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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

JUNE 2021

Release Number: CB 21-111 M3-2 (21)-06

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>.

August 3, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the June full report on manufacturers’ shipments, 

inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

JUNE 2021 $506.0 billion +1.5%°

MAY 2021

(revised) $498.6 billion +2.3%°

Next release: September 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, August 3, 2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in June, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $7.4 billion 

or 1.5 percent to $506.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 2.3 percent May

increase. Shipments, also up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $7.6 billion or 1.6 percent to

$499.0 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent May increase. Unfilled orders, up five consecutive months,

increased $11.5 billion or 1.0 percent to $1,223.1 billion. This followed a 1.0 percent May increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.94, down from 6.96 in May. Inventories, up twelve of the last 

thirteen months, increased $7.4 billion or 1.0 percent to $740.7 billion. This followed a 1.1 percent May

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.48, down from 1.49 in May.

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

% Change 5.9% 1.4% 1.0% 0.9% 1.6% 1.7% 2.3% 0.4% 1.4% -0.1% 2.3% 1.5%

-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, August 3, 2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, up thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased

$2.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $257.9 billion, up from the previously published 0.8 percent increase. This 

followed a 3.2 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, up two consecutive months, led the 

increase, $1.5 billion or 2.0 percent to $77.4 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $5.1 billion or 2.1 percent to $248.1 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in June, up three of the last four months, increased $2.6 billion 

or 1.0 percent to $250.8 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 0.4 

percent May increase. Transportation equipment, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, led 

the increase, $0.8 billion or 1.1 percent to $71.6 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $5.1 billion or 2.1 percent to $248.1 billion. This followed a

1.4 percent May increase. Petroleum and coal products, up twelve of the last thirteen months, led the 

increase, $3.7 billion or 8.1 percent to $49.8 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in June, up five consecutive months, increased $11.5

billion or 1.0 percent to $1,223.1 billion, up from the previously published 0.9 percent increase. This 

followed a 1.0 percent May increase. Transportation equipment, up four of the last five months, led the 

increase, $5.8 billion or 0.7 percent to $813.9 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in June, up five consecutive months, increased $4.2 billion or 

0.9 percent to $451.0 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 1.0

percent May increase. Transportation equipment, also up five consecutive months, led the increase, $1.4

billion or 0.9 percent to $151.6 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up ten of the last 

eleven months, increased $3.1 billion or 1.1 percent to $289.7 billion. This followed a 1.4 percent May

increase. Petroleum and coal products, up seven of the last eight months, led the increase, $2.0 billion or 

4.9 percent to $42.0 billion. By stage of fabrication, June materials and supplies increased 1.1 percent in

durable goods and 1.2 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 1.2 percent in durable

goods and 1.0 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and

1.1 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for July is scheduled for release on August 25, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. EDT

and the Full Report on September 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 498,955 491,339 487,131 1.6 0.9 0.2 529,007 495,067 489,567 456,354 2,919,435 2,582,400 13.1

 Excluding transportation................... 427,327 420,513 415,807 1.6 1.1 0.8 450,808 425,729 418,528 387,876 2,482,314 2,215,769 12.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 485,243 477,595 472,913 1.6 1.0 0.1 514,488 481,589 476,017 442,890 2,838,751 2,506,035 13.3

 With unfilled orders............................ 176,290 174,079 174,358 1.3 -0.2 2.1 191,148 172,923 173,459 162,266 1,032,844 922,878 11.9

 Durable goods industries......................... 250,841 248,281 247,366 1.0 0.4 0.0 270,551 246,234 247,630 234,239 1,482,177 1,283,461 15.5

 Wood products....................................... 11,721 11,751 11,439 -0.3 2.7 1.9 12,868 12,589 12,209 9,552 67,782 51,958 30.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,638 11,547 11,494 0.8 0.5 0.0 12,870 11,724 11,824 12,106 67,673 63,328 6.9

 Primary metals....................................... 23,075 22,403 21,847 3.0 2.5 3.5 24,120 22,615 22,788 18,193 132,488 109,726 20.7

 Iron and steel mills............................ 11,632 11,165 10,687 4.2 4.5 3.5 12,009 11,376 11,305 8,643 66,315 53,626 23.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,172 9,942 9,914 2.3 0.3 3.9 10,658 9,921 10,179 8,238 58,542 48,442 20.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,271 1,296 1,246 -1.9 4.0 1.0 1,453 1,318 1,304 1,312 7,631 7,658 -0.4

 Fabricated metal products....................... 33,704 33,382 33,305 1.0 0.2 0.9 35,932 33,892 33,959 30,817 198,247 174,942 13.3

 Machinery............................................. 35,583 35,213 34,707 1.1 1.5 1.6 38,844 35,431 35,252 33,202 209,407 184,884 13.3

 Farm machinery................................. 2,710 2,605 2,544 4.0 2.4 -2.9 2,701 2,734 3,247 2,516 17,504 14,879 17.6

 Construction machinery..................... 3,138 3,118 3,065 0.6 1.7 -3.4 3,489 3,261 3,226 2,768 19,132 15,783 21.2

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,399 1,308 1,309 7.0 -0.1 1.1 1,461 1,242 1,229 1,295 7,730 8,387 -7.8

 Industrial machinery.......................... 4,673 4,554 4,363 2.6 4.4 21.2 5,433 4,440 3,944 3,443 23,584 17,927 31.6

