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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EST, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

OCTOBER 2022 

Release Number: CB 22-190 M3-2 (22)-10

December 5, 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the October full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

OCTOBER 2022 $556.6 billion +1.0%° 

SEPTEMBER 2022 

(revised) $550.9 billion +0.3%° 

Next release: January 6, 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, December 5, 

2022. 

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in October, up twelve of the last thirteen months, increased $5.8

billion or 1.0 percent to $556.6 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.3 percent

September increase. Shipments, up nineteen of the last twenty months, increased $3.9 billion or 0.7 

percent to $554.8 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent September increase. Unfilled orders, up twenty-six

consecutive months, increased $6.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,144.0 billion. This followed a 0.5 percent 

September increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.03, unchanged from September. 

Inventories, up two consecutive months, increased $4.0 billion or 0.5 percent to $805.3 billion. This 

followed a 0.1 percent September increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.45, unchanged from 

September. 

New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up seven of the last eight months, increased $3.0

billion or 1.1 percent to $277.4 billion, up from the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent September increase. Transportation equipment, up six of the last seven months, 

1.1%

0.5%

2.3%

0.3%

1.8%

0.7%

1.8% 1.8%

-1.0%

0.2% 0.3%

1.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

Nov-21 Dec-21 Jan-22 Feb-22 Mar-22 Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2021-2022

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, December 5, 2022.
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led the increase, $2.1 billion or 2.2 percent to $97.7 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable 

goods increased $2.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $279.3 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in October, up seventeen of the last eighteen months, 

increased $1.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $275.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. 

This followed a 0.3 percent September increase. Machinery, up nineteen of the last twenty months, led

the increase, $0.6 billion or 1.4 percent to $38.8 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

nineteen of the last twenty months, increased $2.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $279.3 billion. This followed a

0.3 percent September increase. Petroleum and coal products, up two consecutive months, drove the 

increase, $2.9 billion or 4.4 percent to $69.1 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in October, up twenty-six consecutive months, increased

$6.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $1,144.0 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent September increase. Transportation equipment, up twenty of the last twenty-one

months, led the increase, $6.8 billion or 1.0 percent to $670.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in October, up twenty-one consecutive months, increased $0.8

billion or 0.2 percent to $489.5 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.3 percent September increase. Machinery, up twenty-four consecutive months, drove the increase, $0.9 

billion or 1.1 percent to $86.6 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up following three 

consecutive monthly decreases, increased $3.2 billion or 1.0 percent to $315.8 billion. This followed a 0.1 

percent September decrease. Petroleum and coal products, up following four consecutive monthly 

decreases, led the increase, $2.9 billion or 5.9 percent to $51.6 billion. By stage of fabrication, October 

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

decreased 0.3 percent in durable goods and increased 1.5 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods

increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 1.3 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for November is scheduled for release on December 23, 2022, at

8:30 a.m. EST and the Full Report on January 6, 2023, 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

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

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

exclude data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

decrease. 

Description of the survey 

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

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

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

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

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

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. 
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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>.

2023 Release Dates for the M3 Survey

Survey month Advance Report on Durable 

Goods and Advance Total 

Manufacturing 

(8:30 a.m. release time)

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time)

Nov-22 Fri 12/23/2022 Fri 1/6/2023

Dec-22 Thu 1/26/2023 Thu 2/2/2023

Jan-23 Mon 2/27/2023 Mon 3/6/2023

Feb-23 Fri 3/24/2023 Tue 4/4/2023

Mar-23 Wed 4/26/2023 Tue 5/2/2023

Apr-23 Fri 5/26/2023 Mon 6/5/2023

May-23 Tue 6/27/2023 Wed 7/5/2023

Jun-23 Thu 7/27/2023 Thu 8/3/2023

Jul-23 Thu 8/24/2023 Tue 9/5/2023

Aug-23 Wed 9/27/2023 Wed 10/4/2023

Sep-23 Thu 10/26/2023 Thu 11/2/2023

Oct-23 Wed 11/22/2023 Mon 12/4/2023

Nov-23 Fri 12/22/2023 Not available at this time

OMB: Schedule of Release Dates 2023 (whitehouse.gov)

Special Notice - New Advance Estimates Of Total Manufacturing

Beginning with September 2021 data released on October 27, 2021, advance estimates of total 

manufacturing, including M3 durable and nondurable industries, for shipments and inventories, are

available at the same time as the Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories and Orders. Monthly advance total manufacturing estimates are available on a seasonally 

adjusted basis as well as a not seasonally adjusted basis on the M3 website under the “Advance Report 

Highlights”. 
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RESOURCES

API

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

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

before. 

<www.census.gov/developers/>. 

FRED Mobile App

Receive the latest updates on the nation’s key economic indicators by downloading 

the FRED App <https://fred.stlouisfed.org/fred-mobile/> for both Apple and 

Android devices. FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. 

Louis, now incorporates the Census Bureau’s 13 economic indicators.

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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

Oct. Sep. Aug. Sep. - Aug. - July - Oct. Sep. Aug. Oct. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

 All manufacturing industries.................. 554,785 550,844 549,197 0.7 0.3 0.7 559,641 567,627 570,039 506,744 5,415,219 4,796,153 12.9

 Excluding transportation................... 463,809 460,249 459,663 0.8 0.1 0.2 468,683 470,051 477,547 428,242 4,560,746 4,048,518 12.7

 Excluding defense.............................. 538,319 534,383 532,587 0.7 0.3 0.7 543,394 549,636 553,835 491,341 5,256,834 4,647,127 13.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 189,640 188,553 189,347 0.6 -0.4 1.6 188,470 199,708 195,363 173,699 1,853,474 1,663,192 11.4

 Durable goods industries......................... 275,490 274,348 273,530 0.4 0.3 1.3 277,165 290,707 285,036 253,454 2,688,017 2,418,681 11.1

 Wood products....................................... 12,703 12,811 12,805 -0.8 0.0 0.2 13,091 13,333 13,681 12,885 131,470 124,607 5.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 12,658 12,564 12,498 0.7 0.5 -0.6 13,379 13,416 14,131 12,532 126,867 117,388 8.1

 Primary metals....................................... 20,330 20,329 20,754 0.0 -2.0 0.4 20,013 20,550 21,894 19,664 209,542 187,831 11.6

