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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 2023

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

APRIL 2023

Release Number: CB 23-71 M3-2 (23)-04

June 5, 2023 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the April full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

APRIL 2023 $577.5 billion +0.4%°

MARCH 2023

(revised) $574.9 billion +0.6%°

Next release: July 5, 2023

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, June 5, 2023.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April, up four of the last five months, increased $2.6 billion or 0.4

percent to $577.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.6 percent March

increase. Shipments, down five of the last six months, decreased $2.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $572.3

billion. This followed a 0.6 percent March decrease. Unfilled orders, up four of the last five months,

increased $10.4 billion or 0.8 percent to $1,291.3 billion. This followed a 0.4 percent March increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.71, up from 6.60 in March. Inventories, up following two 

consecutive monthly decreases, increased $4.2 billion or 0.5 percent to $856.7 billion. This followed a 0.8

percent March decrease. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.50, up from 1.48 in March.

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up two consecutive months, increased $3.0 billion or 

1.1 percent to $282.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 3.3

percent March increase. Transportation equipment, also up two consecutive months, drove the increase, 

$3.5 billion or 3.7 percent to $97.7 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods decreased 

$0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $294.7 billion.

1.3%

1.6%

-1.6%

-0.1%

0.1%

0.9%

-2.4%

1.0%

0.0%

-1.7%

0.6%

0.4%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2022-2023

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, June 5, 2023.
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Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, down two of the last three months, decreased $2.1

billion or 0.7 percent to $277.6 billion, unchanged from the previously published decrease. This followed a

0.7 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, down three of the last four months, led the 

decrease, $1.6 billion or 1.8 percent to $87.4 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, down 

five of the last six months, decreased $0.4 billion or 0.1 percent to $294.7 billion. This followed a 1.8

percent March decrease. Food products, down two consecutive months, led the decrease, $0.3 billion or 

0.4 percent to $79.8 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up four of the last five months, increased $10.4

billion or 0.8 percent to $1,291.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.4 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, also up four of the last five months, led the 

increase, $10.3 billion or 1.3 percent to $792.4 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up four of the last five months, increased $5.1 billion 

or 1.0 percent to $521.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.0

percent March decrease. Transportation equipment, up three of the last four months, led the increase, 

$5.1 billion or 3.2 percent to $164.1 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, down five of 

the last six months, decreased $1.0 billion or 0.3 percent to $334.9 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent

March decrease. Petroleum and coal products, also down five of the last six months, led the decrease, 

$0.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $46.8 billion. By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies increased 

0.3 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 

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

0.1 percent in durable and were virtually unchanged in nondurable goods.

The Advance Report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 27, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. EDT

and the Full Report on July 5, 2023, 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.

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-FY23-0265).

Description of the survey 

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

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

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

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

current cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-inprocess, and finished goods). Data published from the M3 survey are based on a panel of approximately 

5,000 reporting units that represent approximately 3,100 companies and provide an indication of monthto-month change for the Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of diversified large 

companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit manufacturers in 92 industry categories, which 

are combined into 65 publication levels due to the small monthly panel size. The survey methodology 

assumes that the month-to-month changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel 

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

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

approximately 60 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017

Economic Census, and these companies include roughly 61 percent of the manufacturing companies with 

$500 million or more in shipments in the 2017 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments data 

are currently reported in the M3 survey represent approximately 51 percent of the total value of 

shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2017 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 

panel differ from the results that would be obtained from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing 

companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are 

normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. Nonsampling errors are attributable to many 
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sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate the monthly change for establishments is 

one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large companies to represent the month-to-month 

movement of all companies is another potential source. Any corrections will be published in the full 

report. Corrections received after the full report will be released in the next month’s advance report. 

Any revisions made later than two months will be reflected in the annual benchmark publication. 

Additional survey documentation can be found on our web site: 

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

Benchmark notice

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

issued on May 12, 2023. These revisions result from

• Benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2021 and 2020 Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) data; 

• Incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained for 2021, 2020, and 2019 from the 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey;

• Adjusting the new orders data to be consistent with the benchmarked shipments and unfilled 

orders data;

• Correcting monthly data for late receipts, reclassifications of reported data, and revisions to 

previously reported data;

• Updating the seasonally adjusted data based on the results of benchmarking and the recent annual 

review of the seasonal adjustment models. 

These revisions spanned the seasonally adjusted data for January 2012 through March 2023 and the data 

not seasonally adjusted for January 2017 through March 2023. An updated Press Release contains revised 

monthly tables for January 2023 through March 2023.

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

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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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2023p 2022 2022

 All manufacturing industries.................. 572,264 574,737 578,124 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 557,872 613,157 535,019 570,022 2,246,864 2,197,665 2.2

 Excluding transportation................... 484,848 485,681 491,328 -0.2 -1.1 -0.6 475,210 510,404 452,928 490,723 1,902,081 1,885,362 0.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 556,568 559,647 562,951 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 543,001 596,399 520,451 556,767 2,187,908 2,143,317 2.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 192,458 194,075 192,131 -0.8 1.0 -0.2 185,176 213,275 179,930 182,950 753,367 722,146 4.3

 Durable goods industries......................... 277,601 279,659 277,684 -0.7 0.7 -0.5 267,038 306,705 259,423 265,665 1,086,183 1,041,419 4.3

 Wood products....................................... 13,249 13,423 13,417 -1.3 0.0 -0.5 13,800 13,814 12,244 14,690 51,470 53,216 -3.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 13,132 13,097 13,222 0.3 -0.9 -1.1 12,751 13,315 11,516 12,990 49,363 48,206 2.4

 Primary metals....................................... 26,661 26,802 26,787 -0.5 0.1 -0.3 26,550 29,219 25,799 27,974 107,901 108,744 -0.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 14,816 14,955 14,847 -0.9 0.7 0.9 14,721 16,265 14,128 14,970 59,559 57,975 2.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,177 10,155 10,205 0.2 -0.5 -2.4 10,165 11,047 10,027 11,336 41,518 44,558 -6.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,668 1,692 1,735 -1.4 -2.5 1.6 1,664 1,907 1,644 1,668 6,824 6,211 9.9

 Fabricated metal products....................... 35,285 35,374 35,329 -0.3 0.1 0.1 34,637 37,437 33,132 35,532 138,277 139,292 -0.7