 Photographic equipment...................... 494 532 538 -7.1 -1.1 3.5 546 503 473 547 3,035 2,871 5.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,003 4,076 4,112 -1.8 -0.9 2.1 4,973 4,368 4,186 4,654 24,513 21,685 13.0

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,777 2,825 2,814 -1.7 0.4 0.8 2,945 2,683 2,683 2,639 16,226 14,442 12.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 3,892 3,903 3,855 -0.3 1.2 -0.4 4,043 3,966 3,908 3,645 23,454 21,011 11.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,990 2,976 2,839 0.5 4.8 0.0 3,094 2,892 2,810 2,553 16,975 15,516 9.4

 Computers and electronic products2.......... 28,852 28,903 29,071 -0.2 -0.6 0.7 30,907 27,168 26,538 28,966 166,920 154,546 8.0

 Computers........................................ 717 733 730 -2.2 0.4 0.7 807 773 670 852 4,162 4,063 2.4

 Computer storage devices..................... 785 765 725 2.6 5.5 9.0 971 581 615 677 4,167 3,150 32.3

 Other peripheral equipment................ 507 545 604 -7.0 -9.8 11.6 548 514 516 612 3,086 2,835 8.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,200 3,188 3,165 0.4 0.7 -2.3 3,925 2,900 2,815 3,519 18,587 16,370 13.5

 Defense communications equipment.... 235 228 217 3.1 5.1 -3.6 246 208 218 236 1,303 1,261 3.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 203 233 219 -12.9 6.4 2.3 184 221 179 214 1,138 1,156 -1.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,429 4,485 4,569 -1.2 -1.8 -0.6 4,846 4,501 4,394 4,665 26,864 25,095 7.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,525 1,499 1,546 1.7 -3.0 4.4 1,650 1,473 1,375 1,582 9,000 8,825 2.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,020 3,016 3,065 0.1 -1.6 1.2 3,128 2,966 2,925 3,054 17,710 17,219 2.9

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,584 9,573 9,628 0.1 -0.6 0.4 10,225 9,017 8,740 9,542 55,471 51,027 8.7

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,403 12,279 12,246 1.0 0.3 0.6 13,447 12,171 12,282 11,476 72,050 63,801 12.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,180 1,166 1,154 1.2 1.0 0.0 1,216 1,196 1,147 1,117 6,817 6,651 2.5

 Household appliances........................ 2,610 2,569 2,558 1.6 0.4 -3.8 2,714 2,569 2,627 2,219 15,149 11,495 31.8

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,259 3,241 3,326 0.6 -2.6 2.7 3,773 3,208 3,223 3,631 19,483 20,358 -4.3

 Batteries........................................... 897 902 884 -0.6 2.0 1.0 926 823 862 827 5,003 4,281 16.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 71,628 70,826 71,324 1.1 -0.7 -2.9 78,199 69,338 71,039 68,478 437,121 366,631 19.2

 Automobiles..................................... 5,197 5,395 5,228 -3.7 3.2 -11.4 5,642 5,382 5,189 6,500 34,085 31,611 7.8

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 15,818 15,743 15,380 0.5 2.4 -17.2 16,715 14,914 15,431 15,383 102,410 62,982 62.6

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,768 2,807 2,674 -1.4 5.0 -0.5 2,930 2,859 2,686 2,591 16,534 12,845 28.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 25,557 25,669 25,302 -0.4 1.5 -2.2 27,147 25,699 26,288 25,047 157,854 138,446 14.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,679 7,519 8,660 15.4 -13.2 24.6 11,099 6,814 7,717 5,774 45,201 44,515 1.5

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,290 4,423 4,562 -3.0 -3.0 0.4 4,733 4,235 4,221 5,035 26,191 27,219 -3.8

 Ships and boats................................. 3,125 3,190 3,269 -2.0 -2.4 13.5 3,439 3,439 3,296 2,686 18,549 16,453 12.7

 Furniture and related products.................. 5,995 5,956 5,952 0.7 0.1 -0.2 6,158 5,838 5,885 6,108 35,114 34,991 0.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,242 16,021 15,981 1.4 0.3 0.0 17,206 15,468 15,854 15,341 95,375 78,654 21.3

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,114 243,058 239,765 2.1 1.4 0.5 258,456 248,833 241,937 222,115 1,437,258 1,298,939 10.6

 Food products....................................... 70,116 69,819 69,396 0.4 0.6 0.8 70,124 69,565 68,269 66,157 408,909 393,955 3.8

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,736 7,693 7,621 0.6 0.9 1.1 7,790 7,540 7,407 7,133 45,073 41,270 9.2

 Dairy products.................................. 10,993 11,021 10,874 -0.3 1.4 0.8 10,911 11,055 10,719 10,260 63,906 60,710 5.3

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,604 19,543 19,224 0.3 1.7 0.7 20,418 20,154 19,468 18,802 114,949 112,361 2.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 13,506 13,193 13,091 2.4 0.8 -1.8 14,258 13,859 13,405 13,306 78,139 73,856 5.8

 Beverages......................................... 9,508 9,446 9,471 0.7 -0.3 1.1 10,260 10,112 9,785 9,633 55,865 52,618 6.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,998 3,747 3,620 6.7 3.5 -8.5 3,998 3,747 3,620 3,673 22,274 21,238 4.9

