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

Mar. Feb. Jan. Feb. - Jan. - Dec. - Mar. Feb. Jan. Mar. 2024/

2024p 2024r 2024 Mar. Feb. Jan. 2024p 2024r 2024 2023 2024p 2023 2023

 All manufacturing industries.................. 583,302 581,776 573,578 0.3 1.4 -0.8 606,591 556,503 538,557 613,157 1,701,651 1,688,992 0.7

 Excluding transportation................... 493,955 491,903 487,236 0.4 1.0 -0.3 508,220 469,078 460,747 510,404 1,438,045 1,426,871 0.8

 Excluding defense.............................. 566,828 565,219 557,130 0.3 1.5 -0.9 588,612 539,945 524,660 596,399 1,653,217 1,644,907 0.5

 With unfilled orders............................ 194,278 195,949 194,254 -0.9 0.9 -1.1 205,950 190,201 179,857 213,275 576,008 568,191 1.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 282,066 282,411 279,237 -0.1 1.1 -0.7 298,628 272,843 257,216 306,705 828,687 819,145 1.2

 Wood products....................................... 13,447 13,364 13,493 0.6 -1.0 1.6 13,554 12,620 11,743 13,814 37,917 37,670 0.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 13,271 13,286 13,089 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 12,770 11,999 11,590 13,315 36,359 36,612 -0.7

 Primary metals....................................... 26,408 26,581 26,375 -0.7 0.8 -0.8 27,564 26,749 26,368 29,219 80,681 81,351 -0.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 14,723 14,886 14,774 -1.1 0.8 -2.0 15,295 14,832 14,935 16,265 45,062 44,838 0.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,106 10,100 9,969 0.1 1.3 1.0 10,576 10,286 9,839 11,047 30,701 31,353 -2.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,579 1,595 1,632 -1.0 -2.3 -0.1 1,693 1,631 1,594 1,907 4,918 5,160 -4.7

 Fabricated metal products....................... 36,393 36,399 36,256 0.0 0.4 -0.3 37,279 35,500 34,549 37,437 107,328 103,640 3.6

 Machinery............................................. 37,897 37,689 38,045 0.6 -0.9 1.1 40,702 36,793 35,041 41,317 112,536 110,524 1.8

 Farm machinery................................. 2,980 2,685 2,467 11.0 8.8 5.6 3,388 2,873 2,225 2,780 8,486 7,536 12.6

 Construction machinery..................... 4,448 4,402 4,491 1.0 -2.0 0.8 4,777 4,371 4,191 4,769 13,339 12,553 6.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,659 1,609 1,626 3.1 -1.0 -0.7 1,740 1,535 1,562 1,774 4,837 5,050 -4.2

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,703 3,806 4,108 -2.7 -7.4 8.6 4,164 3,295 3,584 4,214 11,043 10,739 2.8

 Photographic equipment...................... 632 655 641 -3.5 2.2 -1.2 692 620 554 732 1,866 1,805 3.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 5,177 5,201 5,149 -0.5 1.0 0.4 5,319 4,646 4,299 5,126 14,264 13,073 9.1

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,689 2,748 2,863 -2.1 -4.0 8.2 2,795 2,692 2,715 2,966 8,202 8,154 0.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,814 3,724 3,736 2.4 -0.3 -4.5 3,910 3,831 3,648 4,152 11,389 11,577 -1.6

 Material handling equipment............... 3,853 3,962 4,067 -2.8 -2.6 -0.9 4,102 3,973 3,930 4,364 12,005 11,642 3.1

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 29,617 29,635 29,721 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 31,160 27,458 27,020 30,932 85,638 84,339 1.5

 Computers........................................ 990 990 975 0.0 1.5 4.5 943 846 832 760 2,621 2,093 25.2

 Computer storage devices..................... 414 434 429 -4.6 1.2 9.4 509 348 375 481 1,232 1,078 14.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 791 821 812 -3.7 1.1 7.1 884 698 747 910 2,329 2,230 4.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,860 2,848 2,820 0.4 1.0 0.1 3,303 2,457 2,259 3,388 8,019 8,117 -1.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 201 194 199 3.6 -2.5 1.0 207 190 162 209 559 580 -3.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 530 520 548 1.9 -5.1 12.8 447 445 472 325 1,364 1,051 29.8

 Electronic components......................... 4,934 4,998 5,059 -1.3 -1.2 0.6 5,205 4,876 4,757 5,111 14,838 13,976 6.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,632 1,603 1,641 1.8 -2.3 0.4 1,807 1,565 1,474 1,824 4,846 4,789 1.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,431 3,396 3,397 1.0 0.0 1.0 3,641 3,354 2,833 3,415 9,828 9,145 7.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,821 8,790 8,885 0.4 -1.1 -2.0 9,682 7,761 7,673 9,782 25,116 25,152 -0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 14,277 14,253 14,547 0.2 -2.0 3.1 15,195 13,673 12,987 15,464 41,855 40,588 3.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,391 1,354 1,345 2.7 0.7 1.4 1,442 1,267 1,244 1,351 3,953 3,643 8.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,397 2,368 2,325 1.2 1.8 -1.7 2,595 2,191 1,898 2,625 6,684 6,686 0.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,652 4,684 4,957 -0.7 -5.5 7.2 5,118 4,597 4,374 5,254 14,089 13,469 4.6