 Machinery............................................. 37,625 37,271 37,410 0.9 -0.4 0.1 36,727 41,317 35,446 36,167 147,251 142,143 3.6

 Farm machinery................................. 2,437 2,395 2,374 1.8 0.9 -4.4 2,883 2,780 2,516 3,821 10,419 14,110 -26.2

 Construction machinery..................... 4,152 4,217 4,107 -1.5 2.7 -3.6 4,281 4,769 3,968 3,875 16,834 13,878 21.3

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,759 1,671 1,904 5.3 -12.2 19.7 1,657 1,774 1,774 1,319 6,707 5,413 23.9

 Industrial machinery.......................... 3,700 3,761 3,834 -1.6 -1.9 0.0 3,329 4,214 3,261 3,314 14,068 14,082 -0.1

 Photographic equipment...................... 631 624 611 1.1 2.1 -1.8 539 732 550 536 2,344 2,348 -0.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,714 4,672 4,734 0.9 -1.3 -1.1 4,527 5,126 4,039 4,440 17,600 16,664 5.6

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,855 2,715 2,861 5.2 -5.1 3.0 2,613 2,966 2,651 2,623 10,767 10,833 -0.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,120 4,081 3,837 1.0 6.4 2.6 4,024 4,152 3,858 3,467 15,601 14,028 11.2

 Material handling equipment............... 3,907 3,823 3,760 2.2 1.7 -2.2 3,751 4,364 3,666 3,609 15,393 14,438 6.6

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 29,166 29,238 29,423 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 26,427 30,932 26,514 25,947 110,766 107,069 3.5

 Computers........................................ 805 792 805 1.6 -1.6 0.9 770 760 636 698 2,863 2,626 9.0

 Computer storage devices..................... 418 378 358 10.6 5.6 -3.8 384 481 273 321 1,462 1,311 11.5

 Other peripheral equipment................ 839 827 765 1.5 8.1 -1.3 651 910 602 425 2,881 1,902 51.5

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,858 2,884 2,951 -0.9 -2.3 0.7 2,458 3,388 2,404 2,526 10,575 10,426 1.4

 Defense communications equipment.... 206 203 205 1.5 -1.0 -1.4 200 209 202 192 780 746 4.6

 Audio and video equipment.................... 374 377 368 -0.8 2.4 -21.2 312 325 324 401 1,363 1,688 -19.3

 Electronic components......................... 4,558 4,700 4,861 -3.0 -3.3 2.1 4,294 5,111 4,492 4,387 18,270 17,749 2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,641 1,622 1,621 1.2 0.1 1.1 1,479 1,824 1,529 1,419 6,268 6,152 1.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,234 3,197 3,207 1.2 -0.3 0.4 3,151 3,415 3,054 2,976 12,296 12,008 2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,911 8,862 8,736 0.6 1.4 0.3 8,160 9,782 7,801 7,977 33,312 32,716 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,860 14,067 13,946 -1.5 0.9 -1.2 13,309 15,464 12,765 12,591 53,897 49,339 9.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,249 1,275 1,269 -2.0 0.5 0.9 1,197 1,351 1,151 1,178 4,840 4,600 5.2

 Household appliances........................ 2,298 2,330 2,361 -1.4 -1.3 -3.1 2,151 2,625 2,081 2,269 8,837 8,863 -0.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,534 4,578 4,505 -1.0 1.6 -3.1 4,279 5,254 4,178 3,707 17,748 15,014 18.2

 Batteries........................................... 1,343 1,413 1,306 -5.0 8.2 4.7 1,237 1,488 1,160 891 4,976 3,596 38.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 87,416 89,056 86,796 -1.8 2.6 -0.9 82,662 102,753 82,091 79,299 344,783 312,303 10.4

 Automobiles..................................... 8,887 8,885 8,681 0.0 2.3 4.5 8,457 10,826 8,183 8,177 34,453 31,313 10.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 20,310 20,698 20,594 -1.9 0.5 -3.4 18,810 24,355 19,335 18,704 81,329 74,043 9.8

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,822 2,661 2,824 6.1 -5.8 -4.5 2,713 3,051 2,681 2,386 11,137 9,165 21.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 29,008 29,010 29,028 0.0 -0.1 0.6 28,322 32,274 28,689 28,404 116,660 111,324 4.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 10,509 12,512 10,205 -16.0 22.6 -1.8 9,323 15,274 8,282 8,114 41,241 31,893 29.3

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,925 4,666 4,681 5.6 -0.3 -3.8 4,473 5,177 4,266 4,060 17,898 16,896 5.9

 Ships and boats................................. 3,822 3,854 3,852 -0.8 0.1 -0.1 3,779 4,252 3,921 3,437 15,144 13,471 12.4

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,809 6,880 6,896 -1.0 -0.2 -1.4 6,592 7,012 6,590 6,687 26,656 26,176 1.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,398 14,451 14,458 -0.4 0.0 -0.6 13,583 15,442 13,326 13,788 55,819 54,931 1.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 294,663 295,078 300,440 -0.1 -1.8 -0.7 290,834 306,452 275,596 304,357 1,160,681 1,156,246 0.4

 Food products....................................... 79,778 80,121 80,257 -0.4 -0.2 0.3 77,847 81,715 77,142 78,808 313,889 310,583 1.1

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 9,970 10,062 10,212 -0.9 -1.5 0.3 9,496 10,384 9,833 9,831 39,803 38,743 2.7

 Dairy products.................................. 11,674 11,782 11,819 -0.9 -0.3 -0.5 11,415 11,944 11,023 11,644 46,033 45,100 2.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 24,053 24,209 24,152 -0.6 0.2 -0.3 23,852 24,599 23,169 25,006 94,471 96,944 -2.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 17,269 17,205 16,757 0.4 2.7 0.0 17,299 17,165 15,574 15,420 65,742 57,555 14.2

 Beverages......................................... 10,716 10,698 10,833 0.2 -1.2 1.0 10,746 10,658 9,650 10,280 40,731 37,922 7.4

 Tobacco............................................ 6,553 6,507 5,924 0.7 9.8 -1.7 6,553 6,507 5,924 5,140 25,011 19,633 27.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,107 2,116 2,149 -0.4 -1.5 -0.7 2,126 2,218 2,098 2,331 8,450 9,040 -6.5