 Textile mills........................................... 2,248 2,232 2,233 0.7 0.0 -1.8 2,415 2,325 2,314 2,136 13,645 12,373 10.3

 Textile products................................... 1,881 1,877 1,867 0.2 0.5 -0.4 1,990 1,930 1,913 1,838 11,222 10,422 7.7

 Apparel................................................ 869 861 859 0.9 0.2 -0.2 838 811 751 768 4,791 4,524 5.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 427 467 451 -8.6 3.5 9.5 451 461 455 367 2,570 1,984 29.5

 Paper products...................................... 17,134 17,118 17,138 0.1 -0.1 0.8 17,684 17,119 16,854 16,192 101,308 94,738 6.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,539 6,564 6,525 -0.4 0.6 1.0 6,593 6,502 6,360 6,330 38,319 37,608 1.9

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,855 5,831 5,888 0.4 -1.0 -0.7 6,144 5,728 5,894 5,767 35,034 32,936 6.4

 Printing................................................. 6,691 6,594 6,643 1.5 -0.7 -0.4 6,653 6,591 6,815 6,239 39,016 37,912 2.9

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 49,761 46,012 44,125 8.1 4.3 -0.1 53,105 50,022 45,562 32,951 269,595 196,352 37.3

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 45,699 41,945 40,041 8.9 4.8 -0.1 48,515 45,823 41,483 28,567 245,974 174,204 41.2

 Chemical products..................................... 64,422 63,907 63,295 0.8 1.0 1.3 68,384 64,769 64,280 61,073 382,700 353,426 8.3

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,680 2,685 2,706 -0.2 -0.8 -1.4 2,970 3,103 3,469 2,802 18,435 16,953 8.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 20,614 20,598 20,321 0.1 1.4 0.5 22,025 20,289 19,861 20,594 120,897 112,021 7.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,800 3,686 3,804 3.1 -3.1 -1.6 4,216 3,994 4,248 3,653 23,501 20,628 13.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 21,059 20,978 20,667 0.4 1.5 0.0 22,554 21,381 21,319 21,088 125,363 119,397 5.0

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 Estimates and percent changes of shipments for the semiconductor industry are included in computers and electronic products, and all other applicable aggregate totals. 

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

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, June Full Report, August 3, 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2........................ 505,974 498,587 487,409 1.5 2.3 -0.1 534,541 496,138 488,426 431,556 2,946,754 2,489,322 18.4

 Excluding transportation2...................... 428,588 422,698 418,421 1.4 1.0 1.0 450,598 428,371 422,365 382,845 2,499,807 2,199,163 13.7

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 494,426 486,626 476,651 1.6 2.1 0.5 520,523 486,704 477,396 417,849 2,865,810 2,407,008 19.1

 With unfilled orders2............................. 187,809 185,820 179,098 1.1 3.8 1.1 200,917 177,873 176,281 141,346 1,084,763 852,551 27.2

 Durable goods industries2......................... 257,860 255,529 247,644 0.9 3.2 -0.7 276,085 247,305 246,489 209,441 1,509,496 1,190,383 26.8

 Primary metals........................................ 23,950 23,829 23,133 0.5 3.0 5.3 24,550 23,890 23,574 18,040 138,244 109,204 26.6

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,249 11,773 11,369 4.0 3.6 5.8 12,379 11,766 11,763 8,508 68,910 53,174 29.6

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,291 10,577 10,370 -2.7 2.0 5.7 10,660 10,631 10,357 8,136 60,864 48,549 25.4

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,410 1,479 1,394 -4.7 6.1 -0.9 1,511 1,493 1,454 1,396 8,470 7,481 13.2

 Fabricated metal products........................ 35,667 35,863 36,597 -0.5 -2.0 1.6 37,651 36,978 37,652 30,796 215,883 175,263 23.2

 Machinery............................................. 36,991 36,616 36,400 1.0 0.6 2.3 39,475 36,306 37,268 32,528 219,043 187,036 17.1

 Construction machinery........................ 3,731 3,365 3,468 10.9 -3.0 -3.1 3,665 3,107 3,617 2,539 21,432 15,304 40.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,329 1,335 1,289 -0.4 3.6 0.2 1,391 1,269 1,209 1,177 7,704 8,008 -3.8

 Industrial machinery............................ 4,791 4,710 4,539 1.7 3.8 22.0 5,462 4,525 4,257 3,186 24,401 18,254 33.7

 Photographic equipment....................... 467 529 534 -11.7 -0.9 -2.4 454 500 452 462 2,974 2,689 10.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,965 4,259 4,320 -6.9 -1.4 0.9 4,835 4,555 4,586 4,708 25,878 22,582 14.6

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,974 2,973 2,691 0.0 10.5 -4.6 3,164 2,808 2,551 2,705 16,852 15,102 11.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,016 3,971 4,048 1.1 -1.9 -2.0 4,167 4,034 4,101 3,537 24,254 21,052 15.2

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,157 3,093 2,938 2.1 5.3 2.5 3,478 2,955 2,799 2,614 17,628 15,555 13.3

 Computers and electronic products2........... 25,024 24,777 24,787 1.0 0.0 0.5 27,228 23,190 22,890 25,214 144,960 133,741 8.4

 Computers........................................ 711 705 713 0.9 -1.1 -3.9 801 745 653 820 4,119 3,949 4.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,626 3,374 3,247 7.5 3.9 -2.1 4,277 2,979 3,010 3,474 19,586 16,701 17.3