 Iron and steel mills............................ 12,023 12,098 12,267 -0.6 -1.4 -1.4 11,867 12,341 13,055 11,268 122,175 105,494 15.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 6,782 6,727 7,003 0.8 -3.9 3.2 6,648 6,705 7,246 7,005 72,259 68,921 4.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,525 1,504 1,484 1.4 1.3 2.6 1,498 1,504 1,593 1,391 15,108 13,416 12.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 36,660 36,691 36,836 -0.1 -0.4 -0.8 37,659 37,943 39,441 35,927 370,475 332,145 11.5

 Machinery............................................. 38,835 38,282 38,151 1.4 0.3 0.4 38,301 39,554 38,882 34,650 377,503 333,507 13.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,398 2,510 2,735 -4.5 -8.2 -4.6 2,331 2,385 2,649 2,376 27,113 26,368 2.8

 Construction machinery..................... 3,888 3,861 3,699 0.7 4.4 0.8 3,849 3,855 3,719 2,871 36,278 28,882 25.6

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,597 1,528 1,541 4.5 -0.8 1.0 1,618 1,565 1,535 1,321 14,525 12,593 15.3

 Industrial machinery.......................... 6,347 6,210 6,206 2.2 0.1 -0.2 6,427 7,120 6,110 5,843 61,979 46,115 34.4

 Photographic equipment...................... 522 503 520 3.8 -3.3 3.2 468 571 521 457 5,123 5,140 -0.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,743 4,753 4,763 -0.2 -0.2 4.0 4,449 5,047 5,294 4,056 47,168 41,810 12.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,602 2,559 2,585 1.7 -1.0 -2.2 2,668 2,672 2,672 2,612 25,844 25,496 1.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,555 3,439 3,321 3.4 3.6 1.5 3,649 3,347 3,478 3,293 32,957 32,241 2.2

 Material handling equipment............... 3,594 3,456 3,437 4.0 0.6 0.9 3,542 3,434 3,600 2,928 34,419 27,836 23.6

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 29,491 29,380 29,193 0.4 0.6 0.0 29,707 32,882 29,477 27,206 284,541 267,010 6.6

 Computers........................................ 733 735 753 -0.3 -2.4 -2.0 761 824 796 717 7,321 7,270 0.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 674 657 666 2.6 -1.4 -0.6 628 663 604 554 6,251 5,479 14.1

 Other peripheral equipment................ 862 778 748 10.8 4.0 3.0 882 983 726 408 6,046 4,329 39.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,057 3,029 3,065 0.9 -1.2 -2.8 2,711 3,774 2,758 2,461 29,603 26,897 10.1

 Defense communications equipment.... 213 211 213 0.9 -0.9 -1.4 213 248 218 211 2,091 1,971 6.1

 Audio and video equipment.................... 353 371 379 -4.9 -2.1 0.3 447 371 339 450 3,635 2,944 23.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,569 4,588 4,582 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 4,453 4,766 4,902 4,053 45,387 39,895 13.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,661 1,641 1,655 1.2 -0.8 -0.5 1,616 1,805 1,693 1,556 16,250 15,963 1.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,280 3,268 3,237 0.4 1.0 2.1 3,318 3,489 3,213 3,132 31,732 31,443 0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 8,990 8,920 8,929 0.8 -0.1 0.5 8,753 10,021 8,938 8,025 86,116 82,173 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,514 13,465 13,451 0.4 0.1 2.3 13,511 14,509 14,125 12,481 132,947 120,060 10.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,048 1,048 1,045 0.0 0.3 0.2 1,088 1,097 1,115 1,034 10,385 10,123 2.6

 Household appliances........................ 2,786 2,755 2,749 1.1 0.2 2.9 2,730 3,058 2,869 2,504 26,693 24,999 6.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,822 3,873 3,779 -1.3 2.5 1.2 3,619 4,332 3,919 3,437 37,712 35,090 7.5

 Batteries........................................... 983 956 956 2.8 0.0 0.7 1,119 1,039 1,069 972 9,462 8,273 14.4

 Transportation equipment........................ 90,976 90,595 89,534 0.4 1.2 3.7 90,958 97,576 92,492 78,502 854,473 747,635 14.3

 Automobiles..................................... 7,905 8,037 7,822 -1.6 2.7 5.0 8,124 8,323 8,873 6,917 75,401 66,851 12.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 23,920 23,777 22,696 0.6 4.8 0.3 24,549 25,920 24,279 20,324 221,853 187,925 18.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,677 2,607 2,488 2.7 4.8 3.2 2,783 2,792 2,577 2,064 24,086 19,466 23.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 27,395 27,336 27,257 0.2 0.3 0.3 28,095 28,103 29,570 25,778 270,521 241,856 11.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,990 12,849 13,137 1.1 -2.2 24.7 11,535 15,058 11,223 8,726 108,254 90,830 19.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 5,375 5,401 5,505 -0.5 -1.9 6.0 5,383 6,041 5,502 5,445 52,795 52,405 0.7

 Ships and boats................................. 3,558 3,364 3,530 5.8 -4.7 -1.4 3,568 3,420 3,556 3,556 34,946 35,144 -0.6

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,257 6,245 6,202 0.2 0.7 0.3 6,346 6,272 6,688 6,009 61,827 58,023 6.6

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 14,066 13,986 14,106 0.6 -0.9 0.7 14,200 14,672 14,225 13,598 138,372 130,475 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 279,295 276,496 275,667 1.0 0.3 0.2 282,476 276,920 285,003 253,290 2,727,202 2,377,472 14.7

 Food products....................................... 76,036 75,849 76,148 0.2 -0.4 0.1 78,806 77,433 77,890 75,594 754,407 718,875 4.9

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 9,327 9,280 9,114 0.5 1.8 -0.9 9,513 9,191 9,575 8,521 90,854 81,109 12.0

 Dairy products.................................. 11,878 11,874 11,937 0.0 -0.5 -0.8 12,143 11,869 12,193 11,209 117,851 109,869 7.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 22,812 22,809 22,803 0.0 0.0 0.2 23,036 23,115 23,192 22,465 228,475 217,066 5.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 16,821 16,917 16,919 -0.6 0.0 3.0 16,998 17,312 17,538 14,430 161,176 139,446 15.6

