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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

APRIL 2021

Release Number: CB 21-76 M3-2 (21)-04

Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact: The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality 

and has determined that estimates in this release meet publication standards. For more information, see < M3 

COVID-19 FAQs>.

June 4, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the April full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

APRIL 2021 $485.2 billion -0.6%°

MARCH 2021

(revised) $488.1 billion +1.4%°

Next release: July 2, 2021

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 4, 2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in April, down following eleven consecutive monthly increases,

decreased $2.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $485.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This 

followed a 1.4 percent March increase. Shipments, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $1.8

billion or 0.4 percent to $487.8 billion. This followed a 2.1 percent March increase. Unfilled orders, up 

three consecutive months, increased $1.8 billion or 0.2 percent to $1,196.9 billion. This followed a 0.5

percent March increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.84, down from 7.00 in March. 

Inventories, up ten of the last eleven months, increased $2.4 billion or 0.3 percent to $723.6 billion. This 

followed a 0.8 percent March increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.48, unchanged from

March.

May-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Aug-20 Sep-20 Oct-20 Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Apr-21

% Change 5.0% 8.8% 5.9% 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% 1.6% 1.7% 2.3% 0.4% 1.4% -0.6%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

10.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2020-2021

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, June 4, 2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in April, down following eleven consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $3.2 billion or 1.3 percent to $246.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published

decrease. This followed a 1.3 percent March increase. Transportation equipment, down two consecutive 

months, drove the decrease, $4.9 billion or 6.6 percent to $68.9 billion. New orders for manufactured

nondurable goods increased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $238.9 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in April, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $1.5

billion or 0.6 percent to $249.0 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a

2.7 percent March increase. Primary metals, also up eleven of the last twelve months, led the increase, 

$0.6 billion or 2.7 percent to $21.7 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up eleven of 

the last twelve months, increased $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $238.9 billion. This followed a 1.6 percent 

March increase. Chemical products, also up eleven of the last twelve months, drove the increase, $0.6

billion or 0.9 percent to $63.0 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in April, up three consecutive months, increased $1.8

billion or 0.2 percent to $1,196.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.5 percent March increase. Fabricated metal products, up eleven consecutive months, drove the 

increase, $3.1 billion or 3.4 percent to $95.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in April, up three consecutive months, increased $2.3 billion or 

0.5 percent to $441.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.1

percent March increase. Transportation equipment, also up three consecutive months, led the increase, 

$0.9 billion or 0.6 percent to $149.4 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up eight of 

the last nine months, increased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $281.8 billion. This followed a 0.3

percent March increase. Beverage and Tobacco products, up three consecutive months, drove the 

increase, $0.2 billion or 0.7 percent to $26.2 billion. By stage of fabrication, April materials and supplies

increased 0.9 percent in durable goods and 0.3 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process was 

virtually unchanged in durable goods and increased 0.8 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods

increased 0.7 percent in durable goods and decreased 0.4 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for May is scheduled for release on June 24, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. EDT

and the Full Report on July 2, 2021 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>.

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 
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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 14, 2021. These revisions result from

• benchmarking the M3 shipments and inventories data to the 2019 and 2018 Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) data, as well as to revised ASM data from 2013 through 2016, resulting from 

benchmarking the ASM to the 2017 Economic Census; 

• incorporating the unfilled orders to shipments ratios obtained for 2019 and 2018 from the 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders (M3UFO) Survey by applying these ratios to the respective ASM 

shipments data, as well as incorporating revised unfilled orders to shipments ratios for prior years;

• 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 2007 through March 2021 and the data 

not seasonally adjusted for January 2012 through March 2021. An updated Press Release contains revised 

monthly tables for January 2021 through March 2021. 
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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

Apr. Mar. Feb. Mar. - Feb. - Jan. - Apr. Mar. Feb. Apr. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 487,805 486,040 475,852 0.4 2.1 -1.8 489,408 518,296 444,179 381,405 1,895,202 1,733,802 9.3

 Excluding transportation................... 414,648 412,617 404,935 0.5 1.9 -0.8 418,388 434,959 375,496 344,053 1,605,637 1,477,842 8.6

 Excluding defense.............................. 473,647 472,494 462,353 0.2 2.2 -1.8 475,858 503,381 431,347 369,092 1,842,515 1,683,534 9.4

 With unfilled orders............................ 174,881 170,761 166,440 2.4 2.6 -1.9 173,457 186,725 156,697 135,481 668,771 620,790 7.7

 Durable goods industries......................... 248,952 247,434 240,918 0.6 2.7 -3.1 247,564 269,425 226,827 179,935 965,326 861,002 12.1

 Wood products....................................... 11,381 11,231 10,705 1.3 4.9 -0.5 12,183 11,328 9,669 8,577 42,299 33,379 26.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,462 11,495 11,311 -0.3 1.6 -5.3 11,782 11,529 9,671 10,522 43,037 40,416 6.5

 Primary metals....................................... 21,683 21,103 20,142 2.7 4.8 -1.1 22,694 23,085 19,814 16,547 85,659 75,254 13.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 10,540 10,329 9,982 2.0 3.5 -1.4 11,232 11,504 9,953 8,126 42,857 37,267 15.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,902 9,540 9,025 3.8 5.7 -0.1 10,156 10,206 8,773 7,294 37,940 32,780 15.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,241 1,234 1,135 0.6 8.7 -5.8 1,306 1,375 1,088 1,127 4,862 5,207 -6.6

 Fabricated metal products....................... 33,324 33,018 31,944 0.9 3.4 -0.8 33,947 34,727 30,079 26,609 128,411 116,671 10.1

 Machinery............................................. 34,564 34,165 33,364 1.2 2.4 -1.9 35,339 38,073 31,896 28,376 135,219 122,422 10.5

 Farm machinery................................. 2,546 2,620 2,718 -2.8 -3.6 -6.1 3,250 3,325 2,974 2,528 12,072 10,186 18.5

 Construction machinery..................... 3,063 3,173 3,118 -3.5 1.8 1.7 3,226 3,482 3,042 2,302 12,382 10,583 17.0