 Defense communications equipment....... 191 213 203 -10.3 4.9 -4.7 166 190 189 189 1,158 1,086 6.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,666 4,736 4,757 -1.5 -0.4 0.8 4,853 4,673 4,672 4,374 27,515 24,991 10.1

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,634 1,628 1,667 0.4 -2.3 6.2 1,809 1,584 1,552 1,781 9,823 9,662 1.7

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,907 2,820 2,868 3.1 -1.7 -2.4 3,261 2,480 2,742 3,462 17,650 17,776 -0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,647 9,613 9,643 0.4 -0.3 0.3 10,216 9,088 8,634 9,476 55,886 51,641 8.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,996 12,959 12,579 0.3 3.0 0.5 14,055 12,869 12,787 11,157 76,075 64,892 17.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,209 1,155 1,140 4.7 1.3 -8.3 1,313 1,153 1,134 1,178 7,036 6,603 6.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,650 2,647 2,602 0.1 1.7 -3.0 2,796 2,662 2,717 2,320 15,524 11,814 31.4

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,213 3,246 3,140 -1.0 3.4 -1.8 3,653 3,197 3,023 3,462 19,713 20,637 -4.5

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,386 75,889 68,988 2.0 10.0 -6.6 83,943 67,767 66,061 48,711 446,947 290,159 54.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,023 26,020 25,735 0.0 1.1 -1.8 26,988 25,801 26,232 25,133 159,703 138,410 15.4

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 16,118 13,772 9,138 17.0 50.7 31.8 17,688 8,691 5,056 -14,415 53,311 -38,026 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,508 3,193 3,553 9.9 -10.1 -9.9 3,883 2,364 3,164 4,001 24,638 27,018 -8.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 1,309 2,702 1,542 -51.6 75.2 -58.4 2,700 1,501 2,868 3,837 21,804 21,699 0.5

 Furniture and related products................... 6,231 6,238 6,206 -0.1 0.5 1.5 6,225 6,485 6,330 5,982 37,401 36,147 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 248,114 243,058 239,765 2.1 1.4 0.5 258,456 248,833 241,937 222,115 1,437,258 1,298,939 10.6

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

 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, June Full Report, August 3, 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1,223,141 1,211,622 1,199,881 1.0 1.0 0.4 1,226,530 1,216,761 1,211,811 1,212,539 1.2

 Excluding transportation2...................... 409,253 403,492 396,814 1.4 1.7 1.8 412,818 408,793 402,272 363,335 13.6

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,009,489 995,806 982,282 1.4 1.4 0.8 1,009,719 999,449 990,455 990,084 2.0

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,223,141 1,211,622 1,199,881 1.0 1.0 0.4 1,226,530 1,216,761 1,211,811 1,212,539 1.2

 Primary metals........................................ 40,388 39,513 38,087 2.2 3.7 3.5 40,463 40,033 38,758 31,314 29.2

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,959 18,342 17,734 3.4 3.4 4.0 18,845 18,475 18,085 13,984 34.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,618 14,499 13,864 0.8 4.6 3.4 14,854 14,852 14,142 11,822 25.6

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 6,811 6,672 6,489 2.1 2.8 2.3 6,764 6,706 6,531 5,508 22.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 100,531 98,568 96,087 2.0 2.6 3.5 101,997 100,278 97,192 81,924 24.5

 Machinery.............................................. 106,660 105,252 103,849 1.3 1.4 1.7 107,072 106,441 105,566 95,895 11.7

 Construction machinery......................... 9,878 9,285 9,038 6.4 2.7 4.7 9,635 9,459 9,613 6,090 58.2

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,190 4,260 4,233 -1.6 0.6 -0.5 4,190 4,260 4,233 3,785 10.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,060 8,942 8,786 1.3 1.8 2.0 9,229 9,200 9,115 9,471 -2.6

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,946 1,973 1,976 -1.4 -0.2 -0.2 1,873 1,965 1,968 2,455 -23.7

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 7,919 7,957 7,774 -0.5 2.4 2.7 8,188 8,326 8,139 6,901 18.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 9,926 9,729 9,581 2.0 1.5 -1.3 10,008 9,789 9,664 8,840 13.2

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 21,962 21,838 21,770 0.6 0.3 0.9 21,962 21,838 21,770 21,585 1.7

 Material handling equipment................... 13,228 13,061 12,944 1.3 0.9 0.8 13,400 13,016 12,953 12,472 7.4

 Computers and electronic products2............. 119,824 119,152 118,785 0.6 0.3 0.2 120,379 119,823 119,922 117,456 2.5

 Computers......................................... 1,502 1,508 1,536 -0.4 -1.8 -1.1 1,502 1,508 1,536 1,473 2.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 18,927 18,501 18,315 2.3 1.0 0.4 18,967 18,615 18,536 17,575 7.9

 Defense communications equipment........ 389 433 448 -10.2 -3.3 -3.0 369 449 467 495 -25.5

 Electronic components.......................... 13,849 13,612 13,361 1.7 1.9 1.4 13,761 13,754 13,582 12,893 6.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 25,646 25,537 25,408 0.4 0.5 0.5 25,683 25,524 25,413 24,452 5.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,305 33,418 33,614 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 33,715 33,582 34,068 34,540 -2.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,206 26,143 26,103 0.2 0.2 0.1 26,382 26,391 26,320 26,028 1.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 30,092 29,499 28,819 2.0 2.4 1.2 30,629 30,021 29,323 25,740 19.0