 Beverages......................................... 10,349 10,116 10,031 2.3 0.8 0.9 10,526 10,511 10,650 9,956 99,886 94,173 6.1

 Tobacco............................................ 6,472 6,801 6,888 -4.8 -1.3 6.3 6,472 6,801 6,888 4,474 61,290 45,273 35.4

 Textile mills........................................... 2,309 2,320 2,340 -0.5 -0.9 0.6 2,343 2,343 2,498 2,335 23,472 22,719 3.3

 Textile products................................... 1,959 1,999 1,983 -2.0 0.8 0.1 1,984 2,000 2,061 1,965 20,129 19,296 4.3

 Apparel................................................ 756 737 718 2.6 2.6 -0.8 862 771 774 806 7,235 7,004 3.3

 Leather and allied products...................... 471 462 444 1.9 4.1 5.5 471 471 472 392 4,410 3,951 11.6

 Paper products...................................... 16,192 16,213 16,217 -0.1 0.0 0.2 16,403 16,514 17,174 16,358 163,835 158,116 3.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 5,810 5,796 5,818 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 5,891 5,933 6,175 5,846 59,117 56,927 3.8

 Paperboard containers........................ 6,011 6,003 6,007 0.1 -0.1 0.3 6,104 6,197 6,513 6,062 60,718 59,064 2.8

 Printing................................................. 7,062 7,030 6,938 0.5 1.3 -0.4 7,484 7,288 7,155 6,717 68,258 61,886 10.3

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 69,114 66,196 64,866 4.4 2.1 -1.0 69,210 63,377 67,391 49,274 638,591 421,609 51.5

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 63,643 60,817 59,585 4.6 2.1 -1.0 63,309 57,484 61,194 44,286 585,842 375,120 56.2

 Chemical products..................................... 66,342 66,547 66,655 -0.3 -0.2 0.6 65,328 66,673 68,477 63,473 660,570 617,214 7.0

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 3,509 3,366 3,175 4.2 6.0 -2.0 2,913 2,896 2,586 2,610 32,630 29,003 12.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 22,524 22,475 22,112 0.2 1.6 0.6 22,537 23,279 23,117 20,495 215,214 196,366 9.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,830 3,786 3,827 1.2 -1.1 1.7 3,768 3,799 4,204 3,645 38,709 36,482 6.1

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 22,233 22,226 22,439 0.0 -0.9 0.3 22,587 22,738 23,573 21,946 225,119 207,356 8.6

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, 2022. 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. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries2........................ 556,645 550,895 549,508 1.0 0.3 0.2 555,957 566,852 564,326 500,376 5,424,886 4,809,634 12.8

 Excluding transportation2...................... 458,901 455,219 456,025 0.8 -0.2 0.1 460,746 463,031 470,103 423,805 4,523,388 4,051,473 11.6

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 540,085 535,072 530,931 0.9 0.8 0.0 541,395 546,400 547,912 487,467 5,265,819 4,663,733 12.9

 With unfilled orders2............................. 196,518 193,704 194,542 1.5 -0.4 0.1 190,621 204,784 194,855 172,878 1,912,441 1,724,510 10.9

 Durable goods industries2......................... 277,350 274,399 273,841 1.1 0.2 0.2 273,481 289,932 279,323 247,086 2,697,684 2,432,162 10.9

 Primary metals........................................ 20,254 20,241 20,738 0.1 -2.4 0.4 19,712 20,137 21,451 19,439 208,940 191,386 9.2

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,037 12,146 12,425 -0.9 -2.2 0.0 11,589 12,181 13,038 11,041 122,121 107,361 13.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 6,670 6,555 6,823 1.8 -3.9 0.6 6,670 6,456 6,842 7,046 71,421 70,050 2.0

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,547 1,540 1,490 0.5 3.4 2.8 1,453 1,500 1,571 1,352 15,398 13,975 10.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,511 36,444 36,860 0.2 -1.1 -0.9 35,990 36,717 38,767 35,011 372,823 352,381 5.8

 Machinery............................................. 39,203 38,633 38,888 1.5 -0.7 0.7 38,344 39,435 38,864 36,052 384,354 348,675 10.2

 Construction machinery........................ 3,965 3,651 3,674 8.6 -0.6 -0.5 3,901 3,609 3,584 3,010 36,446 31,639 15.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,610 1,533 1,661 5.0 -7.7 9.6 1,631 1,570 1,655 1,403 14,631 13,038 12.2

 Industrial machinery............................ 6,305 6,178 6,297 2.1 -1.9 -4.2 6,553 6,999 5,978 6,513 63,742 48,415 31.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 489 448 516 9.2 -13.2 -6.7 496 748 541 488 5,260 5,285 -0.5

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,945 5,004 5,058 -1.2 -1.1 2.0 4,431 5,157 5,411 4,096 49,670 43,746 13.5

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,564 2,595 2,611 -1.2 -0.6 2.4 2,648 2,601 2,605 2,733 25,921 26,375 -1.7

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 3,560 3,434 3,278 3.7 4.8 2.8 3,654 3,342 3,435 3,558 32,776 33,211 -1.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,775 3,759 3,649 0.4 3.0 3.4 3,672 3,726 3,760 2,963 35,765 29,027 23.2

 Computers and electronic products2........... 24,357 24,239 24,519 0.5 -1.1 -0.1 23,613 27,743 23,357 22,214 235,863 223,297 5.6

 Computers........................................ 734 723 745 1.5 -3.0 -4.2 762 812 788 686 7,301 7,182 1.7

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 2,983 2,879 3,082 3.6 -6.6 0.9 2,589 3,622 2,617 2,896 29,044 28,606 1.5

 Defense communications equipment....... 214 209 210 2.4 -0.5 -5.4 205 254 217 186 2,052 1,792 14.5

 Electronic components......................... 4,507 4,601 4,648 -2.0 -1.0 -0.4 4,427 4,854 4,804 4,204 45,517 41,126 10.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,680 1,663 1,757 1.0 -5.4 -1.6 1,746 1,860 1,784 1,854 17,550 17,933 -2.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,246 3,339 3,195 -2.8 4.5 -1.7 3,091 3,931 2,771 2,668 31,023 30,400 2.0