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,313 1,295 1,269 1.4 2.0 -0.9 1,229 1,420 1,182 1,281 5,027 5,902 -14.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,203 3,599 3,207 16.8 12.2 -7.6 3,948 4,160 2,812 2,682 13,715 11,564 18.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 533 520 516 2.5 0.8 -3.6 473 610 460 407 1,986 1,871 6.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,113 4,027 4,144 2.1 -2.8 -2.4 4,191 4,326 3,387 3,328 15,177 13,342 13.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,805 2,791 2,725 0.5 2.4 2.7 2,677 3,051 2,498 2,174 10,592 9,584 10.5

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,839 3,870 3,816 -0.8 1.4 -0.1 3,903 4,005 3,870 3,132 15,440 13,952 10.7

 Material handling equipment............... 2,843 2,838 2,635 0.2 7.7 -2.1 2,865 3,136 2,558 2,492 11,044 10,546 4.7

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 29,111 28,875 28,616 0.8 0.9 -1.0 26,604 31,008 25,522 24,262 108,911 100,631 8.2

 Computers........................................ 727 725 748 0.3 -3.1 0.9 670 713 566 652 2,582 2,517 2.6

 Computer storage devices..................... 715 665 659 7.5 0.9 2.6 615 899 526 409 2,615 2,059 27.0

 Other peripheral equipment................ 604 541 570 11.6 -5.1 -1.0 509 542 453 382 2,017 1,742 15.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,168 3,239 3,210 -2.2 0.9 -1.4 2,815 3,883 2,560 2,522 11,762 10,294 14.3

 Defense communications equipment.... 215 225 228 -4.4 -1.3 0.9 218 230 222 219 849 811 4.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 217 214 218 1.4 -1.8 -10.7 179 188 185 184 733 733 0.0

 Electronic components......................... 4,577 4,595 4,562 -0.4 0.7 -0.8 4,398 4,918 4,076 4,137 17,521 16,191 8.2

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,542 1,481 1,500 4.1 -1.3 -4.3 1,376 1,757 1,420 1,327 5,878 5,840 0.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,079 3,028 3,021 1.7 0.2 -2.6 2,925 3,277 2,847 2,840 11,616 11,325 2.6

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,676 9,592 9,480 0.9 1.2 -1.0 8,793 10,632 8,509 7,923 36,282 33,182 9.3

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,246 12,174 11,942 0.6 1.9 -0.1 12,266 12,938 10,877 9,898 46,416 42,256 9.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,153 1,154 1,150 -0.1 0.3 1.1 1,140 1,209 1,047 1,072 4,398 4,465 -1.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,575 2,659 2,594 -3.2 2.5 -1.0 2,645 2,819 2,275 1,687 9,884 7,380 33.9

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,316 3,240 3,216 2.3 0.7 1.4 3,190 3,615 2,976 3,087 12,469 13,652 -8.7

 Batteries........................................... 882 875 861 0.8 1.6 -9.7 868 892 740 645 3,260 2,767 17.8

 Transportation equipment........................ 73,157 73,423 70,917 -0.4 3.5 -7.3 71,020 83,337 68,683 37,352 289,565 255,960 13.1

 Automobiles..................................... 5,243 5,900 5,811 -11.1 1.5 -6.7 5,189 6,516 5,730 474 23,061 23,437 -1.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 16,530 18,576 17,330 -11.0 7.2 -13.5 15,431 21,424 17,024 1,869 70,781 44,325 59.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,620 2,687 2,634 -2.5 2.0 -4.9 2,682 3,147 2,412 1,409 10,741 8,544 25.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 25,261 25,864 25,202 -2.3 2.6 -5.1 26,297 28,714 25,423 17,259 105,017 94,311 11.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 9,530 6,951 6,573 37.1 5.8 -11.8 7,700 8,627 5,313 4,327 27,271 34,850 -21.7

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,563 4,543 4,602 0.4 -1.3 -4.6 4,221 5,081 4,081 4,196 17,223 17,809 -3.3

 Ships and boats................................. 3,168 2,881 2,821 10.0 2.1 -2.7 3,291 3,136 2,874 2,439 11,666 11,033 5.7

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,950 5,965 5,993 -0.3 -0.5 2.6 5,884 6,030 5,760 5,320 23,117 23,449 -1.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,074 15,985 15,984 0.6 0.0 -1.5 15,845 17,370 14,856 12,472 62,692 50,564 24.0

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 238,853 238,606 234,934 0.1 1.6 -0.5 241,844 248,871 217,352 201,470 929,876 872,800 6.5

 Food products....................................... 69,237 68,844 68,281 0.6 0.8 0.2 68,220 70,575 65,231 64,416 269,171 262,966 2.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,650 7,536 7,488 1.5 0.6 0.6 7,460 7,892 7,251 6,800 29,796 27,227 9.4

 Dairy products.................................. 10,814 10,787 10,756 0.3 0.3 0.8 10,716 10,975 9,916 10,000 41,937 40,540 3.4

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,090 19,090 18,924 0.0 0.9 1.7 19,382 19,444 18,039 18,225 74,291 75,331 -1.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,099 13,327 12,792 -1.7 4.2 -0.5 13,392 13,379 11,623 11,690 50,009 47,990 4.2

 Beverages......................................... 9,478 9,370 9,241 1.2 1.4 -2.3 9,771 9,422 8,072 8,567 35,479 34,049 4.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,621 3,957 3,551 -8.5 11.4 4.4 3,621 3,957 3,551 3,123 14,530 13,941 4.2

 Textile mills........................................... 2,230 2,275 2,197 -2.0 3.6 -3.7 2,311 2,383 2,129 1,832 8,902 8,316 7.0

 Textile products................................... 1,862 1,875 1,823 -0.7 2.9 -0.8 1,913 1,934 1,767 1,621 7,302 6,903 5.8

 Apparel................................................ 859 861 852 -0.2 1.1 -0.1 751 814 789 666 3,142 3,025 3.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 441 412 401 7.0 2.7 1.0 456 427 404 273 1,659 1,310 26.6