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,966 1,937 1,948 1.5 -0.6 -0.7 2,008 1,911 1,954 1,821 10.3

 Household appliances........................... 2,852 2,812 2,734 1.4 2.9 1.6 2,872 2,790 2,697 1,803 59.3

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,219 12,265 12,260 -0.4 0.0 -1.5 12,308 12,428 12,439 12,259 0.4

 Transportation equipment......................... 813,888 808,130 803,067 0.7 0.6 -0.3 813,712 807,968 809,539 849,204 -4.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 27,009 26,543 26,192 1.8 1.3 1.7 26,696 26,855 26,753 23,512 13.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 589,488 582,049 575,796 1.3 1.1 0.1 586,870 580,281 578,404 618,951 -5.2

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 82,080 82,862 84,092 -0.9 -1.5 -1.2 82,428 83,278 85,149 88,211 -6.6

 Ships and boats.................................. 48,618 50,434 50,922 -3.6 -1.0 -3.3 50,976 51,715 53,653 50,029 1.9

 Furniture and related products................... 11,094 10,858 10,576 2.2 2.7 2.5 11,614 11,547 10,900 10,349 12.2

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

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

latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 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, June Full Report, August 3, 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 740,685 733,325 725,071 1.0 1.1 0.5 738,979 737,564 728,836 699,679 5.6

 Excluding transportation........................ 589,102 583,125 575,627 1.0 1.3 0.5 588,675 586,917 579,337 555,058 6.1

 Excluding defense............................. 716,325 708,793 700,510 1.1 1.2 0.5 714,520 712,861 704,221 675,382 5.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 364,036 360,641 357,315 0.9 0.9 0.5 364,206 363,531 359,499 350,235 4.0

 Durable goods industries........................ 450,969 446,745 442,463 0.9 1.0 0.7 450,400 450,247 444,936 429,983 4.7

 Wood products........................................ 13,744 13,537 13,379 1.5 1.2 1.4 13,418 13,304 13,396 11,677 14.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,437 14,341 14,214 0.7 0.9 -0.2 14,588 14,690 14,496 14,760 -1.2

 Primary metals......................................... 39,174 38,626 37,621 1.4 2.7 1.9 39,132 39,034 37,906 34,351 13.9

 Iron and steel mills............................... 21,977 21,442 20,869 2.5 2.7 2.1 21,969 21,594 20,898 19,432 13.1

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 14,848 14,869 14,455 -0.1 2.9 1.9 14,812 15,077 14,640 12,635 17.2

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,349 2,315 2,297 1.5 0.8 -0.3 2,351 2,363 2,368 2,284 2.9

 Fabricated metal products......................... 57,700 56,952 56,067 1.3 1.6 1.4 57,982 57,683 56,691 53,904 7.6

 Machinery.............................................. 72,542 72,054 71,231 0.7 1.2 0.5 72,787 72,771 71,659 70,566 3.1

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,877 4,007 3,966 -3.2 1.0 1.8 3,802 4,099 3,952 3,583 6.1

 Construction machinery......................... 6,113 6,126 6,062 -0.2 1.1 0.7 6,156 6,157 6,165 5,869 4.9

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,304 6,223 6,019 1.3 3.4 1.4 6,325 6,211 5,967 6,077 4.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,071 9,053 8,936 0.2 1.3 1.0 9,309 9,099 8,678 8,846 5.2

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,287 1,287 1,287 0.0 0.0 0.1 1,266 1,291 1,290 1,261 0.4

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,511 5,415 5,444 1.8 -0.5 -1.2 5,543 5,739 5,837 5,685 -2.5

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,842 5,797 5,755 0.8 0.7 0.9 5,816 5,836 5,765 5,803 0.2

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,497 9,334 9,183 1.7 1.6 0.0 9,578 9,515 9,379 9,268 3.3

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,579 5,503 5,446 1.4 1.0 0.9 5,640 5,493 5,500 5,332 5.8

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 46,826 46,509 46,434 0.7 0.2 -0.3 46,947 47,092 46,796 47,252 -0.6

 Computers......................................... 2,021 1,981 1,995 2.0 -0.7 1.0 2,100 2,062 1,947 1,915 9.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 827 871 871 -5.1 0.0 3.1 806 852 789 726 11.0

 Other peripheral equipment................... 834 824 854 1.2 -3.5 -1.6 824 842 876 857 -3.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,489 4,431 4,398 1.3 0.8 0.2 4,467 4,522 4,406 4,431 0.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 656 660 662 -0.6 -0.3 0.9 656 660 662 641 2.3

 Audio and video equipment.................... 666 675 690 -1.3 -2.2 -1.0 666 681 713 812 -18.0

 Electronic components.......................... 8,268 8,127 8,172 1.7 -0.6 -1.1 8,363 8,157 8,604 8,925 -6.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,274 3,269 3,243 0.2 0.8 -0.3 3,254 3,273 3,243 3,257 -0.1

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,027 3,017 3,017 0.3 0.0 -0.2 3,025 3,104 3,065 2,952 2.5

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,419 16,337 16,309 0.5 0.2 0.1 16,473 16,630 16,376 16,234 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 20,506 20,405 20,159 0.5 1.2 -0.2 20,735 20,727 20,505 19,980 3.8