 Textile products................................... 1,996 2,010 2,043 -0.7 -1.6 0.0 2,047 2,079 1,998 2,135 7,975 8,185 -2.6

 Apparel................................................ 886 840 858 5.5 -2.1 -1.5 767 798 805 745 3,205 3,074 4.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 491 493 505 -0.4 -2.4 -4.2 510 503 469 499 1,965 1,672 17.5

 Paper products...................................... 17,485 17,568 17,541 -0.5 0.2 0.1 16,816 18,303 16,510 16,875 68,888 67,825 1.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 7,069 7,036 7,038 0.5 0.0 -0.1 6,841 7,219 6,564 6,565 27,690 26,294 5.3

 Paperboard containers........................ 6,228 6,327 6,313 -1.6 0.2 0.8 5,927 6,693 5,882 6,189 24,666 24,980 -1.3

 Printing................................................. 7,301 7,305 7,410 -0.1 -1.4 0.4 6,996 7,544 6,777 7,012 28,364 27,213 4.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 65,803 65,424 70,223 0.6 -6.8 -4.0 66,253 65,545 58,993 78,862 258,834 272,629 -5.1

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 61,057 60,674 65,428 0.6 -7.3 -4.2 61,798 61,089 55,160 74,501 242,206 257,034 -5.8

 Chemical products..................................... 77,169 77,455 77,919 -0.4 -0.6 0.7 76,075 84,395 72,339 76,010 306,580 299,905 2.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,774 3,949 3,929 -4.4 0.5 -1.4 4,368 5,422 4,128 4,568 17,723 18,199 -2.6

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 24,421 24,476 24,645 -0.2 -0.7 1.2 23,161 25,624 22,217 21,664 94,228 85,584 10.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 4,049 4,114 4,227 -1.6 -2.7 1.1 4,230 4,531 3,807 4,380 16,306 16,437 -0.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 24,378 24,541 24,778 -0.7 -1.0 -0.4 24,098 26,187 22,891 25,660 96,789 98,565 -1.8

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 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-FY23-

0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2023p 2022 2022

All manufacturing industries2........................ 577,496 574,915 571,265 0.4 0.6 -1.7 563,375 618,987 532,423 569,567 2,257,394 2,225,445 1.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 479,812 480,758 485,546 -0.2 -1.0 -0.4 472,429 508,950 450,774 489,918 1,894,347 1,887,699 0.4

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 556,398 558,585 555,847 -0.4 0.5 -1.5 542,884 598,440 518,089 558,047 2,188,611 2,172,801 0.7

 With unfilled orders2............................. 202,861 199,496 190,665 1.7 4.6 -3.4 195,108 223,668 182,385 186,981 783,997 769,086 1.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 282,833 279,837 270,825 1.1 3.3 -2.7 272,541 312,535 256,827 265,210 1,096,713 1,069,199 2.6

 Primary metals........................................ 26,668 26,830 26,708 -0.6 0.5 0.6 26,306 29,408 26,530 27,901 108,824 111,447 -2.4

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 14,916 15,026 14,863 -0.7 1.1 2.8 14,682 16,505 14,652 14,795 60,262 59,454 1.4

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,036 10,103 10,113 -0.7 -0.1 -3.3 9,903 11,035 10,176 11,312 41,653 45,295 -8.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,716 1,701 1,732 0.9 -1.8 5.7 1,721 1,868 1,702 1,794 6,909 6,698 3.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 35,278 35,290 35,056 0.0 0.7 0.3 35,628 39,112 33,820 36,923 142,475 145,376 -2.0

 Machinery............................................. 37,516 37,160 37,201 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 37,062 40,955 36,279 37,467 150,783 149,217 1.0

 Construction machinery........................ 4,333 4,263 3,665 1.6 16.3 -5.1 4,510 4,684 3,740 3,897 16,975 15,178 11.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,785 1,610 1,933 10.9 -16.7 20.4 1,683 1,713 1,803 1,387 6,715 5,268 27.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 3,435 3,584 3,886 -4.2 -7.8 -7.3 3,253 4,057 3,228 3,722 14,910 15,332 -2.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 680 727 720 -6.5 1.0 12.5 523 765 787 459 2,611 2,232 17.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,695 4,940 4,713 -5.0 4.8 -2.4 4,627 5,633 4,135 5,093 18,785 18,339 2.4

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,808 2,650 2,896 6.0 -8.5 5.0 2,625 2,730 2,967 2,787 10,987 11,296 -2.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,063 3,998 3,865 1.6 3.4 8.5 3,967 4,069 3,886 3,317 15,312 13,992 9.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 4,045 3,838 3,809 5.4 0.8 -4.3 3,643 4,237 3,767 3,561 15,554 15,356 1.3

 Computers and electronic products2........... 24,066 24,409 23,976 -1.4 1.8 0.5 22,103 27,777 21,339 21,610 92,039 89,929 2.3

 Computers........................................ 799 809 799 -1.2 1.3 -2.4 764 777 630 695 2,889 2,608 10.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,756 2,778 2,897 -0.8 -4.1 -1.5 2,310 3,376 2,415 2,596 10,399 10,828 -4.0

 Defense communications equipment....... 207 202 201 2.5 0.5 0.0 194 201 202 180 769 729 5.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,438 4,612 4,742 -3.8 -2.7 3.3 4,268 4,894 4,352 4,480 17,872 18,318 -2.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,770 1,767 1,709 0.2 3.4 3.8 1,658 2,034 1,612 1,577 6,879 6,875 0.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,356 3,616 3,208 -7.2 12.7 1.6 3,251 4,520 2,968 2,858 13,170 11,813 11.5

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 8,958 8,890 8,776 0.8 1.3 0.5 8,172 10,095 7,815 7,938 33,759 33,272 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,978 14,226 14,165 -1.7 0.4 1.4 13,526 15,573 13,299 13,440 55,479 52,289 6.1

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,257 1,323 1,296 -5.0 2.1 6.0 1,167 1,435 1,192 1,168 4,909 4,694 4.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,295 2,355 2,547 -2.5 -7.5 4.4 2,147 2,785 2,060 2,227 9,002 8,663 3.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 4,703 4,680 4,523 0.5 3.5 -1.1 4,535 5,099 4,443 4,474 18,746 17,603 6.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 97,684 94,157 85,719 3.7 9.8 -8.3 90,946 110,037 81,649 79,649 363,047 337,746 7.5