 Paper products...................................... 17,172 17,006 16,914 1.0 0.5 0.6 16,857 17,608 15,770 15,478 66,508 62,784 5.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,540 6,462 6,407 1.2 0.9 0.1 6,387 6,639 5,927 6,197 25,251 25,021 0.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,884 5,929 5,880 -0.8 0.8 -0.3 5,870 6,155 5,419 5,351 23,138 21,742 6.4

 Printing................................................. 6,653 6,670 6,586 -0.3 1.3 0.3 6,801 6,928 5,908 6,029 25,758 25,774 -0.1

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 43,678 44,188 42,716 -1.2 3.4 0.6 45,532 44,684 36,607 22,729 166,438 139,442 19.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 39,610 40,101 38,678 -1.2 3.7 1.9 41,473 40,730 33,330 19,521 151,626 125,392 20.9

 Chemical products..................................... 63,041 62,490 61,989 0.9 0.8 -1.6 64,300 68,158 58,213 57,807 249,567 235,301 6.1

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,723 2,744 2,743 -0.8 0.0 -2.8 3,483 3,602 2,820 3,209 12,376 11,266 9.9

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 20,210 20,228 20,134 -0.1 0.5 0.5 19,861 21,790 18,262 18,930 78,583 72,690 8.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,821 3,865 3,779 -1.1 2.3 -2.9 4,253 4,254 3,417 3,514 15,296 13,466 13.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 20,581 20,658 20,383 -0.4 1.3 -1.7 21,311 21,981 18,911 18,929 81,420 78,989 3.1

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2........................ 485,156 488,073 481,195 -0.6 1.4 0.4 488,031 528,639 454,328 355,147 1,915,680 1,678,023 14.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 416,215 414,230 405,012 0.5 2.3 -0.5 421,942 439,249 379,476 339,977 1,620,415 1,470,431 10.2

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 474,496 474,317 465,386 0.0 1.9 0.4 477,000 508,736 440,606 344,811 1,858,187 1,619,914 14.7

 With unfilled orders2............................. 176,682 177,221 176,058 -0.3 0.7 4.6 176,058 200,889 170,868 112,764 705,750 580,420 21.6

 Durable goods industries2......................... 246,303 249,467 246,261 -1.3 1.3 1.3 246,187 279,768 236,976 153,677 985,804 805,223 22.4

 Primary metals........................................ 22,631 21,959 20,840 3.1 5.4 -0.1 23,409 24,069 21,151 15,945 89,639 75,308 19.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 11,030 10,745 10,173 2.7 5.6 -1.6 11,616 12,048 10,462 7,682 44,618 37,042 20.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,226 9,807 9,418 4.3 4.1 2.2 10,334 10,599 9,463 7,074 39,550 33,196 19.1

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,375 1,407 1,249 -2.3 12.7 -3.8 1,459 1,422 1,226 1,189 5,471 5,070 7.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,441 36,034 33,691 1.1 7.0 -0.1 37,586 38,545 32,753 25,556 141,188 117,014 20.7

 Machinery............................................. 36,042 35,598 34,488 1.2 3.2 0.2 37,279 39,375 34,223 28,827 143,273 125,580 14.1

 Construction machinery........................ 3,519 3,580 3,533 -1.7 1.3 4.0 3,617 3,876 3,704 1,861 14,660 10,225 43.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,293 1,287 1,395 0.5 -7.7 16.3 1,209 1,412 1,308 1,280 5,044 5,766 -12.5

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,290 3,719 3,061 15.4 21.5 -7.0 4,242 4,453 2,571 2,777 14,399 12,352 16.6

 Photographic equipment....................... 531 547 615 -2.9 -11.1 18.3 452 574 606 438 2,020 1,790 12.8

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,287 4,282 4,344 0.1 -1.4 3.4 4,581 4,643 3,806 3,432 16,483 14,247 15.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,642 2,820 2,748 -6.3 2.6 3.7 2,546 2,935 2,775 2,474 10,875 10,166 7.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,017 4,131 3,868 -2.8 6.8 -1.3 4,081 4,266 3,922 3,155 16,033 14,126 13.5

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,902 2,867 2,676 1.2 7.1 -2.4 2,805 3,095 2,777 2,551 11,201 10,674 4.9

 Computers and electronic products2........... 24,739 24,675 24,536 0.3 0.6 -0.7 22,929 28,314 21,908 20,966 94,581 87,367 8.3

 Computers........................................ 710 742 750 -4.3 -1.1 2.7 653 730 568 625 2,573 2,461 4.6

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,204 3,315 3,208 -3.3 3.3 -3.7 3,010 4,035 2,667 2,626 12,330 10,701 15.2

 Defense communications equipment....... 201 213 220 -5.6 -3.2 5.3 189 234 208 177 802 721 11.2

 Electronic components......................... 4,707 4,717 4,564 -0.2 3.4 0.8 4,663 4,907 4,101 4,244 17,980 16,501 9.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,638 1,570 1,604 4.3 -2.1 -4.0 1,553 1,873 1,512 1,465 6,431 6,420 0.2

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,918 2,940 3,117 -0.7 -5.7 1.2 2,743 3,828 2,987 2,856 11,910 11,707 1.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,684 9,615 9,481 0.7 1.4 -0.8 8,687 10,930 8,565 7,872 36,635 33,794 8.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,428 12,521 12,534 -0.7 -0.1 1.6 12,716 13,320 11,853 10,143 49,080 43,575 12.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,148 1,243 1,195 -7.6 4.0 4.7 1,127 1,312 1,100 1,056 4,563 4,395 3.8

 Household appliances.......................... 2,551 2,683 2,741 -4.9 -2.1 2.3 2,679 2,862 2,263 1,657 10,028 7,471 34.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,127 3,197 3,345 -2.2 -4.4 3.8 2,995 3,599 3,267 3,134 12,835 14,158 -9.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 68,941 73,843 76,183 -6.6 -3.1 5.6 66,089 89,390 74,852 15,170 295,265 207,592 42.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 25,727 26,195 25,604 -1.8 2.3 -5.0 26,288 28,857 26,402 16,453 106,970 94,365 13.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 8,138 6,931 9,070 17.4 -23.6 742.2 5,039 10,386 9,612 -14,695 26,915 -21,456 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,607 3,943 5,388 -8.5 -26.8 1.7 3,164 5,893 4,059 4,356 18,391 20,017 -8.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,382 3,711 3,920 -62.8 -5.3 -22.9 2,863 6,065 4,178 1,820 17,598 16,242 8.3

 Furniture and related products................... 6,124 6,117 5,979 0.1 2.3 -0.7 6,329 6,519 6,030 5,541 24,690 24,460 0.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 238,853 238,606 234,934 0.1 1.6 -0.5 241,844 248,871 217,352 201,470 929,876 872,800 6.5

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. 