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,355 2,352 2,325 0.1 1.2 -0.8 2,366 2,377 2,337 2,372 -0.3

 Household appliances........................... 2,924 2,873 2,826 1.8 1.7 -0.9 2,911 2,888 2,893 2,599 12.0

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,293 6,312 6,205 -0.3 1.7 -1.2 6,374 6,479 6,361 6,387 -0.2

 Batteries............................................ 1,768 1,748 1,733 1.1 0.9 -2.6 1,873 1,819 1,787 1,836 2.0

 Transportation equipment......................... 151,583 150,200 149,444 0.9 0.5 0.6 150,304 150,647 149,499 144,621 3.9

 Automobiles....................................... 6,562 6,261 6,122 4.8 2.3 1.7 6,492 6,177 6,129 5,326 21.9

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 7,872 7,834 7,607 0.5 3.0 13.4 7,571 8,020 7,488 5,395 40.3

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,571 2,495 2,405 3.0 3.7 2.5 2,621 2,622 2,462 1,973 32.8

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 30,252 29,814 29,602 1.5 0.7 2.0 29,922 29,911 29,825 27,544 8.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,866 76,259 76,228 0.8 0.0 -1.1 76,322 76,354 76,135 77,937 -2.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,365 12,353 12,322 0.1 0.3 0.4 12,356 12,378 12,372 12,263 0.8

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,560 3,672 3,757 -3.1 -2.3 8.8 3,640 3,731 3,707 3,285 10.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,699 7,637 7,576 0.8 0.8 0.8 7,900 7,695 7,536 7,598 4.0

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 26,758 26,484 26,338 1.0 0.6 0.4 26,607 26,604 26,452 25,274 5.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 289,716 286,580 282,608 1.1 1.4 0.3 288,579 287,317 283,900 269,696 7.0

 Food products........................................ 62,685 62,373 61,962 0.5 0.7 0.1 61,117 60,738 60,674 58,804 3.9

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,920 6,677 6,292 3.6 6.1 -0.1 6,656 6,393 6,139 5,152 29.2

 Dairy products.................................... 9,163 9,131 9,085 0.4 0.5 1.6 9,348 9,308 9,255 8,734 7.0

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,742 9,792 9,753 -0.5 0.4 0.0 9,597 9,737 9,602 9,446 1.6

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,604 26,452 26,258 0.6 0.7 1.0 26,222 26,543 26,502 26,227 0.0

 Beverages......................................... 22,977 22,845 22,637 0.6 0.9 1.3 22,737 23,019 22,879 22,474 1.2

 Tobacco............................................ 3,627 3,607 3,621 0.6 -0.4 -0.7 3,485 3,524 3,623 3,753 -7.1

 Textile mills............................................ 3,073 3,065 3,067 0.3 -0.1 1.1 3,091 3,085 3,084 3,056 1.1

 Textile products...................................... 3,911 3,879 3,862 0.8 0.4 0.1 3,877 3,852 3,853 4,006 -3.2

 Apparel................................................. 1,841 1,819 1,791 1.2 1.6 0.4 1,872 1,813 1,758 1,873 -0.1

 Leather and allied products....................... 883 898 895 -1.7 0.3 -0.2 893 918 892 945 -5.5

 Paper products....................................... 15,580 15,536 15,505 0.3 0.2 1.0 15,631 15,636 15,513 15,392 1.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,830 4,838 4,870 -0.2 -0.7 0.6 4,850 4,883 4,915 5,129 -5.4

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,512 5,465 5,427 0.9 0.7 -0.2 5,523 5,496 5,395 5,397 2.3

 Printing.................................................. 5,902 5,851 5,797 0.9 0.9 1.2 5,857 5,785 5,851 5,939 -1.4

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 41,952 39,994 37,737 4.9 6.0 -0.3 42,495 41,191 39,096 32,196 32.0

 Petroleum refineries............................. 36,759 34,877 32,693 5.4 6.7 -0.3 37,160 35,946 33,959 26,848 38.4

 Chemical products..................................... 99,376 99,108 98,443 0.3 0.7 0.3 99,662 99,927 99,044 94,746 5.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,013 5,041 5,025 -0.6 0.3 1.1 4,754 5,022 5,151 4,942 -3.8

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 45,153 45,354 45,410 -0.4 -0.1 -0.1 45,882 45,874 45,439 44,263 3.7

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,160 4,085 3,999 1.8 2.2 -0.2 4,223 4,131 4,158 3,916 7.8

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 27,909 27,605 27,291 1.1 1.2 0.7 27,862 27,829 27,633 26,512 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 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, June Full Report, August 3, 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

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 498,955 491,339 487,131 1.6 0.9 0.2 529,007 495,067 489,567 456,354 2,919,435 2,582,400 13.1

 Construction materials and supplies....... 55,977 55,574 55,453 0.7 0.2 0.6 61,692 57,786 57,567 53,227 328,374 286,066 14.8

 Information technology......................... 24,874 24,858 24,902 0.1 -0.2 1.1 27,190 23,666 23,077 24,652 144,089 130,587 10.3

 Computers and related products........... 2,009 2,043 2,059 -1.7 -0.8 6.6 2,326 1,868 1,801 2,141 11,415 10,048 13.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,340 49,614 48,584 -0.6 2.1 -8.4 52,434 48,854 49,594 49,521 310,883 245,884 26.4