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 29,250 29,105 29,362 0.5 -0.9 1.6 28,023 32,045 29,754 28,048 117,742 112,469 4.7

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 15,355 16,776 8,560 -8.5 96.0 -42.0 12,482 20,211 6,942 10,818 49,821 57,902 -14.0

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 7,746 5,836 4,598 32.7 26.9 -12.9 7,415 6,681 3,638 3,278 22,622 14,502 56.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,818 2,824 3,474 35.2 -18.7 -21.8 3,460 4,460 4,739 2,408 16,860 14,016 20.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,836 6,829 6,955 0.1 -1.8 -0.8 6,808 7,137 6,877 6,736 27,549 26,581 3.6

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 294,663 295,078 300,440 -0.1 -1.8 -0.7 290,834 306,452 275,596 304,357 1,160,681 1,156,246 0.4

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/>. 

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: CBDRBFY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2022

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,291,346 1,280,943 1,275,522 0.8 0.4 -0.1 1,300,926 1,290,994 1,280,601 1,236,294 5.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 498,987 498,852 498,532 0.0 0.1 -0.1 504,750 503,102 499,993 503,621 0.2

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,050,271 1,045,270 1,041,089 0.5 0.4 -0.2 1,056,371 1,052,059 1,045,455 1,010,255 4.6

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 1,291,346 1,280,943 1,275,522 0.8 0.4 -0.1 1,300,926 1,290,994 1,280,601 1,236,294 5.2

 Primary metals........................................ 37,824 37,817 37,789 0.0 0.1 -0.2 38,689 38,933 38,744 40,718 -5.0

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,703 22,603 22,532 0.4 0.3 0.1 23,164 23,203 22,963 23,538 -1.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,518 10,659 10,711 -1.3 -0.5 -0.9 10,844 11,106 11,118 12,571 -13.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,603 4,555 4,546 1.1 0.2 -0.1 4,681 4,624 4,663 4,609 1.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 129,135 129,142 129,226 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 130,622 129,631 127,956 132,549 -1.5

 Machinery.............................................. 140,240 140,349 140,460 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 141,889 141,554 141,916 138,735 2.3

 Construction machinery......................... 10,993 10,812 10,766 1.7 0.4 -3.9 11,528 11,299 11,384 12,644 -8.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,320 5,294 5,355 0.5 -1.1 0.5 5,320 5,294 5,355 5,091 4.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 12,207 12,472 12,649 -2.1 -1.4 0.4 12,525 12,601 12,758 11,273 11.1

 Photographic equipment........................ 4,148 4,099 3,996 1.2 2.6 2.8 4,110 4,126 4,093 3,508 17.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 13,694 13,713 13,445 -0.1 2.0 -0.2 14,137 14,037 13,530 11,738 20.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 9,934 9,981 10,046 -0.5 -0.6 0.3 10,004 9,992 10,228 10,684 -6.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 31,839 31,896 31,979 -0.2 -0.3 0.1 31,839 31,896 31,979 32,289 -1.4

 Material handling equipment................... 19,495 19,357 19,342 0.7 0.1 0.3 19,401 19,509 19,636 17,956 8.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............. 134,646 134,575 134,161 0.1 0.3 0.0 135,763 135,658 134,250 134,678 0.8

 Computers......................................... 1,309 1,315 1,298 -0.5 1.3 -0.5 1,309 1,315 1,298 1,309 0.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 17,156 17,258 17,364 -0.6 -0.6 -0.3 17,371 17,519 17,531 17,963 -3.3

 Defense communications equipment........ 234 233 234 0.4 -0.4 -1.7 235 241 249 267 -12.0

 Electronic components.......................... 16,920 17,040 17,128 -0.7 -0.5 -0.7 17,113 17,139 17,356 18,057 -5.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 30,943 30,814 30,669 0.4 0.5 0.3 30,990 30,811 30,601 29,529 4.9

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 35,982 35,860 35,441 0.3 1.2 0.0 36,397 36,297 35,192 35,899 1.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 32,102 32,055 32,027 0.1 0.1 0.1 32,348 32,336 32,023 31,654 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 43,606 43,488 43,329 0.3 0.4 0.5 43,997 43,780 43,671 42,427 3.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 3,756 3,748 3,700 0.2 1.3 0.7 3,772 3,802 3,718 3,340 12.9

 Household appliances........................... 4,709 4,712 4,687 -0.1 0.5 4.1 4,745 4,749 4,589 4,461 6.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 22,595 22,426 22,324 0.8 0.5 0.1 22,742 22,486 22,641 22,412 1.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 792,359 782,091 776,990 1.3 0.7 -0.1 796,176 787,892 780,608 732,673 8.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 35,333 35,091 34,996 0.7 0.3 1.0 36,023 36,322 36,551 37,050 -2.8

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 539,255 534,409 530,145 0.9 0.8 -0.3 539,295 536,136 531,199 492,571 9.5

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 70,861 68,040 66,870 4.1 1.7 -0.1 72,026 69,084 67,580 63,414 13.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 54,984 54,988 56,018 0.0 -1.8 -0.7 56,902 57,221 57,013 53,180 7.0

 Furniture and related products................... 11,381 11,354 11,405 0.2 -0.4 0.5 11,635 11,419 11,294 12,252 -5.0

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/>. 

