1.58 1.57 1.55

  Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.63 2.62 2.63 2.66 2.66

  Machinery..................................................................... 2.18 2.21 2.17 2.20 3.41 3.46 3.41 3.46

  Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.56 1.57 1.56 1.55 5.48 5.52 5.48 5.46

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components.................................................... 1.78 1.73 1.74 1.73 1.91 1.87 1.87 1.84

  Transportation equipment..................................... 1.76 1.73 1.68 1.64 15.20 15.37 15.26 15.18

  Furniture and related products............................ 1.17 1.18 1.20 1.17 1.40 1.41 1.45 1.41

  Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.75 1.77 1.77 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

  Food products............................................................. 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.97 1.93 1.91 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Textiles.......................................................................... 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

  Apparel........................................................................ 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.02 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Leather and allied products................................ 1.89 1.90 1.89 1.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Paper products.......................................................... 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.00 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Printing........................................................................ 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.76 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Chemical products................................................... 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.36 (X) (X) (X) (X)

  Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Oct3 Oct3 Oct3 Oct3

Industry 2018‐ 2018‐ 2018‐ 2018‐

Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep

2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019

          

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 ‐0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0

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

  Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

  Primary metals............................................. 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.3

  Fabricated metal products.................... ‐0.3 0.3 ‐0.4 0.6 ‐0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1

  Machinery...................................................... 0.0 0.4 ‐0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

  Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.3 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

  Electrical equipment, appliances,

      and components..................................... 0.0 0.2 ‐0.1 0.5 ‐0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2

  Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

  Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.6 (X) 0.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

  Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

  Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

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

  Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

  Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019. 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, October Full Report, December 5, 2019. 

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