 Capital goods...................................... 91,062 89,521 90,424 1.7 -1.0 3.4 100,075 87,248 87,526 83,824 528,338 466,666 13.2

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 79,242 77,710 78,157 2.0 -0.6 3.1 87,649 75,497 75,758 72,460 458,779 401,936 14.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 73,717 73,260 72,559 0.6 1.0 0.9 79,988 71,549 71,007 69,641 431,442 377,452 14.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 11,820 11,811 12,267 0.1 -3.7 5.3 12,426 11,751 11,768 11,364 69,559 64,730 7.5

 Consumer goods.................................. 201,714 197,181 193,822 2.3 1.7 -1.7 209,021 200,310 194,044 179,333 1,170,867 1,014,389 15.4

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,184 35,040 34,512 0.4 1.5 -10.1 37,065 34,128 34,772 35,520 219,682 170,800 28.6

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 166,530 162,141 159,310 2.7 1.8 0.4 171,956 166,182 159,272 143,813 951,185 843,589 12.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 505,974 498,587 487,409 1.5 2.3 -0.1 534,541 496,138 488,426 431,556 2,946,754 2,489,322 18.4

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,731 58,024 58,184 -0.5 -0.3 0.1 63,380 60,880 60,841 53,289 344,801 285,484 20.8

 Information technology......................... 25,852 25,579 25,377 1.1 0.8 1.4 28,196 24,051 23,721 24,672 149,218 132,996 12.2

 Computers and related products........... 2,003 2,015 2,042 -0.6 -1.3 4.8 2,320 1,840 1,784 2,109 11,372 9,934 14.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,806 49,965 49,017 -0.3 1.9 -8.1 52,275 48,956 49,538 49,607 312,732 245,848 27.2

 Capital goods...................................... 99,400 96,740 90,507 2.7 6.9 0.9 108,290 87,740 86,862 63,892 555,427 396,482 40.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 89,079 86,253 81,405 3.3 6.0 5.1 95,926 79,529 77,136 52,270 483,590 324,229 49.2

 Excluding aircraft............................. 76,283 75,742 75,315 0.7 0.6 2.7 81,675 73,721 74,434 69,080 447,865 383,687 16.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 10,321 10,487 9,102 -1.6 15.2 -25.8 12,364 8,211 9,726 11,622 71,837 72,253 -0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 201,876 197,420 194,053 2.3 1.7 -1.7 208,993 200,552 194,218 179,370 1,172,180 1,014,824 15.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,346 35,279 34,743 0.2 1.5 -10.1 37,037 34,370 34,946 35,557 220,995 171,235 29.1

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 166,530 162,141 159,310 2.7 1.8 0.4 171,956 166,182 159,272 143,813 951,185 843,589 12.8

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,223,141 1,211,622 1,199,881 1.0 1.0 0.4 1,226,530 1,216,761 1,211,811 1,212,539 (X) (X) 1.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 72,623 70,869 68,419 2.5 3.6 4.2 74,224 72,536 69,442 56,847 (X) (X) 30.6

 Information technology......................... 120,976 119,998 119,277 0.8 0.6 0.4 121,932 120,926 120,541 116,875 (X) (X) 4.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,502 1,508 1,536 -0.4 -1.8 -1.1 1,502 1,508 1,536 1,473 (X) (X) 2.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 27,009 26,543 26,192 1.8 1.3 1.7 26,696 26,855 26,753 23,512 (X) (X) 13.5

 Capital goods...................................... 931,354 923,016 915,797 0.9 0.8 0.0 933,542 925,327 924,835 947,066 (X) (X) -1.4

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 742,365 732,528 723,985 1.3 1.2 0.5 741,536 733,259 729,227 753,692 (X) (X) -1.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 228,650 226,084 223,602 1.1 1.1 1.2 230,333 228,646 226,474 212,317 (X) (X) 8.5

 Defense capital goods4........................ 188,989 190,488 191,812 -0.8 -0.7 -1.6 192,006 192,068 195,608 193,374 (X) (X) -0.7

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,657 7,495 7,256 2.2 3.3 3.3 7,526 7,554 7,312 5,613 (X) (X) 34.1

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,657 7,495 7,256 2.2 3.3 3.3 7,526 7,554 7,312 5,613 (X) (X) 34.1 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 740,685 733,325 725,071 1.0 1.1 0.5 738,979 737,564 728,836 699,679 (X) (X) 5.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 78,858 77,663 76,536 1.5 1.5 1.1 78,952 78,673 77,885 73,277 (X) (X) 7.7

 Information technology......................... 40,803 40,614 40,541 0.5 0.2 0.4 40,876 41,223 40,638 40,006 (X) (X) 2.2

 Computers and related products........... 3,682 3,676 3,720 0.2 -1.2 0.9 3,730 3,756 3,612 3,498 (X) (X) 6.6

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 47,257 46,404 45,736 1.8 1.5 3.7 46,606 46,730 45,904 40,238 (X) (X) 15.8

 Capital goods...................................... 220,391 218,878 217,488 0.7 0.6 0.0 220,856 220,629 217,820 216,907 (X) (X) 1.8

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 199,764 198,048 196,617 0.9 0.7 0.0 200,121 199,653 196,945 196,301 (X) (X) 1.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 133,334 132,562 131,262 0.6 1.0 0.5 134,035 134,171 131,689 129,369 (X) (X) 3.6

 Defense capital goods4........................ 20,627 20,830 20,871 -1.0 -0.2 0.7 20,735 20,976 20,875 20,606 (X) (X) 0.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 227,832 224,907 221,517 1.3 1.5 0.6 226,472 224,972 221,645 207,208 (X) (X) 9.3

 Consumer durable goods..................... 37,373 36,696 36,157 1.8 1.5 3.2 36,783 36,689 36,105 31,878 (X) (X) 15.4

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 190,459 188,211 185,360 1.2 1.5 0.2 189,689 188,283 185,540 175,330 (X) (X) 8.2

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

are not adjusted for price changes. 