 Batteries........................................... 1,323 1,353 1,370 -2.2 -1.2 3.6 1,333 1,282 1,252 1,488 3,867 3,739 3.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 89,347 89,873 86,342 -0.6 4.1 -3.2 98,371 87,425 77,810 102,753 263,606 262,121 0.6

 Automobiles..................................... 9,088 9,386 9,234 -3.2 1.6 1.1 10,147 9,237 8,045 10,826 27,429 25,996 5.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 21,655 20,285 19,484 6.8 4.1 -1.0 24,648 19,134 17,329 24,355 61,111 62,519 -2.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 3,152 3,277 3,127 -3.8 4.8 -6.1 3,394 3,225 2,896 3,051 9,515 8,424 13.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 28,954 28,880 29,000 0.3 -0.4 0.0 30,573 29,768 28,305 32,274 88,646 88,338 0.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,779 12,124 9,886 -11.1 22.6 -23.5 12,481 10,008 7,978 15,274 30,467 31,918 -4.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,993 5,049 4,963 -1.1 1.7 2.5 5,368 4,858 4,171 5,177 14,397 13,425 7.2

 Ships and boats................................. 3,446 3,557 3,416 -3.1 4.1 -0.8 3,810 3,782 2,792 4,252 10,384 11,365 -8.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,832 6,807 6,860 0.4 -0.8 1.9 6,848 6,777 6,422 7,012 20,047 20,064 -0.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,577 14,524 14,509 0.4 0.1 -0.6 15,185 13,849 13,686 15,442 42,720 42,236 1.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 301,236 299,365 294,341 0.6 1.7 -0.8 307,963 283,660 281,341 306,452 872,964 869,847 0.4

 Food products....................................... 79,872 79,700 79,826 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 81,000 79,791 77,586 81,715 238,377 236,042 1.0

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 9,342 9,417 9,509 -0.8 -1.0 -1.7 9,373 9,596 9,602 10,384 28,571 30,307 -5.7

 Dairy products.................................. 11,720 11,646 11,612 0.6 0.3 -0.4 11,821 11,354 11,468 11,944 34,643 34,618 0.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 23,797 23,737 23,833 0.3 -0.4 -1.7 24,008 23,730 22,502 24,599 70,240 70,619 -0.5

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 18,877 18,537 18,494 1.8 0.2 1.4 18,539 17,829 17,583 17,165 53,951 48,443 11.4

 Beverages......................................... 11,364 11,413 11,363 -0.4 0.4 0.8 11,026 10,705 10,452 10,658 32,183 29,985 7.3

 Tobacco............................................ 7,513 7,124 7,131 5.5 -0.1 2.4 7,513 7,124 7,131 6,507 21,768 18,458 17.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,065 2,046 2,048 0.9 -0.1 -0.8 2,134 2,060 1,911 2,218 6,105 6,324 -3.5

 Textile products................................... 1,976 2,005 1,981 -1.4 1.2 1.1 2,043 1,977 1,799 2,079 5,819 5,928 -1.8

 Apparel................................................ 824 826 786 -0.2 5.1 -1.8 770 804 746 798 2,320 2,438 -4.8

 Leather and allied products...................... 551 574 559 -4.0 2.7 3.7 565 578 529 503 1,672 1,455 14.9

 Paper products...................................... 17,213 17,208 17,167 0.0 0.2 0.0 17,518 16,879 17,175 18,303 51,572 52,072 -1.0

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,842 6,815 6,799 0.4 0.2 -0.3 6,934 6,619 6,903 7,219 20,456 20,849 -1.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 6,305 6,337 6,329 -0.5 0.1 0.6 6,383 6,183 6,342 6,693 18,908 18,739 0.9

 Printing................................................. 7,263 7,221 7,217 0.6 0.1 0.7 7,241 6,903 7,042 7,544 21,186 21,368 -0.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 68,674 67,848 63,799 1.2 6.3 -2.7 68,639 56,952 57,899 65,545 183,490 192,581 -4.7

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 63,673 62,751 58,891 1.5 6.6 -2.7 64,136 52,714 53,858 61,089 170,708 180,408 -5.4

 Chemical products..................................... 79,088 78,536 77,566 0.7 1.3 -0.5 83,892 75,925 75,015 84,395 234,832 230,505 1.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 4,091 4,051 4,063 1.0 -0.3 -2.8 5,431 4,498 3,953 5,422 13,882 13,355 3.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 26,402 26,213 25,550 0.7 2.6 0.4 26,894 24,559 24,918 25,624 76,371 71,067 7.5

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 4,159 4,166 4,113 -0.2 1.3 -1.1 4,339 3,920 3,756 4,531 12,015 12,076 -0.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 24,833 24,864 24,898 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 25,622 23,962 24,056 26,187 73,640 72,691 1.3

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/>. 

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data (Project No. P-6000307, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-

0254). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, March Full Report, May 2, 2024. 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>.