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,023 8,937 9,007 1.0 -0.8 0.8 8,746 10,306 8,622 8,216 86,635 82,697 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 13,771 13,701 13,851 0.5 -1.1 1.4 13,832 14,402 14,262 13,082 135,843 125,508 8.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,090 1,038 1,104 5.0 -6.0 2.7 1,164 1,071 1,156 1,093 10,551 10,348 2.0

 Household appliances.......................... 2,875 2,761 2,753 4.1 0.3 4.2 2,874 3,230 2,803 2,578 26,213 25,959 1.0

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,881 3,962 3,960 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 3,794 3,945 4,008 3,586 40,108 35,210 13.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 97,744 95,676 93,483 2.2 2.3 0.5 95,211 103,821 94,223 76,571 901,498 758,161 18.9

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 27,364 26,903 27,027 1.7 -0.5 -0.4 27,334 27,645 29,494 25,530 269,279 244,548 10.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 19,840 18,458 14,954 7.5 23.4 -8.6 18,125 19,141 12,049 9,190 154,401 101,782 51.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 5,422 4,456 6,611 21.7 -32.6 26.1 4,689 5,504 6,541 4,904 53,478 49,266 8.5

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,034 2,730 5,386 11.1 -49.3 5.7 2,854 3,232 4,570 3,100 34,993 36,505 -4.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,109 6,090 6,094 0.3 -0.1 -1.4 6,135 6,242 6,363 5,806 61,496 60,193 2.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 279,295 276,496 275,667 1.0 0.3 0.2 282,476 276,920 285,003 253,290 2,727,202 2,377,472 14.7

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, 2022. 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. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,143,979 1,137,101 1,131,950 0.6 0.5 0.5 1,133,568 1,131,417 1,126,341 1,057,901 7.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 473,117 473,007 472,937 0.0 0.0 0.3 468,314 470,416 471,585 452,040 3.6

 Excluding defense2

............................. 929,853 923,069 917,280 0.7 0.6 0.4 921,098 917,262 914,647 847,978 8.6

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,143,979 1,137,101 1,131,950 0.6 0.5 0.5 1,133,568 1,131,417 1,126,341 1,057,901 7.2

 Primary metals........................................ 30,559 30,635 30,723 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1 29,643 29,944 30,357 29,912 -0.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 16,099 16,085 16,037 0.1 0.3 1.0 15,612 15,890 16,050 15,943 -2.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,275 10,387 10,559 -1.1 -1.6 -1.7 9,977 9,955 10,204 10,455 -4.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,185 4,163 4,127 0.5 0.9 0.1 4,054 4,099 4,103 3,514 15.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 117,625 117,774 118,021 -0.1 -0.2 0.0 116,318 117,987 119,213 114,685 1.4

 Machinery.............................................. 133,021 132,653 132,302 0.3 0.3 0.6 131,773 131,730 131,849 123,685 6.5

 Construction machinery......................... 9,889 9,812 10,022 0.8 -2.1 -0.2 9,433 9,381 9,627 9,068 4.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,173 5,160 5,155 0.3 0.1 2.4 5,173 5,160 5,155 4,987 3.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 12,682 12,724 12,756 -0.3 -0.3 0.7 12,680 12,554 12,675 11,028 15.0

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,070 3,103 3,158 -1.1 -1.7 -0.1 3,290 3,262 3,085 3,458 -4.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 12,103 11,901 11,650 1.7 2.2 2.6 11,779 11,797 11,687 8,733 34.9

 Metalworking machinery........................ 8,544 8,582 8,546 -0.4 0.4 0.3 8,471 8,491 8,562 8,216 3.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 33,238 33,233 33,238 0.0 0.0 -0.1 33,238 33,233 33,238 33,241 0.0

 Material handling equipment................... 17,316 17,135 16,832 1.1 1.8 1.3 17,156 17,026 16,734 15,322 12.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............. 140,432 140,548 140,589 -0.1 0.0 0.1 139,624 139,883 139,171 136,012 2.7

 Computers......................................... 1,199 1,198 1,210 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 1,199 1,198 1,210 1,289 -7.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 20,847 20,921 21,071 -0.4 -0.7 0.1 20,443 20,565 20,717 19,255 6.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 314 313 315 0.3 -0.6 -0.9 301 309 303 323 -6.8

 Electronic components.......................... 16,057 16,119 16,106 -0.4 0.1 0.4 15,902 15,928 15,840 15,479 2.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 32,280 32,261 32,239 0.1 0.1 0.3 32,391 32,261 32,206 30,906 4.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 38,446 38,480 38,409 -0.1 0.2 -0.1 38,249 38,476 38,034 38,270 -0.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 31,289 31,256 31,239 0.1 0.1 0.3 31,139 31,146 30,861 30,490 2.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 40,167 39,910 39,674 0.6 0.6 1.0 39,697 39,376 39,483 36,074 10.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,312 2,270 2,280 1.9 -0.4 2.7 2,319 2,243 2,269 2,092 10.9

 Household appliances........................... 4,843 4,754 4,748 1.9 0.1 0.1 4,927 4,783 4,611 5,430 -9.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 16,936 16,877 16,788 0.3 0.5 1.1 16,609 16,434 16,821 14,101 17.8

 Transportation equipment......................... 670,862 664,094 659,013 1.0 0.8 0.6 665,254 661,001 654,756 605,861 9.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 27,742 27,773 28,206 -0.1 -1.5 -0.8 26,505 27,266 27,724 26,393 0.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 454,377 447,527 441,918 1.5 1.3 0.4 451,480 444,890 440,807 395,298 14.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 60,323 60,276 61,221 0.1 -1.5 1.8 59,241 59,935 60,472 56,924 4.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 50,635 51,159 51,793 -1.0 -1.2 3.7 49,654 50,368 50,556 50,524 -1.7

 Furniture and related products................... 9,927 10,075 10,230 -1.5 -1.5 -1.0 9,873 10,084 10,114 10,400 -5.1

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. 