3

 (NA) - New Orders year-to-date percent change is not provided for Nondefense aircraft and parts because the denominator has a negative value. 

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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1,196,942 1,195,141 1,188,681 0.2 0.5 0.8 1,211,590 1,208,989 1,194,825 1,242,496 -2.5

 Excluding transportation2...................... 395,755 389,738 383,698 1.5 1.6 1.1 402,004 394,472 386,361 365,188 10.1

 Excluding defense2............................. 979,381 974,082 967,832 0.5 0.6 0.8 990,233 985,113 975,937 1,018,149 -2.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,196,942 1,195,141 1,188,681 0.2 0.5 0.8 1,211,590 1,208,989 1,194,825 1,242,496 -2.5

 Primary metals........................................ 37,749 36,801 35,945 2.6 2.4 2.0 38,687 37,972 36,988 31,890 21.3

 Iron and steel mills............................... 17,542 17,052 16,636 2.9 2.5 1.2 18,011 17,627 17,083 14,211 26.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 13,732 13,408 13,141 2.4 2.0 3.1 14,142 13,964 13,571 12,131 16.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 6,475 6,341 6,168 2.1 2.8 1.9 6,534 6,381 6,334 5,548 17.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 95,912 92,795 89,779 3.4 3.4 2.0 97,138 93,499 89,681 81,946 18.5

 Machinery.............................................. 103,634 102,156 100,723 1.4 1.4 1.1 105,490 103,550 102,248 96,901 8.9

 Construction machinery......................... 9,091 8,635 8,228 5.3 4.9 5.3 9,613 9,222 8,828 6,211 54.8

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,233 4,253 4,261 -0.5 -0.2 3.0 4,233 4,253 4,261 4,028 5.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,697 8,610 8,490 1.0 1.4 -1.7 9,096 8,802 8,509 9,932 -8.4

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,978 1,980 1,953 -0.1 1.4 5.3 1,968 1,989 2,025 2,556 -23.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,740 7,566 7,311 2.3 3.5 2.8 8,129 7,739 7,422 6,909 17.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 9,541 9,704 9,675 -1.7 0.3 0.2 9,665 9,796 9,912 8,762 10.3

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 21,755 21,577 21,316 0.8 1.2 0.2 21,755 21,577 21,316 21,718 0.2

 Material handling equipment................... 12,904 12,845 12,816 0.5 0.2 0.3 12,904 12,964 13,005 12,561 2.7

 Computers and electronic products2............. 118,685 118,607 118,380 0.1 0.2 0.2 119,910 119,607 118,480 117,655 1.9

 Computers......................................... 1,536 1,553 1,536 -1.1 1.1 0.1 1,536 1,553 1,536 1,531 0.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 18,269 18,233 18,157 0.2 0.4 0.0 18,536 18,341 18,189 17,651 5.0

 Defense communications equipment........ 448 462 474 -3.0 -2.5 -1.7 467 496 492 580 -19.5

 Electronic components.......................... 13,303 13,173 13,051 1.0 0.9 0.0 13,569 13,304 13,315 13,307 2.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 25,383 25,287 25,198 0.4 0.4 0.4 25,413 25,236 25,120 24,195 5.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,650 33,811 33,899 -0.5 -0.3 0.3 34,069 34,251 33,700 34,365 -0.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,096 26,088 26,065 0.0 0.1 0.0 26,320 26,426 26,128 26,026 1.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 28,668 28,486 28,139 0.6 1.2 2.1 29,268 28,818 28,436 25,968 12.7

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,957 1,962 1,873 -0.3 4.8 2.5 1,954 1,967 1,864 1,799 8.6

 Household appliances........................... 2,666 2,690 2,666 -0.9 0.9 5.8 2,641 2,607 2,564 1,575 67.7

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,257 12,446 12,489 -1.5 -0.3 1.0 12,444 12,639 12,655 12,486 -0.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 801,187 805,403 804,983 -0.5 0.1 0.7 809,586 814,517 808,464 877,308 -7.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 26,225 25,759 25,428 1.8 1.3 1.6 26,800 26,809 26,666 23,602 13.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 573,926 575,318 575,338 -0.2 0.0 0.4 578,404 581,065 579,306 645,186 -10.4

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 84,145 85,101 85,701 -1.1 -0.7 0.9 85,149 86,206 85,394 90,620 -6.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 50,863 52,649 51,819 -3.4 1.6 2.2 53,653 54,081 51,152 49,992 7.3

 Furniture and related products................... 10,496 10,322 10,170 1.7 1.5 -0.1 10,900 10,455 9,966 10,204 6.8

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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 723,582 721,170 715,661 0.3 0.8 0.8 728,534 723,140 720,726 702,519 3.7

 Excluding transportation........................ 574,162 572,680 569,473 0.3 0.6 0.8 579,112 575,057 573,390 560,015 3.4

 Excluding defense............................. 699,009 696,739 691,216 0.3 0.8 0.8 703,920 698,695 696,264 678,429 3.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 356,812 355,606 352,294 0.3 0.9 0.5 359,327 355,810 353,603 353,398 1.7

 Durable goods industries........................ 441,810 439,538 434,958 0.5 1.1 0.7 444,755 440,254 437,994 434,462 2.4

 Wood products........................................ 13,359 13,192 13,032 1.3 1.2 1.6 13,382 13,596 13,569 12,148 10.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,190 14,246 14,200 -0.4 0.3 0.0 14,513 14,560 14,403 15,248 -4.8