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2022

 All manufacturing industries...................... 856,724 852,572 859,843 0.5 -0.8 -0.1 861,507 853,605 861,700 844,149 2.1

 Excluding transportation........................ 692,583 693,484 695,895 -0.1 -0.3 -0.1 697,008 695,309 698,165 681,477 2.3

 Excluding defense............................. 827,525 823,536 830,852 0.5 -0.9 -0.1 832,225 824,588 832,811 816,021 2.0

 With unfilled orders............................. 421,883 416,897 421,487 1.2 -1.1 0.0 424,434 417,259 421,982 413,177 2.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 521,827 516,694 521,701 1.0 -1.0 0.1 524,738 517,086 523,637 511,642 2.6

 Wood products........................................ 16,145 16,164 16,247 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5 16,184 16,577 16,766 16,798 -3.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 16,938 16,885 16,895 0.3 -0.1 0.2 17,246 17,143 17,155 16,125 7.0

 Primary metals......................................... 46,591 46,589 46,817 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 47,220 46,639 47,163 47,991 -1.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 27,246 27,195 27,338 0.2 -0.5 -0.2 27,512 27,211 27,545 28,341 -2.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 16,242 16,291 16,387 -0.3 -0.6 0.2 16,521 16,261 16,434 16,630 -0.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 3,103 3,103 3,092 0.0 0.4 -0.3 3,187 3,167 3,184 3,020 5.5

 Fabricated metal products......................... 64,565 64,674 64,720 -0.2 -0.1 -0.3 65,212 64,946 64,908 65,041 0.3

 Machinery.............................................. 94,015 93,761 93,585 0.3 0.2 0.4 94,318 94,822 94,290 86,254 9.3

 Farm machinery.................................. 5,699 5,841 5,894 -2.4 -0.9 0.1 5,724 6,104 6,235 5,978 -4.2

 Construction machinery......................... 9,349 9,319 9,380 0.3 -0.7 -0.2 9,583 9,571 9,508 8,397 14.1

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,782 5,806 5,821 -0.4 -0.3 1.0 5,787 5,747 5,920 5,079 13.9

 Industrial machinery............................. 11,123 11,098 11,111 0.2 -0.1 0.0 10,707 11,447 11,031 9,757 9.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,476 1,470 1,446 0.4 1.7 0.1 1,499 1,429 1,473 1,427 5.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 9,409 9,260 9,183 1.6 0.8 0.3 9,892 9,700 9,500 8,119 21.8

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,417 7,420 7,399 0.0 0.3 0.6 7,395 7,365 7,285 6,938 6.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 11,861 11,825 11,765 0.3 0.5 0.5 11,940 11,868 11,819 10,839 10.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 8,015 7,917 7,878 1.2 0.5 1.4 8,005 7,835 7,780 7,002 14.3

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 55,026 55,215 55,354 -0.3 -0.3 -0.2 55,312 54,512 55,414 54,444 1.6

 Computers......................................... 2,023 1,993 1,957 1.5 1.8 -5.1 1,956 1,897 1,868 2,015 -2.9

 Computer storage devices.................... 649 646 624 0.5 3.5 4.7 623 589 633 653 -4.6

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,037 1,028 1,028 0.9 0.0 2.9 1,037 995 1,063 932 11.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,403 4,409 4,425 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9 4,488 4,302 4,403 4,363 2.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 641 610 613 5.1 -0.5 1.0 641 610 613 608 5.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 870 862 858 0.9 0.5 4.5 895 867 843 827 8.2

 Electronic components.......................... 10,666 10,874 11,101 -1.9 -2.0 -1.3 11,008 10,914 11,262 11,881 -7.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 4,184 4,167 4,179 0.4 -0.3 0.8 4,182 4,106 4,157 3,904 7.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,346 3,351 3,337 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 3,391 3,347 3,374 3,417 -0.8

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 18,998 19,049 18,992 -0.3 0.3 0.3 19,055 18,875 18,836 18,086 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 26,186 26,091 25,875 0.4 0.8 0.4 26,531 26,292 26,279 24,891 6.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,530 2,545 2,557 -0.6 -0.5 0.2 2,520 2,511 2,584 2,460 2.4

 Household appliances........................... 3,633 3,599 3,568 0.9 0.9 1.8 3,696 3,617 3,618 3,709 -0.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 9,618 9,589 9,493 0.3 1.0 0.0 9,796 9,607 9,754 8,820 11.1

 Batteries............................................ 1,886 1,862 1,831 1.3 1.7 -1.0 1,960 1,968 1,773 1,893 3.5

 Transportation equipment......................... 164,141 159,088 163,948 3.2 -3.0 0.2 164,499 158,296 163,535 162,672 1.1

 Automobiles....................................... 5,771 5,667 5,721 1.8 -0.9 1.0 5,644 5,444 5,754 5,632 0.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 9,466 9,404 9,719 0.7 -3.2 1.4 9,612 9,150 9,893 9,750 -1.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,982 2,963 2,908 0.6 1.9 0.7 3,011 2,977 2,995 2,798 7.6

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 35,243 35,156 35,346 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 35,623 35,311 35,528 35,138 1.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 77,887 73,226 77,756 6.4 -5.8 0.2 77,805 72,793 77,012 78,295 -0.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 14,077 14,052 13,924 0.2 0.9 -0.4 14,116 13,986 13,943 13,858 1.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 4,562 4,553 4,709 0.2 -3.3 0.1 4,562 4,596 4,561 4,418 3.3

 Furniture and related products.................... 10,466 10,504 10,509 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 10,428 10,390 10,512 10,311 1.1

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 27,754 27,723 27,751 0.1 -0.1 0.2 27,788 27,469 27,615 27,115 2.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 334,897 335,878 338,142 -0.3 -0.7 -0.3 336,769 336,519 338,063 332,507 1.3

 Food products........................................ 72,367 72,466 72,430 -0.1 0.0 0.0 71,144 71,802 72,784 68,427 4.0

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 7,938 7,961 8,017 -0.3 -0.7 0.9 7,943 8,113 8,335 7,772 2.2

 Dairy products.................................... 10,947 10,862 10,759 0.8 1.0 -0.1 11,223 10,968 10,740 10,431 7.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 13,473 13,386 13,383 0.6 0.0 -0.3 13,291 13,322 13,494 13,025 2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 31,176 31,299 31,072 -0.4 0.7 0.3 31,546 31,513 31,520 30,796 2.4

 Beverages......................................... 27,462 27,588 27,359 -0.5 0.8 0.2 27,817 27,711 27,621 26,928 3.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,714 3,711 3,713 0.1 -0.1 0.9 3,729 3,802 3,899 3,868 -3.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,599 3,612 3,619 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 3,595 3,594 3,616 3,561 1.0

 Textile products...................................... 3,769 3,784 3,805 -0.4 -0.6 -0.7 3,739 3,789 3,840 3,866 -3.3

 Apparel................................................. 2,234 2,267 2,285 -1.5 -0.8 -0.7 2,161 2,172 2,198 2,005 7.8