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, 2022. 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. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

 All manufacturing industries...................... 805,278 801,300 800,301 0.5 0.1 -0.1 806,306 799,558 803,059 751,086 7.4

 Excluding transportation........................ 648,413 644,204 642,901 0.7 0.2 -0.2 647,818 641,356 643,752 595,904 8.7

 Excluding defense............................. 778,714 774,904 773,650 0.5 0.2 -0.1 779,716 773,158 776,297 725,435 7.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 391,097 390,571 390,121 0.1 0.1 0.1 390,220 390,230 392,399 368,114 6.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 489,489 488,706 487,486 0.2 0.3 0.2 488,602 487,826 490,238 458,533 6.6

 Wood products........................................ 14,662 14,742 14,744 -0.5 0.0 0.1 14,504 14,409 14,501 13,860 4.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 16,474 16,401 16,273 0.4 0.8 0.6 16,110 16,168 16,181 14,548 10.7

 Primary metals......................................... 38,467 38,807 38,991 -0.9 -0.5 -0.2 38,117 38,453 38,890 36,130 5.5

 Iron and steel mills............................... 22,430 22,752 22,820 -1.4 -0.3 -0.5 22,309 22,572 22,730 21,667 3.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,285 13,351 13,469 -0.5 -0.9 0.2 13,107 13,273 13,495 11,972 9.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,752 2,704 2,702 1.8 0.1 0.2 2,701 2,608 2,665 2,491 8.4

 Fabricated metal products......................... 62,399 62,587 62,752 -0.3 -0.3 0.2 61,683 62,289 62,805 58,417 5.6

 Machinery.............................................. 86,599 85,656 84,401 1.1 1.5 0.6 85,974 85,546 84,693 74,732 15.0

 Farm machinery.................................. 6,080 6,035 5,975 0.7 1.0 1.8 5,693 5,712 5,735 4,358 30.6

 Construction machinery......................... 7,321 7,223 7,137 1.4 1.2 -0.3 7,302 7,205 7,087 6,027 21.2

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,426 6,295 6,178 2.1 1.9 0.0 6,490 6,308 6,233 5,943 9.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 11,143 10,964 10,732 1.6 2.2 0.8 10,835 11,322 10,970 9,153 18.4

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,396 1,395 1,389 0.1 0.4 0.6 1,415 1,374 1,424 1,358 4.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 8,104 7,937 7,782 2.1 2.0 1.7 7,959 7,671 7,651 6,349 25.4

 Metalworking machinery........................ 6,827 6,806 6,768 0.3 0.6 0.8 6,893 6,843 6,862 6,244 10.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 10,644 10,587 10,294 0.5 2.8 -0.5 10,630 10,591 10,331 9,493 12.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 7,087 6,983 6,895 1.5 1.3 1.7 7,232 7,108 7,014 6,288 15.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 53,091 52,754 52,468 0.6 0.5 0.4 53,246 52,533 52,815 50,459 5.5

 Computers......................................... 2,126 2,133 2,148 -0.3 -0.7 0.9 2,101 2,248 2,261 2,012 4.4

 Computer storage devices.................... 865 861 865 0.5 -0.5 0.5 878 848 911 902 -2.7

 Other peripheral equipment................... 968 955 948 1.4 0.7 3.8 956 935 962 785 21.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,764 4,774 4,737 -0.2 0.8 0.0 4,885 4,775 4,881 4,701 3.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 655 653 654 0.3 -0.2 -0.5 655 653 654 664 -1.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 1,124 1,136 1,155 -1.1 -1.6 1.2 1,096 1,169 1,127 905 21.1

 Electronic components.......................... 10,198 10,025 9,876 1.7 1.5 -0.2 9,952 9,819 9,598 9,674 2.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,476 3,443 3,455 1.0 -0.3 1.6 3,545 3,462 3,510 3,232 9.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 2,829 2,835 2,827 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 2,807 2,770 2,849 2,853 -1.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 18,064 18,025 17,953 0.2 0.4 0.5 18,170 18,006 18,213 16,976 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 23,359 23,259 23,170 0.4 0.4 1.0 22,949 22,841 23,414 20,435 12.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,106 2,106 2,091 0.0 0.7 0.8 2,113 2,107 2,104 2,086 1.3

 Household appliances........................... 3,168 3,200 3,292 -1.0 -2.8 -3.9 3,199 3,183 3,428 2,911 9.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,054 7,953 7,809 1.3 1.8 2.1 7,747 7,549 7,881 6,624 17.0

 Batteries............................................ 1,570 1,567 1,560 0.2 0.4 -0.6 1,553 1,616 1,625 1,548 0.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 156,865 157,096 157,400 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 158,488 158,202 159,307 155,182 2.1

 Automobiles....................................... 6,643 6,234 6,313 6.6 -1.3 0.1 6,962 6,436 6,681 6,901 0.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 9,994 10,486 10,064 -4.7 4.2 2.9 10,371 10,744 10,517 9,126 13.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,948 2,909 2,853 1.3 2.0 -0.6 2,907 2,877 2,855 2,637 10.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 32,310 32,282 32,466 0.1 -0.6 -0.2 32,045 32,220 32,465 30,723 4.3

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 74,952 75,331 75,725 -0.5 -0.5 -0.4 76,019 75,946 76,515 77,259 -1.6

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,776 12,764 12,873 0.1 -0.8 -1.6 12,781 12,747 12,897 12,675 0.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 4,627 4,521 4,597 2.3 -1.7 2.3 4,680 4,614 4,670 3,921 19.4

 Furniture and related products.................... 10,087 10,024 9,987 0.6 0.4 0.7 9,828 9,914 10,049 8,662 13.5

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 27,486 27,380 27,300 0.4 0.3 0.4 27,703 27,471 27,583 26,108 6.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 315,789 312,594 312,815 1.0 -0.1 -0.7 317,704 311,732 312,821 292,553 8.6

 Food products........................................ 63,855 63,571 63,064 0.4 0.8 0.5 67,015 64,098 62,807 62,964 6.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 7,806 7,812 7,848 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 8,092 7,620 7,646 7,411 9.2

 Dairy products.................................... 9,443 9,382 9,334 0.7 0.5 -0.4 9,257 9,344 9,418 8,272 11.9

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 11,107 11,101 11,034 0.1 0.6 1.0 11,326 11,224 11,200 10,521 7.7

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 28,447 28,449 28,461 0.0 0.0 0.6 28,669 28,084 27,794 27,157 5.6

 Beverages......................................... 24,811 24,792 24,814 0.1 -0.1 0.7 24,981 24,577 24,406 23,562 6.0