 Primary metals......................................... 37,444 36,921 36,272 1.4 1.8 1.5 37,883 37,079 36,552 36,503 3.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 20,750 20,430 20,134 1.6 1.5 1.3 20,867 20,460 20,264 20,641 1.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 14,404 14,188 13,877 1.5 2.2 1.7 14,653 14,267 13,956 13,448 9.0

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,290 2,303 2,261 -0.6 1.9 1.6 2,363 2,352 2,332 2,414 -2.1

 Fabricated metal products......................... 55,932 55,269 54,428 1.2 1.5 1.1 56,629 55,573 54,685 55,152 2.7

 Machinery.............................................. 71,016 70,903 70,742 0.2 0.2 0.6 71,637 71,477 71,116 71,940 -0.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,938 3,897 3,951 1.1 -1.4 2.3 3,953 4,033 4,234 3,741 5.7

 Construction machinery......................... 6,048 6,018 5,963 0.5 0.9 2.7 6,165 6,129 5,985 5,911 4.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 5,950 5,937 5,991 0.2 -0.9 0.4 5,967 5,886 6,073 6,501 -8.2

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,906 8,849 8,876 0.6 -0.3 0.6 8,678 9,116 8,832 8,165 6.3

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,289 1,286 1,294 0.2 -0.6 0.8 1,290 1,240 1,314 1,307 -1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,448 5,508 5,485 -1.1 0.4 -0.8 5,834 5,808 5,660 6,246 -6.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,749 5,706 5,650 0.8 1.0 -0.3 5,765 5,658 5,590 5,909 -2.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,163 9,181 9,132 -0.2 0.5 0.3 9,382 9,153 9,123 9,570 -2.0

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,436 5,399 5,331 0.7 1.3 0.8 5,483 5,369 5,193 5,523 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,428 46,551 46,506 -0.3 0.1 -0.1 46,785 46,083 46,581 47,711 -1.9

 Computers......................................... 2,010 1,975 1,906 1.8 3.6 1.2 1,946 1,894 1,863 1,741 11.8

 Computer storage devices.................... 866 845 828 2.5 2.1 2.0 789 743 854 651 21.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 860 868 830 -0.9 4.6 -1.7 876 854 851 885 -1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,390 4,391 4,414 0.0 -0.5 -0.4 4,406 4,314 4,454 4,461 -1.2

 Defense communications equipment........ 662 656 656 0.9 0.0 -0.3 662 656 656 649 2.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 695 697 696 -0.3 0.1 1.9 713 699 682 930 -23.3

 Electronic components.......................... 8,195 8,260 8,307 -0.8 -0.6 -0.6 8,603 8,391 8,398 9,535 -9.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,238 3,252 3,232 -0.4 0.6 0.1 3,242 3,207 3,224 3,253 -0.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,021 3,024 3,015 -0.1 0.3 0.7 3,064 3,031 3,054 3,001 2.1

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,291 16,286 16,243 0.0 0.3 -0.1 16,365 16,133 16,086 16,071 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,153 20,205 20,038 -0.3 0.8 0.1 20,525 20,398 20,201 20,227 1.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,329 2,343 2,332 -0.6 0.5 0.6 2,344 2,335 2,340 2,389 -1.9

 Household appliances........................... 2,836 2,853 2,743 -0.6 4.0 -1.3 2,901 2,924 2,829 2,774 4.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,182 6,278 6,212 -1.5 1.1 0.6 6,363 6,297 6,293 6,474 -1.7

 Batteries............................................ 1,738 1,779 1,773 -2.3 0.3 1.2 1,789 1,843 1,702 1,795 -0.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 149,420 148,490 146,188 0.6 1.6 0.8 149,422 148,083 147,336 142,504 4.9

 Automobiles....................................... 6,113 6,018 5,767 1.6 4.4 5.8 6,129 6,010 5,889 5,340 14.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,590 6,707 5,902 13.2 13.6 3.7 7,488 6,677 6,311 4,990 50.1

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,392 2,346 2,292 2.0 2.4 4.9 2,452 2,370 2,393 2,047 19.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 29,540 29,024 28,550 1.8 1.7 1.4 29,764 29,274 28,843 28,486 4.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,304 77,095 76,453 -1.0 0.8 -0.2 76,132 76,511 76,658 75,385 1.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,327 12,278 12,407 0.4 -1.0 0.1 12,372 12,202 12,409 12,158 1.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,756 3,453 3,327 8.8 3.8 2.0 3,707 3,535 3,326 3,204 15.7

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,563 7,517 7,465 0.6 0.7 0.4 7,537 7,407 7,456 7,478 0.8

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 26,305 26,244 26,087 0.2 0.6 0.6 26,442 25,998 26,095 25,551 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 281,772 281,632 280,703 0.0 0.3 0.9 283,779 282,886 282,732 268,057 5.9

 Food products........................................ 61,889 61,909 61,928 0.0 0.0 0.1 60,598 60,984 61,934 59,748 1.4

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,237 6,301 6,266 -1.0 0.6 2.8 6,114 6,441 6,558 5,341 14.5

 Dairy products.................................... 9,078 8,944 8,953 1.5 -0.1 0.0 9,252 9,014 8,931 8,788 5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,736 9,753 9,746 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 9,600 9,796 9,854 9,961 -3.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,186 26,004 25,919 0.7 0.3 0.1 26,470 26,182 26,291 27,166 -2.6

 Beverages......................................... 22,560 22,357 22,247 0.9 0.5 0.2 22,844 22,439 22,461 23,242 -1.7

 Tobacco............................................ 3,626 3,647 3,672 -0.6 -0.7 -0.6 3,626 3,743 3,830 3,924 -7.6

 Textile mills............................................ 3,067 3,035 3,010 1.1 0.8 -0.2 3,085 3,027 3,015 3,126 -1.3

 Textile products...................................... 3,863 3,857 3,819 0.2 1.0 -3.0 3,853 3,869 3,855 4,077 -5.5

 Apparel................................................. 1,783 1,784 1,781 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1,760 1,735 1,744 1,824 -3.5

 Leather and allied products....................... 897 897 898 0.0 -0.1 0.2 896 880 884 948 -5.5