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,282 1,310 1,325 -2.1 -1.1 -0.5 1,281 1,297 1,302 1,164 10.1

 Paper products....................................... 18,413 18,429 18,439 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 18,390 18,362 18,541 18,097 1.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 5,712 5,696 5,682 0.3 0.2 0.3 5,736 5,744 5,751 5,512 4.1

 Paperboard containers......................... 7,035 6,992 6,985 0.6 0.1 0.3 6,933 6,913 7,040 6,614 4.8

 Printing.................................................. 7,014 6,987 7,101 0.4 -1.6 -0.4 6,993 6,932 7,101 7,034 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 46,770 47,456 50,023 -1.4 -5.1 -3.3 48,669 47,559 48,406 50,285 -3.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 39,686 40,314 42,899 -1.6 -6.0 -3.9 41,521 40,332 41,213 43,851 -5.3

 Chemical products..................................... 113,599 113,501 113,402 0.1 0.1 0.5 114,384 114,452 113,786 112,819 1.4

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,982 5,942 5,946 0.7 -0.1 1.5 6,126 6,278 6,334 6,135 -0.1

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 47,764 47,825 47,609 -0.1 0.5 0.8 47,978 48,199 47,174 47,000 2.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 5,923 5,912 5,958 0.2 -0.8 -0.3 6,099 6,064 6,088 5,678 7.4

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 34,674 34,767 34,641 -0.3 0.4 0.3 34,867 35,047 34,969 34,453 1.2

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/>. 

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2023p 2022 2022

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 572,264 574,737 578,124 -0.4 -0.6 -0.6 557,872 613,157 535,019 570,022 2,246,864 2,197,665 2.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,460 61,789 62,000 -0.5 -0.3 -0.4 61,092 64,021 55,545 63,270 235,746 237,208 -0.6

 Information technology......................... 24,504 24,390 24,285 0.5 0.4 -0.3 22,688 26,736 21,716 22,156 92,236 89,774 2.7

 Computers and related products........... 2,062 1,997 1,928 3.3 3.6 -0.9 1,805 2,151 1,511 1,444 7,206 5,839 23.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 61,027 61,254 61,127 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 58,302 70,506 58,888 57,671 243,579 225,845 7.9

 Capital goods...................................... 93,502 94,479 92,516 -1.0 2.1 -0.8 88,551 105,757 85,275 84,644 361,497 337,738 7.0

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 80,087 81,589 79,537 -1.8 2.6 -0.7 75,716 91,437 72,637 73,193 310,728 290,758 6.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 73,848 73,479 73,623 0.5 -0.2 -0.3 70,374 81,044 68,564 68,662 286,551 273,367 4.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 13,415 12,890 12,979 4.1 -0.7 -1.5 12,835 14,320 12,638 11,451 50,769 46,980 8.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 243,921 244,229 248,675 -0.1 -1.8 -1.2 238,594 254,404 228,178 248,543 957,835 939,008 2.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 44,480 44,932 44,647 -1.0 0.6 -1.5 42,054 51,489 42,056 42,058 175,516 164,767 6.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 199,441 199,297 204,028 0.1 -2.3 -1.1 196,540 202,915 186,122 206,485 782,319 774,241 1.0

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 577,496 574,915 571,265 0.4 0.6 -1.7 563,375 618,987 532,423 569,567 2,257,394 2,225,445 1.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,234 61,929 61,886 -1.1 0.1 -0.2 61,845 65,976 56,080 64,856 239,866 243,186 -1.4

 Information technology......................... 24,688 24,979 24,447 -1.2 2.2 0.2 22,798 28,414 22,218 22,269 94,624 91,576 3.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,056 2,014 1,922 2.1 4.8 -2.2 1,799 2,168 1,505 1,441 7,232 5,821 24.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 61,269 61,349 61,461 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 58,003 70,277 59,953 57,315 244,661 226,990 7.8

 Capital goods...................................... 103,463 99,006 90,496 4.5 9.4 -8.5 98,163 113,508 84,690 87,550 383,622 373,446 2.7

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 84,796 85,285 77,659 -0.6 9.8 -8.1 79,677 95,869 72,745 77,751 324,362 327,557 -1.0

 Excluding aircraft............................. 73,982 73,034 73,468 1.3 -0.6 -0.2 71,056 80,632 70,055 70,347 291,722 283,988 2.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 18,667 13,721 12,837 36.0 6.9 -10.6 18,486 17,639 11,945 9,799 59,260 45,889 29.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 243,967 244,182 248,837 -0.1 -1.9 -1.1 238,641 254,494 228,351 248,362 958,246 939,007 2.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 44,526 44,885 44,809 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 42,101 51,579 42,229 41,877 175,927 164,766 6.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 199,441 199,297 204,028 0.1 -2.3 -1.1 196,540 202,915 186,122 206,485 782,319 774,241 1.0

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,291,346 1,280,943 1,275,522 0.8 0.4 -0.1 1,300,926 1,290,994 1,280,601 1,236,294 (X) (X) 5.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 100,322 100,548 100,408 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 101,867 101,114 99,159 101,230 (X) (X) 0.6

 Information technology......................... 134,420 134,236 133,647 0.1 0.4 0.1 135,498 135,388 133,710 132,343 (X) (X) 2.4

 Computers and related products........... 1,309 1,315 1,298 -0.5 1.3 -0.5 1,309 1,315 1,298 1,309 (X) (X) 0.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 35,333 35,091 34,996 0.7 0.3 1.0 36,023 36,322 36,551 37,050 (X) (X) -2.8

 Capital goods...................................... 950,880 940,919 936,392 1.1 0.5 -0.2 956,011 946,399 938,648 894,737 (X) (X) 6.8

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 740,105 735,396 731,700 0.6 0.5 -0.3 742,278 738,317 733,885 692,504 (X) (X) 7.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 273,524 273,390 273,835 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 275,851 275,169 275,581 273,299 (X) (X) 0.9

 Defense capital goods4........................ 210,775 205,523 204,692 2.6 0.4 -0.1 213,733 208,082 204,763 202,233 (X) (X) 5.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 12,108 12,062 12,109 0.4 -0.4 1.4 12,289 12,242 12,152 12,394 (X) (X) -0.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 12,108 12,062 12,109 0.4 -0.4 1.4 12,289 12,242 12,152 12,394 (X) (X) -0.8 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 856,724 852,572 859,843 0.5 -0.8 -0.1 861,507 853,605 861,700 844,149 (X) (X) 2.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 92,879 92,855 92,835 0.0 0.0 -0.2 94,292 94,216 94,155 91,969 (X) (X) 2.5