 Tobacco............................................ 3,636 3,657 3,647 -0.6 0.3 -0.4 3,688 3,507 3,388 3,595 2.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,632 3,626 3,635 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 3,592 3,615 3,646 3,156 13.8

 Textile products...................................... 4,326 4,333 4,330 -0.2 0.1 0.5 4,320 4,345 4,333 4,011 7.7

 Apparel................................................. 2,394 2,395 2,381 0.0 0.6 2.5 2,470 2,468 2,503 1,972 25.3

 Leather and allied products....................... 1,263 1,221 1,186 3.4 3.0 3.1 1,237 1,213 1,209 841 47.1

 Paper products....................................... 16,738 16,750 16,708 -0.1 0.3 0.3 16,495 16,772 16,867 15,544 6.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 5,035 5,070 5,001 -0.7 1.4 0.4 4,925 5,023 5,020 4,750 3.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 6,175 6,144 6,154 0.5 -0.2 0.3 6,121 6,183 6,238 5,645 8.4

 Printing.................................................. 6,459 6,503 6,503 -0.7 0.0 0.6 6,653 6,678 6,590 6,303 5.6

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 51,559 48,669 49,449 5.9 -1.6 -6.2 50,720 48,221 49,867 42,223 20.1

 Petroleum refineries............................. 44,613 41,855 42,969 6.6 -2.6 -6.1 43,985 41,472 43,365 36,609 20.1

 Chemical products..................................... 105,106 105,028 104,937 0.1 0.1 0.3 104,710 104,224 105,010 98,913 5.9

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 6,850 6,878 6,822 -0.4 0.8 0.6 6,574 6,599 6,592 5,499 19.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 43,144 43,003 43,047 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 43,291 42,644 42,834 43,312 0.0

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 5,311 5,246 5,167 1.2 1.5 1.8 5,156 5,141 5,111 4,081 26.3

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 32,010 32,049 32,161 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 31,823 32,014 32,195 29,469 8.0

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 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

 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, 2022. 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. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2022p 2021 2021

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 554,785 550,844 549,197 0.7 0.3 0.7 559,641 567,627 570,039 506,744 5,415,219 4,796,153 12.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,419 61,329 61,503 0.1 -0.3 0.1 63,656 64,113 67,523 60,390 623,239 567,710 9.8

 Information technology......................... 25,301 25,028 25,169 1.1 -0.6 0.8 24,842 27,819 25,044 22,597 243,672 225,993 7.8

 Computers and related products........... 2,269 2,170 2,167 4.6 0.1 0.1 2,271 2,470 2,126 1,679 19,618 17,078 14.9

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 61,897 61,757 60,263 0.2 2.5 1.0 63,551 65,138 65,299 55,083 591,861 516,098 14.7

 Capital goods...................................... 98,376 97,199 97,643 1.2 -0.5 2.8 95,797 105,079 96,155 85,595 935,029 840,968 11.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 84,069 82,827 83,134 1.5 -0.4 3.1 81,807 89,440 82,126 72,225 797,495 711,485 12.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 75,197 74,080 74,121 1.5 -0.1 0.2 74,446 78,745 74,924 67,151 727,973 652,749 11.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 14,307 14,372 14,509 -0.5 -0.9 1.4 13,990 15,639 14,029 13,370 137,534 129,483 6.2

 Consumer goods.................................. 241,580 238,616 235,803 1.2 1.2 0.2 245,487 241,178 244,487 212,116 2,317,330 1,972,030 17.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 46,583 46,619 45,259 -0.1 3.0 1.1 47,582 49,604 48,235 41,693 441,901 393,234 12.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 194,997 191,997 190,544 1.6 0.8 0.0 197,905 191,574 196,252 170,423 1,875,429 1,578,796 18.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 556,645 550,895 549,508 1.0 0.3 0.2 555,957 566,852 564,326 500,376 5,424,886 4,809,634 12.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 61,632 61,568 61,803 0.1 -0.4 0.4 62,462 63,471 66,927 59,870 626,713 588,142 6.6

 Information technology......................... 25,281 25,070 25,465 0.8 -1.6 0.3 24,563 28,754 24,320 23,351 245,115 233,174 5.1

 Computers and related products........... 2,270 2,158 2,159 5.2 0.0 -0.7 2,272 2,458 2,118 1,648 19,598 16,990 15.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 61,866 61,324 60,033 0.9 2.2 0.7 62,790 64,680 65,223 54,835 590,619 518,790 13.8

 Capital goods...................................... 105,077 102,993 102,525 2.0 0.5 0.3 100,610 111,392 97,526 86,620 988,364 873,838 13.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 90,969 89,346 86,162 1.8 3.7 -1.1 88,498 93,766 82,846 75,380 853,763 744,948 14.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 75,275 74,819 75,379 0.6 -0.7 0.9 74,324 78,907 74,625 69,852 737,177 675,130 9.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 14,108 13,647 16,363 3.4 -16.6 8.4 12,112 17,626 14,680 11,240 134,601 128,890 4.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 241,585 238,599 235,720 1.3 1.2 0.2 245,513 241,442 244,355 211,773 2,316,691 1,974,210 17.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 46,588 46,602 45,176 0.0 3.2 1.1 47,608 49,868 48,103 41,350 441,262 395,414 11.6

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 194,997 191,997 190,544 1.6 0.8 0.0 197,905 191,574 196,252 170,423 1,875,429 1,578,796 18.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,143,979 1,137,101 1,131,950 0.6 0.5 0.5 1,133,568 1,131,417 1,126,341 1,057,901 (X) (X) 7.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 89,686 89,473 89,234 0.2 0.3 0.3 88,335 89,529 90,171 84,510 (X) (X) 4.5

 Information technology......................... 143,521 143,541 143,499 0.0 0.0 0.2 142,854 143,133 142,198 138,442 (X) (X) 3.2

 Computers and related products........... 1,199 1,198 1,210 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 1,199 1,198 1,210 1,289 (X) (X) -7.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,742 27,773 28,206 -0.1 -1.5 -0.8 26,505 27,266 27,724 26,393 (X) (X) 0.4

 Capital goods...................................... 839,121 832,420 826,626 0.8 0.7 0.6 833,506 828,693 822,380 768,614 (X) (X) 8.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 652,181 645,281 638,762 1.1 1.0 0.5 647,896 641,205 636,879 580,302 (X) (X) 11.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 267,596 267,518 266,779 0.0 0.3 0.5 265,498 265,620 265,458 253,232 (X) (X) 4.8