 Paper products....................................... 15,484 15,359 15,269 0.8 0.6 0.1 15,494 15,339 15,323 15,178 2.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,855 4,839 4,861 0.3 -0.5 0.1 4,893 4,885 4,917 5,116 -4.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,417 5,437 5,449 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 5,395 5,442 5,450 5,298 1.8

 Printing.................................................. 5,760 5,727 5,799 0.6 -1.2 -0.6 5,850 5,697 5,804 6,101 -4.1

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 37,345 37,834 37,058 -1.3 2.1 5.4 39,087 38,842 37,070 28,037 39.4

 Petroleum refineries............................. 32,322 32,788 32,007 -1.4 2.4 6.4 33,957 33,756 31,981 22,401 51.6

 Chemical products..................................... 98,292 98,134 98,183 0.2 0.0 0.7 99,060 98,813 99,162 94,624 4.7

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,013 4,972 4,993 0.8 -0.4 -1.0 5,151 5,336 5,406 5,228 -1.5

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 45,429 45,478 45,878 -0.1 -0.9 0.7 45,439 45,366 45,774 42,906 5.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,969 4,006 4,022 -0.9 -0.4 2.4 4,146 4,174 4,164 4,191 -1.1

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 27,206 27,092 27,039 0.4 0.2 -0.1 27,626 27,518 27,650 27,228 1.5

p Preliminary 

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

1 Estimates of shipments and new orders are for the duration of the period, while estimates of unfilled orders and total inventories are for the end of the period. Not seasonally adjusted estimates of shipments and new orders include adjusted data for 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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 487,805 486,040 475,852 0.4 2.1 -1.8 489,408 518,296 444,179 381,405 1,895,202 1,733,802 9.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,477 55,140 53,433 0.6 3.2 -3.1 57,539 56,444 47,561 45,374 208,868 185,371 12.7

 Information technology......................... 24,937 24,619 24,416 1.3 0.8 -1.1 23,124 27,282 21,723 20,398 93,280 84,894 9.9

 Computers and related products........... 2,046 1,931 1,977 6.0 -2.3 0.9 1,794 2,154 1,545 1,443 7,214 6,318 14.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,654 53,027 50,977 -6.4 4.0 -8.3 49,599 59,801 50,589 21,011 209,600 170,617 22.8

 Capital goods...................................... 91,127 87,460 86,105 4.2 1.6 -2.3 87,611 97,718 79,641 69,799 341,100 311,090 9.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 78,911 75,807 74,499 4.1 1.8 -2.3 75,843 85,007 68,515 59,318 295,718 268,649 10.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 72,495 71,883 70,785 0.9 1.6 -0.9 71,092 79,756 65,860 57,572 279,990 248,363 12.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,216 11,653 11,606 4.8 0.4 -2.1 11,768 12,711 11,126 10,481 45,382 42,441 6.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,256 197,112 192,786 -1.4 2.2 -1.2 193,993 206,109 179,575 142,819 761,485 686,932 10.9

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,645 38,377 36,849 -7.1 4.1 -8.5 34,780 42,800 35,970 14,093 148,497 118,182 25.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 158,611 158,735 155,937 -0.1 1.8 0.7 159,213 163,309 143,605 128,726 612,988 568,750 7.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 485,156 488,073 481,195 -0.6 1.4 0.4 488,031 528,639 454,328 355,147 1,915,680 1,678,023 14.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 58,030 58,114 55,385 -0.1 4.9 -1.8 60,811 60,189 50,137 44,531 220,511 185,094 19.1

 Information technology......................... 25,283 25,028 24,979 1.0 0.2 -0.3 23,765 28,636 22,896 20,811 97,015 87,440 11.0

 Computers and related products........... 2,029 1,948 1,979 4.2 -1.6 1.6 1,777 2,171 1,547 1,416 7,205 6,262 15.1

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,120 53,358 51,379 -6.1 3.9 -8.2 49,590 59,944 51,568 20,205 211,553 170,671 24.0

 Capital goods...................................... 89,154 89,710 92,213 -0.6 -2.7 8.8 86,883 106,669 88,194 50,267 359,418 268,518 33.9

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 80,044 77,437 78,315 3.4 -1.1 10.7 77,156 88,830 76,208 41,320 308,155 217,320 41.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 74,938 73,318 72,150 2.2 1.6 -0.3 74,454 81,723 69,288 58,627 292,489 255,153 14.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 9,110 12,273 13,898 -25.8 -11.7 -1.0 9,727 17,839 11,986 8,947 51,263 51,198 0.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 194,389 197,361 192,976 -1.5 2.3 -1.2 194,111 206,482 179,778 142,673 762,528 687,159 11.0

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,778 38,626 37,039 -7.4 4.3 -8.5 34,898 43,173 36,173 13,947 149,540 118,409 26.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 158,611 158,735 155,937 -0.1 1.8 0.7 159,213 163,309 143,605 128,726 612,988 568,750 7.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,196,942 1,195,141 1,188,681 0.2 0.5 0.8 1,211,590 1,208,989 1,194,825 1,242,496 (X) (X) -2.5

 Construction materials and supplies....... 68,241 65,688 62,714 3.9 4.7 3.2 69,440 66,168 62,423 57,152 (X) (X) 21.5

 Information technology......................... 119,148 118,802 118,393 0.3 0.3 0.5 120,538 119,897 118,543 117,012 (X) (X) 3.0

 Computers and related products........... 1,536 1,553 1,536 -1.1 1.1 0.1 1,536 1,553 1,536 1,531 (X) (X) 0.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 26,225 25,759 25,428 1.8 1.3 1.6 26,800 26,809 26,666 23,602 (X) (X) 13.5

 Capital goods...................................... 913,741 915,714 913,464 -0.2 0.2 0.7 924,771 925,499 916,548 974,678 (X) (X) -5.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 721,870 720,737 719,107 0.2 0.2 0.5 729,162 727,849 724,026 780,070 (X) (X) -6.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 223,289 220,846 219,411 1.1 0.7 0.6 226,409 223,047 221,080 212,872 (X) (X) 6.4