 Information technology......................... 46,314 46,248 46,055 0.1 0.4 0.2 46,493 45,771 45,995 44,399 (X) (X) 4.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,709 3,667 3,609 1.1 1.6 -1.3 3,616 3,481 3,564 3,600 (X) (X) 0.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 53,462 53,190 53,694 0.5 -0.9 0.3 53,890 52,882 54,170 53,318 (X) (X) 1.1

 Capital goods...................................... 249,722 244,528 248,587 2.1 -1.6 0.2 249,849 244,223 248,219 239,310 (X) (X) 4.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 225,689 220,666 224,752 2.3 -1.8 0.2 225,772 220,314 224,505 216,283 (X) (X) 4.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 161,496 161,191 160,766 0.2 0.3 0.3 161,831 161,301 161,263 151,550 (X) (X) 6.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 24,033 23,862 23,835 0.7 0.1 -0.1 24,077 23,909 23,714 23,027 (X) (X) 4.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 256,132 257,063 259,687 -0.4 -1.0 -0.3 257,133 256,136 258,564 254,280 (X) (X) 1.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 42,750 42,639 43,092 0.3 -1.1 0.8 42,698 41,933 43,355 42,466 (X) (X) 0.5

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 213,382 214,424 216,595 -0.5 -1.0 -0.6 214,435 214,203 215,209 211,814 (X) (X) 1.2

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for noncalendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates 

are not adjusted for price changes. 

2 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories. 

3

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

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

communications equipment; search and navigation equipment; electromedical, measuring, and control instruments; electrical equipment; other electrical equipment, appliances, and components; heavy duty trucks; aircraft; railroad rolling stock; ships and 

boats; office and institutional furniture; and medical equipment and supplies. 

4

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

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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 April

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2023/

2023p 2023r 2023 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2023p 2023r 2023 2022 2022

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 316,340 316,441 317,245 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 316,568 316,227 317,212 309,542 2.3

 Durable goods industries.......................... 197,321 196,706 196,519 0.3 0.1 -0.1 197,331 196,205 196,194 189,617 4.1

 Wood products................................... 7,812 7,806 7,756 0.1 0.6 -0.4 7,584 7,844 7,950 7,673 -1.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,699 7,704 7,715 -0.1 -0.1 0.8 7,751 7,752 7,750 7,030 10.3

 Primary metals.................................... 19,272 19,243 18,925 0.2 1.7 0.5 19,257 18,988 18,851 19,433 -0.9

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 24,402 24,559 24,592 -0.6 -0.1 -0.8 24,340 24,488 24,519 25,817 -5.7

 Machinery.......................................... 40,774 40,247 40,374 1.3 -0.3 0.0 40,816 40,264 40,159 36,962 10.4

 Computers and electronic products........ 26,513 26,419 26,392 0.4 0.1 0.2 26,516 26,013 26,206 24,349 8.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 12,515 12,621 12,553 -0.8 0.5 0.5 12,623 12,694 12,689 11,652 8.3

 Transportation equipment..................... 43,103 42,878 43,025 0.5 -0.3 -0.6 43,243 43,042 42,983 42,028 2.9

 Furniture and related products............... 5,371 5,407 5,396 -0.7 0.2 0.4 5,406 5,446 5,438 5,260 2.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 9,860 9,822 9,791 0.4 0.3 0.5 9,795 9,674 9,649 9,413 4.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 119,019 119,735 120,726 -0.6 -0.8 -0.5 119,237 120,022 121,018 119,925 -0.6

 Food products.................................... 26,339 26,539 26,605 -0.8 -0.2 -0.1 25,911 26,382 26,645 25,472 1.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 6,351 6,391 6,285 -0.6 1.7 -1.7 6,448 6,513 6,469 6,333 1.8

 Textiles.............................................. 1,445 1,447 1,456 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 1,450 1,446 1,449 1,409 2.9

 Textile products................................... 1,735 1,726 1,717 0.5 0.5 0.0 1,716 1,723 1,723 1,669 2.8

 Apparel............................................. 566 612 618 -7.5 -1.0 -2.1 556 597 602 618 -10.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 393 403 408 -2.5 -1.2 -3.1 392 398 401 378 3.7

 Paper products.................................... 9,740 9,733 9,736 0.1 0.0 0.1 9,628 9,671 9,797 9,311 3.4

 Printing ............................................. 3,616 3,596 3,695 0.6 -2.7 -0.3 3,599 3,575 3,701 3,647 -1.3

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,451 14,013 14,659 -4.0 -4.4 -3.7 14,018 14,098 14,323 15,652 -10.4

 Chemical products................................ 39,869 39,646 39,776 0.6 -0.3 0.1 40,084 39,992 40,046 39,717 0.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,514 15,629 15,771 -0.7 -0.9 0.4 15,435 15,627 15,862 15,719 -1.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 241,806 237,636 243,029 1.8 -2.2 0.0 243,215 237,749 242,729 237,404 2.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 178,402 174,000 178,575 2.5 -2.6 0.0 178,925 174,033 178,411 178,297 0.4

 Wood products................................... 1,865 1,848 1,855 0.9 -0.4 -0.3 1,872 1,890 1,902 2,184 -14.3

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,651 1,644 1,634 0.4 0.6 0.8 1,715 1,698 1,679 1,645 4.3

 Primary metals.................................... 12,510 12,477 12,917 0.3 -3.4 -1.0 12,742 12,511 12,957 13,479 -5.5

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 16,692 16,738 16,728 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 16,916 16,890 16,759 16,124 4.9

 Machinery.......................................... 24,328 24,802 24,250 -1.9 2.3 0.8 24,221 25,177 24,521 22,919 5.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,698 13,874 14,093 -1.3 -1.6 -1.0 14,024 13,936 14,304 15,641 -10.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,796 4,544 4,530 5.5 0.3 0.5 4,876 4,544 4,566 4,569 6.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 96,629 91,828 96,337 5.2 -4.7 0.1 96,316 91,215 95,502 95,723 0.6