 Defense capital goods4........................ 186,940 187,139 187,864 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 185,610 187,488 185,501 188,312 (X) (X) -1.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 10,757 10,752 10,769 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 10,856 10,830 10,566 11,750 (X) (X) -7.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 10,757 10,752 10,769 0.0 -0.2 -0.8 10,856 10,830 10,566 11,750 (X) (X) -7.6 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 805,278 801,300 800,301 0.5 0.1 -0.1 806,306 799,558 803,059 751,086 (X) (X) 7.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 87,137 87,078 86,736 0.1 0.4 0.5 85,832 86,119 86,192 79,689 (X) (X) 7.7

 Information technology......................... 44,842 44,755 44,660 0.2 0.2 0.9 44,958 44,732 45,278 41,755 (X) (X) 7.7

 Computers and related products........... 3,959 3,949 3,961 0.3 -0.3 1.5 3,935 4,031 4,134 3,699 (X) (X) 6.4

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 51,895 51,911 51,696 0.0 0.4 0.4 52,285 52,277 52,518 49,387 (X) (X) 5.9

 Capital goods...................................... 238,163 237,277 236,338 0.4 0.4 0.3 238,524 237,623 238,474 223,461 (X) (X) 6.7

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 215,604 214,869 213,660 0.3 0.6 0.4 215,944 215,194 215,709 201,707 (X) (X) 7.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 151,315 150,196 148,613 0.7 1.1 0.7 150,555 149,853 149,889 134,978 (X) (X) 11.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 22,559 22,408 22,678 0.7 -1.2 -0.7 22,580 22,429 22,765 21,754 (X) (X) 3.8

 Consumer goods.................................. 246,187 242,974 243,037 1.3 0.0 -1.0 249,686 243,047 243,749 230,536 (X) (X) 8.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 43,781 43,809 43,557 -0.1 0.6 0.5 44,500 44,322 44,730 40,575 (X) (X) 9.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 202,406 199,165 199,480 1.6 -0.2 -1.4 205,186 198,725 199,019 189,961 (X) (X) 8.0

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, October Full Report, December 5, 2022. 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. 2022/

2022p 2022r 2022 Oct. Sep. Aug. 2022p 2022r 2022 2021 2021

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 297,397 296,095 294,673 0.4 0.5 0.1 296,513 295,613 294,978 269,991 9.8

 Durable goods industries.......................... 181,759 180,955 180,464 0.4 0.3 0.0 181,209 181,149 181,323 165,044 9.8

 Wood products................................... 6,453 6,505 6,540 -0.8 -0.5 -1.3 6,481 6,478 6,492 6,076 6.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,308 7,308 7,259 0.0 0.7 2.9 7,246 7,277 7,273 6,224 16.4

 Primary metals.................................... 14,198 14,182 14,305 0.1 -0.9 -1.7 14,271 14,151 14,275 13,206 8.1

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 25,139 25,328 25,556 -0.7 -0.9 -0.1 24,896 25,505 25,672 23,623 5.4

 Machinery.......................................... 37,715 37,115 36,473 1.6 1.8 0.0 37,560 37,144 36,698 32,446 15.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 25,398 25,405 25,294 0.0 0.4 1.3 25,468 25,445 25,501 22,716 12.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 11,027 10,998 11,019 0.3 -0.2 1.5 10,814 10,818 11,124 9,249 16.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 40,739 40,420 40,311 0.8 0.3 -0.8 40,806 40,678 40,421 38,770 5.3

 Furniture and related products............... 4,806 4,807 4,876 0.0 -1.4 0.5 4,657 4,721 4,888 4,099 13.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,976 8,887 8,831 1.0 0.6 0.2 9,010 8,932 8,979 8,635 4.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 115,638 115,140 114,209 0.4 0.8 0.3 115,304 114,464 113,655 104,947 9.9

 Food products.................................... 24,559 24,507 24,065 0.2 1.8 -0.1 25,226 24,414 23,610 23,848 5.8

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,832 5,853 5,718 -0.4 2.4 1.7 5,896 5,734 5,418 6,101 -3.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,445 1,433 1,431 0.8 0.1 -0.9 1,421 1,426 1,437 1,278 11.2

 Textile products................................... 1,568 1,577 1,583 -0.6 -0.4 -2.3 1,561 1,582 1,583 1,415 10.3

 Apparel............................................. 731 735 739 -0.5 -0.5 0.3 741 745 766 660 12.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 397 385 376 3.1 2.4 0.8 388 384 384 301 28.9

 Paper products.................................... 8,841 8,853 8,873 -0.1 -0.2 0.9 8,740 8,896 8,953 8,063 8.4

 Printing ............................................. 3,444 3,443 3,369 0.0 2.2 0.3 3,500 3,525 3,416 3,179 10.1

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,995 17,505 17,664 2.8 -0.9 0.1 17,465 17,178 17,554 14,101 23.9

 Chemical products................................ 36,728 36,647 36,467 0.2 0.5 0.2 36,411 36,283 36,463 33,049 10.2

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14,098 14,202 13,924 -0.7 2.0 0.6 13,955 14,297 14,071 12,952 7.7

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 224,688 224,408 224,917 0.1 -0.2 -0.5 226,533 224,165 226,201 217,526 4.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 171,865 172,380 172,469 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 172,402 172,816 173,967 167,880 2.7

 Wood products................................... 2,116 2,088 2,053 1.3 1.7 -1.8 2,078 2,031 2,038 1,941 7.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,502 1,493 1,484 0.6 0.6 0.0 1,442 1,458 1,475 1,451 -0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 12,549 12,782 12,667 -1.8 0.9 2.2 12,539 12,793 12,947 12,271 2.2

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,901 14,834 14,918 0.5 -0.6 0.4 14,851 14,769 14,973 13,965 6.3

 Machinery.......................................... 23,700 23,805 23,514 -0.4 1.2 1.4 23,444 24,027 23,776 19,905 17.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,379 13,255 13,219 0.9 0.3 0.8 13,218 12,936 12,935 13,928 -5.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,303 4,270 4,223 0.8 1.1 0.3 4,249 4,182 4,274 3,946 7.7