 Defense capital goods4........................ 191,871 194,977 194,357 -1.6 0.3 1.2 195,609 197,650 192,522 194,608 (X) (X) 0.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,158 7,025 6,776 1.9 3.7 2.9 7,256 7,138 6,765 5,405 (X) (X) 34.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,158 7,025 6,776 1.9 3.7 2.9 7,256 7,138 6,765 5,405 (X) (X) 34.2 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 723,582 721,170 715,661 0.3 0.8 0.8 728,534 723,140 720,726 702,519 (X) (X) 3.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 76,356 75,682 74,739 0.9 1.3 1.0 77,800 76,997 75,962 76,221 (X) (X) 2.1

 Information technology......................... 40,534 40,376 40,247 0.4 0.3 0.1 40,625 39,909 40,238 39,894 (X) (X) 1.8

 Computers and related products........... 3,736 3,688 3,564 1.3 3.5 0.7 3,611 3,491 3,568 3,277 (X) (X) 10.2

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 45,635 44,095 42,511 3.5 3.7 2.4 45,833 44,331 43,436 40,863 (X) (X) 12.2

 Capital goods...................................... 217,245 217,433 216,737 -0.1 0.3 0.3 217,777 216,639 216,927 214,853 (X) (X) 1.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 196,367 196,699 196,013 -0.2 0.3 0.3 196,903 195,815 196,188 194,490 (X) (X) 1.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 130,949 130,658 130,323 0.2 0.3 0.4 131,647 130,373 130,498 130,053 (X) (X) 1.2

 Defense capital goods4........................ 20,878 20,734 20,724 0.7 0.0 1.0 20,874 20,824 20,739 20,363 (X) (X) 2.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 220,952 220,088 217,995 0.4 1.0 1.4 221,514 219,916 219,030 203,566 (X) (X) 8.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 36,117 35,041 33,549 3.1 4.4 2.3 36,104 34,904 34,321 32,022 (X) (X) 12.7

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 184,835 185,047 184,446 -0.1 0.3 1.2 185,410 185,012 184,709 171,544 (X) (X) 8.1

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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Apr. Mar. Feb. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 252,074 250,369 247,962 0.7 1.0 1.4 253,483 251,028 248,833 242,715 4.4

 Durable goods industries.......................... 155,347 153,926 152,368 0.9 1.0 1.4 155,820 153,723 152,242 151,929 2.6

 Wood products................................... 5,975 5,878 5,773 1.7 1.8 2.7 5,709 5,831 5,901 5,122 11.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,974 5,963 5,875 0.2 1.5 0.9 6,026 6,001 5,880 6,060 -0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 13,851 13,644 13,328 1.5 2.4 1.2 13,722 13,434 13,356 13,717 0.0

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 21,954 21,695 21,169 1.2 2.5 1.5 21,957 21,599 21,024 20,265 8.3

 Machinery.......................................... 28,500 28,287 28,059 0.8 0.8 1.1 28,670 28,401 27,854 28,850 -0.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 21,164 21,326 21,347 -0.8 -0.1 0.5 21,294 21,088 21,100 21,337 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,018 9,002 8,996 0.2 0.1 0.9 9,150 9,055 8,995 8,979 1.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 36,645 35,946 35,756 1.9 0.5 2.4 37,049 36,303 36,157 35,563 4.2

 Furniture and related products............... 3,773 3,742 3,704 0.8 1.0 0.8 3,776 3,709 3,703 3,619 4.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,493 8,443 8,361 0.6 1.0 1.7 8,467 8,302 8,272 8,417 0.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 96,727 96,443 95,594 0.3 0.9 1.2 97,663 97,305 96,591 90,786 7.6

 Food products.................................... 22,371 22,366 22,350 0.0 0.1 0.5 22,071 22,414 22,546 21,286 3.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,356 5,294 5,270 1.2 0.5 -0.4 5,422 5,388 5,421 5,791 -6.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,213 1,193 1,175 1.7 1.5 0.5 1,230 1,192 1,171 1,204 2.2

 Textile products................................... 1,372 1,372 1,373 0.0 -0.1 -2.0 1,366 1,375 1,375 1,433 -4.7

 Apparel............................................. 592 603 580 -1.8 4.0 -0.3 591 592 574 590 0.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 286 293 298 -2.4 -1.7 4.9 283 285 291 300 -5.7

 Paper products.................................... 7,771 7,718 7,693 0.7 0.3 -0.4 7,756 7,732 7,738 7,577 2.4

 Printing ............................................. 2,841 2,805 2,813 1.3 -0.3 -0.6 2,875 2,796 2,797 2,918 -1.5

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,300 12,481 12,133 -1.5 2.9 7.6 13,066 13,004 12,265 8,892 46.9

 Chemical products................................ 30,956 30,744 30,549 0.7 0.6 0.7 31,188 30,962 30,926 29,302 6.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 11,669 11,574 11,360 0.8 1.9 0.7 11,815 11,565 11,487 11,493 2.8

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 214,620 214,156 212,503 0.2 0.8 0.4 215,437 214,064 213,923 208,955 3.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 164,111 164,064 162,204 0.0 1.1 0.1 164,573 163,882 163,138 161,226 2.1

 Wood products................................... 2,200 2,211 2,219 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 2,202 2,281 2,281 1,774 24.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,480 1,482 1,476 -0.1 0.4 -1.1 1,544 1,539 1,516 1,597 -3.3

 Primary metals.................................... 10,961 10,798 10,393 1.5 3.9 1.5 11,105 10,764 10,312 10,549 5.3

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 13,875 13,659 13,535 1.6 0.9 0.7 14,016 13,753 13,631 14,265 -1.7

 Machinery.......................................... 20,119 20,208 19,955 -0.4 1.3 0.6 20,210 20,226 20,082 18,976 6.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,325 13,249 13,263 0.6 -0.1 -0.6 13,719 13,400 13,479 14,172 -3.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,893 3,911 3,921 -0.5 -0.3 -2.5 3,973 3,930 3,941 4,019 -1.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,017 93,355 92,265 -0.4 1.2 0.0 92,536 92,840 92,686 90,781 1.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,186 1,166 1,171 1.7 -0.4 -0.3 1,177 1,159 1,183 1,174 0.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,055 4,025 4,006 0.7 0.5 0.4 4,091 3,990 4,027 3,919 4.4