 Furniture and related products............... 1,461 1,467 1,472 -0.4 -0.3 -3.0 1,428 1,445 1,482 1,453 -1.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,772 4,778 4,759 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 4,815 4,727 4,739 4,560 5.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 63,404 63,636 64,454 -0.4 -1.3 0.2 64,290 63,716 64,318 59,107 8.8

 Food products.................................... 7,750 7,869 7,950 -1.5 -1.0 1.8 7,442 7,796 8,164 7,576 -1.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,029 11,008 10,863 0.2 1.3 1.1 11,092 11,025 11,085 10,548 5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 581 584 583 -0.5 0.2 -0.9 582 580 582 625 -6.9

 Textile products................................... 475 470 470 1.1 0.0 -1.9 472 472 479 486 -2.9

 Apparel............................................. 274 271 274 1.1 -1.1 -1.4 273 267 267 271 0.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 131 134 132 -2.2 1.5 3.9 133 138 134 134 -0.7

 Paper products.................................... 1,636 1,651 1,653 -0.9 -0.1 0.5 1,640 1,652 1,639 1,677 -2.2

 Printing ............................................. 1,173 1,164 1,177 0.8 -1.1 -1.7 1,158 1,140 1,181 1,311 -11.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,593 16,681 17,469 -0.5 -4.5 -2.9 17,646 16,915 17,090 13,818 27.7

 Chemical products................................ 19,874 19,956 20,003 -0.4 -0.2 2.1 19,960 19,850 19,771 18,675 6.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,888 3,848 3,880 1.0 -0.8 0.5 3,892 3,881 3,926 3,986 -2.4

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 298,578 298,495 299,569 0.0 -0.4 0.1 301,724 299,629 301,759 297,203 1.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 146,104 145,988 146,607 0.1 -0.4 0.5 148,482 146,848 149,032 143,728 3.3

 Wood products................................... 6,468 6,510 6,636 -0.6 -1.9 -0.6 6,728 6,843 6,914 6,941 -3.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,588 7,537 7,546 0.7 -0.1 -0.6 7,780 7,693 7,726 7,450 4.4

 Primary metals.................................... 14,809 14,869 14,975 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1 15,221 15,140 15,355 15,079 0.9

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 23,471 23,377 23,400 0.4 -0.1 0.2 23,956 23,568 23,630 23,100 3.7

 Machinery.......................................... 28,913 28,712 28,961 0.7 -0.9 0.7 29,281 29,381 29,610 26,373 11.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,815 14,922 14,869 -0.7 0.4 0.0 14,772 14,563 14,904 14,454 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 8,875 8,926 8,792 -0.6 1.5 0.3 9,032 9,054 9,024 8,670 4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 24,409 24,382 24,586 0.1 -0.8 2.0 24,940 24,039 25,050 24,921 0.1

 Furniture and related products............... 3,634 3,630 3,641 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 3,594 3,499 3,592 3,598 -0.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,122 13,123 13,201 0.0 -0.6 0.2 13,178 13,068 13,227 13,142 0.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 152,474 152,507 152,962 0.0 -0.3 -0.3 153,242 152,781 152,727 153,475 -0.2

 Food products.................................... 38,278 38,058 37,875 0.6 0.5 -0.2 37,791 37,624 37,975 35,379 6.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 13,796 13,900 13,924 -0.7 -0.2 0.5 14,006 13,975 13,966 13,915 0.7

 Textiles.............................................. 1,573 1,581 1,580 -0.5 0.1 -0.2 1,563 1,568 1,585 1,527 2.4

 Textile products................................... 1,559 1,588 1,618 -1.8 -1.9 -1.0 1,551 1,594 1,638 1,711 -9.4

 Apparel............................................. 1,394 1,384 1,393 0.7 -0.6 0.0 1,332 1,308 1,329 1,116 19.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 758 773 785 -1.9 -1.5 0.1 756 761 767 652 16.0

 Paper products.................................... 7,037 7,045 7,050 -0.1 -0.1 0.6 7,122 7,039 7,105 7,109 0.2

 Printing ............................................. 2,225 2,227 2,229 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 2,236 2,217 2,219 2,076 7.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,726 16,762 17,895 -0.2 -6.3 -3.2 17,005 16,546 16,993 20,815 -18.3

 Chemical products................................ 53,856 53,899 53,623 -0.1 0.5 0.3 54,340 54,610 53,969 54,427 -0.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 15,272 15,290 14,990 -0.1 2.0 0.1 15,540 15,539 15,181 14,748 5.4

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for noncalendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates 

are not adjusted for price changes. 

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

panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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 Apr Mar Feb Jan Apr Mar Feb Jan

2023p 2023r 2023 2023 2023p 2023r 2023 2023

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.50 1.48 1.49 1.48 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.88 1.85 1.88 1.87 6.71 6.60 6.64 6.63

 Wood products........................................................... 1.22 1.20 1.21 1.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.75 1.74 1.75 1.74 1.42 1.41 1.41 1.41

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.83 1.83 1.83 1.84 3.76 3.75 3.75 3.77

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.50 2.52 2.50 2.49 4.09 4.13 4.12 4.14

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.89 1.89 1.88 1.88 6.06 6.05 5.99 6.04

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.89 1.85 1.86 1.82 3.48 3.44 3.43 3.35

 Transportation equipment..................................... 1.88 1.79 1.89 1.87 14.30 13.77 14.21 14.15

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.54 1.53 1.52 1.51 1.94 1.91 1.91 1.88

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.93 1.92 1.92 1.90 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.14 1.14 1.13 1.12 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products............................................................. 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.81 1.82 1.85 1.85 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.71 1.71 1.68 1.67 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 1.89 1.88 1.86 1.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.52 2.70 2.66 2.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.61 2.66 2.62 2.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.......................................................... 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing........................................................................ 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.71 0.73 0.71 0.71 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.46 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.42 1.42 1.40 1.39 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Apr3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2022- 2022- 2022- 2022-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals............................................. 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1

 Fabricated metal products.................... -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1

 Machinery...................................................... 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... -0.7 0.4 -0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.3 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.0 (X) 0.1

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Food products.............................................. (X) 0.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

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

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

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

and miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

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

sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see 

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

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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/>.

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-FY23-0265). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 5, 2023. 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