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,354 93,823 94,412 -0.5 -0.6 -0.4 94,473 94,528 95,485 94,887 -0.4

 Furniture and related products............... 1,423 1,383 1,347 2.9 2.7 0.0 1,405 1,387 1,348 1,329 5.7

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,638 4,647 4,632 -0.2 0.3 0.9 4,703 4,705 4,716 4,257 10.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,823 52,028 52,448 1.5 -0.8 -3.0 54,131 51,349 52,234 49,646 9.0

 Food products.................................... 5,975 5,838 6,086 2.3 -4.1 3.5 6,853 5,440 5,624 6,443 6.4

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 8,816 8,835 9,003 -0.2 -1.9 0.1 9,055 8,778 8,666 8,913 1.6

 Textiles.............................................. 609 616 622 -1.1 -1.0 0.0 608 619 625 590 3.1

 Textile products................................... 454 464 470 -2.2 -1.3 1.3 453 473 473 417 8.6

 Apparel............................................. 287 284 283 1.1 0.4 0.7 292 290 293 280 4.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 120 118 118 1.7 0.0 -4.1 117 116 121 117 0.0

 Paper products.................................... 1,429 1,427 1,407 0.1 1.4 -2.2 1,410 1,416 1,439 1,359 3.8

 Printing ............................................. 1,186 1,198 1,260 -1.0 -4.9 0.2 1,260 1,258 1,288 1,310 -3.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,600 13,898 13,218 5.1 5.1 -11.4 14,698 13,810 13,554 10,758 36.6

 Chemical products................................ 15,882 15,945 16,386 -0.4 -2.7 -0.8 15,895 15,716 16,536 15,946 -0.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,465 3,405 3,595 1.8 -5.3 1.2 3,490 3,433 3,615 3,513 -0.7

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 283,193 280,797 280,711 0.9 0.0 -0.1 283,260 279,780 281,880 263,569 7.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 135,865 135,371 134,553 0.4 0.6 0.5 134,991 133,861 134,948 125,609 7.5

 Wood products................................... 6,093 6,149 6,151 -0.9 0.0 2.3 5,945 5,900 5,971 5,843 1.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,664 7,600 7,530 0.8 0.9 -1.3 7,422 7,433 7,433 6,873 8.0

 Primary metals.................................... 11,720 11,843 12,019 -1.0 -1.5 -1.0 11,307 11,509 11,668 10,653 6.1

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 22,359 22,425 22,278 -0.3 0.7 0.5 21,936 22,015 22,160 20,829 5.3

 Machinery.......................................... 25,184 24,736 24,414 1.8 1.3 0.7 24,970 24,375 24,219 22,381 11.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,314 14,094 13,955 1.6 1.0 -1.7 14,560 14,152 14,379 13,815 5.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 8,029 7,991 7,928 0.5 0.8 0.6 7,886 7,841 8,016 7,240 8.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 22,772 22,853 22,677 -0.4 0.8 2.8 23,209 22,996 23,401 21,525 7.8

 Furniture and related products............... 3,858 3,834 3,764 0.6 1.9 1.2 3,766 3,806 3,813 3,234 16.5

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,872 13,846 13,837 0.2 0.1 0.4 13,990 13,834 13,888 13,216 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 147,328 145,426 146,158 1.3 -0.5 -0.6 148,269 145,919 146,932 137,960 7.5

 Food products.................................... 33,321 33,226 32,913 0.3 1.0 0.3 34,936 34,244 33,573 32,673 6.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 13,799 13,761 13,740 0.3 0.2 0.4 13,718 13,572 13,710 12,143 13.0

 Textiles.............................................. 1,578 1,577 1,582 0.1 -0.3 -0.5 1,563 1,570 1,584 1,288 21.4

 Textile products................................... 2,304 2,292 2,277 0.5 0.7 2.3 2,306 2,290 2,277 2,179 5.8

 Apparel............................................. 1,376 1,376 1,359 0.0 1.3 4.1 1,437 1,433 1,444 1,032 39.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 746 718 692 3.9 3.8 5.8 732 713 704 423 73.0

 Paper products.................................... 6,468 6,470 6,428 0.0 0.7 0.0 6,345 6,460 6,475 6,122 3.6

 Printing ............................................. 1,829 1,862 1,874 -1.8 -0.6 1.5 1,893 1,895 1,886 1,814 4.4

 Petroleum and coal products................. 18,964 17,266 18,567 9.8 -7.0 -7.8 18,557 17,233 18,759 17,364 6.9

 Chemical products................................ 52,496 52,436 52,084 0.1 0.7 0.7 52,404 52,225 52,011 49,918 5.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 14,447 14,442 14,642 0.0 -1.4 -0.2 14,378 14,284 14,509 13,004 10.6

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, October Full Report, December 5, 2022. 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

2022p 2022r 2022 2022 2022p 2022r 2022 2022

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.45 1.45 1.46 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.80 6.03 6.03 5.98 6.05

 Wood products........................................................... 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.89 1.91 1.88 1.89 1.50 1.51 1.48 1.49

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.70 1.71 1.70 1.69 3.29 3.29 3.28 3.26

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.23 2.24 2.21 2.21 3.75 3.82 3.83 3.84

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.79 6.24 6.28 6.27 6.25

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.73 1.73 1.72 1.74 3.21 3.19 3.18 3.22

 Transportation equipment..................................... 1.72 1.73 1.76 1.82 11.88 11.82 11.66 12.16

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.61 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.79 1.82 1.86 1.89

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.95 1.96 1.94 1.94 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Food products............................................................. 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.69 1.68 1.68 1.72 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.57 1.56 1.55 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.21 2.17 2.18 2.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 3.17 3.25 3.32 3.21 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.68 2.64 2.67 2.73 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.......................................................... 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.03 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing........................................................................ 0.91 0.93 0.94 0.93 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.75 0.74 0.76 0.80 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.58 1.58 1.57 1.58 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.44 1.44 1.43 1.43 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Oct3 Oct3 Oct3 Oct3

Industry 2021- 2021- 2021- 2021-

Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep Oct2 Sep

2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 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 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.1

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

 Machinery...................................................... 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.2 -0.3 0.3

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1

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

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.6 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.8

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

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 1.0 (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/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, October Full Report, December 5, 2022. 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, 2022. 

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