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 50,509 50,092 50,299 0.8 -0.4 1.4 50,864 50,182 50,785 47,729 6.6

 Food products.................................... 7,341 7,367 7,594 -0.4 -3.0 -0.3 6,976 7,143 7,699 7,523 -7.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,184 9,070 9,006 1.3 0.7 0.3 9,202 9,139 9,245 9,827 -6.4

 Textiles.............................................. 560 555 558 0.9 -0.5 -0.9 567 554 559 576 -1.6

 Textile products................................... 391 394 392 -0.8 0.5 -2.7 392 400 400 409 -4.2

 Apparel............................................. 249 242 241 2.9 0.4 1.3 247 238 239 252 -2.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 96 90 89 6.7 1.1 -18.3 96 90 88 85 12.9

 Paper products.................................... 1,473 1,450 1,423 1.6 1.9 1.4 1,469 1,438 1,408 1,361 7.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,089 1,086 1,127 0.3 -3.6 -0.7 1,117 1,093 1,141 1,224 -8.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 10,387 10,194 10,020 1.9 1.7 7.4 10,966 10,565 10,227 6,540 67.7

 Chemical products................................ 16,209 16,091 16,328 0.7 -1.5 0.1 16,262 15,922 16,208 16,767 -3.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,530 3,553 3,521 -0.6 0.9 0.2 3,570 3,600 3,571 3,165 12.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 256,888 256,645 255,196 0.1 0.6 0.5 259,614 258,048 257,970 250,849 3.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 122,352 121,548 120,386 0.7 1.0 0.6 124,362 122,649 122,614 121,307 2.5

 Wood products................................... 5,184 5,103 5,040 1.6 1.3 1.2 5,471 5,484 5,387 5,252 4.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,736 6,801 6,849 -1.0 -0.7 -0.6 6,943 7,020 7,007 7,591 -8.5

 Primary metals.................................... 12,632 12,479 12,551 1.2 -0.6 1.8 13,056 12,881 12,884 12,237 6.7

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 20,103 19,915 19,724 0.9 1.0 1.0 20,656 20,221 20,030 20,622 0.2

 Machinery.......................................... 22,397 22,408 22,728 0.0 -1.4 0.0 22,757 22,850 23,180 24,114 -5.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,939 11,976 11,896 -0.3 0.7 -0.7 11,772 11,595 12,002 12,202 -3.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,242 7,292 7,121 -0.7 2.4 0.5 7,402 7,413 7,265 7,229 2.4

 Transportation equipment..................... 19,758 19,189 18,167 3.0 5.6 1.8 19,837 18,940 18,493 16,160 22.8

 Furniture and related products............... 2,604 2,609 2,590 -0.2 0.7 0.2 2,584 2,539 2,570 2,685 -3.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,757 13,776 13,720 -0.1 0.4 0.0 13,884 13,706 13,796 13,215 5.1

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 134,536 135,097 134,810 -0.4 0.2 0.5 135,252 135,399 135,356 129,542 4.4

 Food products.................................... 32,177 32,176 31,984 0.0 0.6 0.0 31,551 31,427 31,689 30,939 2.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,646 11,640 11,643 0.1 0.0 0.2 11,846 11,655 11,625 11,548 2.6

 Textiles.............................................. 1,294 1,287 1,277 0.5 0.8 -0.5 1,288 1,281 1,285 1,346 -4.3

 Textile products................................... 2,100 2,091 2,054 0.4 1.8 -3.7 2,095 2,094 2,080 2,235 -6.3

 Apparel............................................. 942 939 960 0.3 -2.2 -0.6 922 905 931 982 -6.1

 Leather and allied products.................... 515 514 511 0.2 0.6 1.6 517 505 505 563 -8.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,240 6,191 6,153 0.8 0.6 0.4 6,269 6,169 6,177 6,240 0.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,830 1,836 1,859 -0.3 -1.2 -0.6 1,858 1,808 1,866 1,959 -5.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,658 15,159 14,905 -3.3 1.7 2.5 15,055 15,273 14,578 12,605 19.4

 Chemical products................................ 51,127 51,299 51,306 -0.3 0.0 0.9 51,610 51,929 52,028 48,555 6.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,007 11,965 12,158 0.4 -1.6 -1.0 12,241 12,353 12,592 12,570 -2.6

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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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

2021p 2021r 2021 2021 2021p 2021r 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries3

.................................... 1.48 1.48 1.50 1.47 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.77 1.78 1.81 1.74 6.84 7.00 7.14 6.95

 Wood products........................................................... 1.17 1.17 1.22 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.19 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.73 1.75 1.80 1.75 1.74 1.74 1.78 1.73

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.68 1.67 1.70 1.67 2.96 2.89 2.89 2.81

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.05 2.08 2.12 2.07 3.31 3.32 3.36 3.30

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.59 1.61 1.63 1.61 5.16 5.18 5.20 5.12

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.65 1.66 1.68 1.67 2.52 2.52 2.54 2.50

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.04 2.02 2.06 1.90 16.43 17.41 17.83 16.85

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.27 2.00 1.95 1.93 1.99

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.64 1.64 1.63 1.60 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products............................................................. 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 2.00 1.95 2.03 2.01 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.38 1.33 1.37 1.32 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.07 2.06 2.09 2.14 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.08 2.07 2.09 2.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.03 2.18 2.24 2.26 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.......................................................... 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.91 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing........................................................................ 0.87 0.86 0.88 0.89 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.83 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.55 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.32 1.31 1.33 1.31 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Apr3 Apr3 Apr3 Apr3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar Apr2 Mar

2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

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

Durable goods industries....................... 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Primary metals............................................. 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2

 Machinery...................................................... 0.0 0.4 -0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... 0.0 0.3 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.8 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

 Miscellaneous products.......................... (X) 0.4 (X) 0.3 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Textiles.......................................................... (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.9 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Apparel......................................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

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

 Chemical products................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

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

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

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

miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

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

error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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, April Full Report, June 4, 2021. 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