2 Topical series are regroupings of the separate industry categories. 

3

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

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

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

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

4

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

5 Estimates and percent changes exclude semiconductor industry data. 

6

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

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

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, June Full Report, August 3, 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 June

June May Apr. May - Apr. - Mar. - June May Apr. June 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 June May Apr. 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 258,374 255,458 252,503 1.1 1.2 0.9 259,071 256,205 253,550 240,951 7.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 159,234 157,456 155,474 1.1 1.3 1.0 159,683 157,782 155,851 149,480 6.8

 Wood products................................... 5,999 5,963 5,955 0.6 0.1 1.3 5,734 5,656 5,712 5,053 13.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,089 6,051 5,979 0.6 1.2 0.3 6,128 6,105 6,018 5,964 2.7

 Primary metals.................................... 14,466 14,511 13,951 -0.3 4.0 2.3 14,493 14,339 13,716 13,412 8.1

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 23,070 22,512 21,982 2.5 2.4 1.3 23,204 22,502 21,952 20,221 14.8

 Machinery.......................................... 28,906 28,712 28,490 0.7 0.8 0.7 29,211 28,932 28,672 28,099 4.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 21,509 21,317 21,192 0.9 0.6 -0.6 21,705 21,595 21,309 21,258 2.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,296 9,113 8,991 2.0 1.4 -0.1 9,422 9,233 9,142 9,006 4.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 37,515 36,908 36,651 1.6 0.7 2.0 37,301 36,983 37,085 34,313 8.7

 Furniture and related products............... 3,849 3,825 3,777 0.6 1.3 0.9 3,937 3,859 3,776 3,704 6.3

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,535 8,544 8,506 -0.1 0.4 0.7 8,548 8,578 8,469 8,450 1.2

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 99,140 98,002 97,029 1.2 1.0 0.6 99,388 98,423 97,699 91,471 8.7

 Food products.................................... 22,924 22,918 22,474 0.0 2.0 0.5 22,683 22,651 22,078 21,424 5.9

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,372 5,405 5,373 -0.6 0.6 1.5 5,218 5,416 5,435 5,517 -5.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,208 1,211 1,212 -0.2 -0.1 1.6 1,228 1,229 1,229 1,178 4.2

 Textile products................................... 1,382 1,379 1,373 0.2 0.4 0.1 1,375 1,376 1,366 1,412 -2.6

 Apparel............................................. 618 607 595 1.8 2.0 -1.3 621 607 591 599 3.7

 Leather and allied products.................... 298 291 289 2.4 0.7 -1.4 305 297 285 309 -1.3

 Paper products.................................... 7,921 7,871 7,791 0.6 1.0 0.9 7,921 7,847 7,759 7,638 3.7

 Printing ............................................. 2,940 2,877 2,859 2.2 0.6 1.9 2,941 2,864 2,872 2,893 1.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,106 12,380 12,321 5.9 0.5 -1.3 13,795 13,013 13,053 10,013 37.8

 Chemical products................................ 31,233 31,218 31,090 0.0 0.4 1.1 31,163 31,311 31,290 29,248 6.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,138 11,845 11,652 2.5 1.7 0.7 12,138 11,812 11,741 11,240 8.0

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 219,577 217,101 214,885 1.1 1.0 0.3 218,650 217,716 215,503 211,150 3.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 167,024 165,067 164,191 1.2 0.5 0.1 166,819 166,189 164,635 161,791 3.1

 Wood products................................... 2,257 2,226 2,207 1.4 0.9 -0.2 2,240 2,216 2,212 1,764 27.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,482 1,482 1,479 0.0 0.2 -0.2 1,510 1,526 1,541 1,540 -1.9

 Primary metals.................................... 11,227 10,956 10,936 2.5 0.2 1.3 11,305 11,093 11,098 9,577 18.0

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,040 14,013 13,905 0.2 0.8 1.8 14,000 14,196 14,029 13,776 1.6

 Machinery.......................................... 21,510 20,876 20,272 3.0 3.0 0.3 21,551 21,120 20,234 19,320 11.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,381 13,184 13,286 1.5 -0.8 0.3 13,470 13,513 13,711 13,738 -2.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,951 3,942 3,896 0.2 1.2 -0.4 4,047 4,049 3,975 4,004 1.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,774 93,045 92,956 0.8 0.1 -0.4 93,280 93,095 92,565 93,012 0.3

 Furniture and related products............... 1,246 1,230 1,192 1.3 3.2 2.2 1,267 1,236 1,177 1,169 8.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,156 4,113 4,062 1.0 1.3 0.9 4,149 4,145 4,093 3,891 6.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 52,553 52,034 50,694 1.0 2.6 1.2 51,831 51,527 50,868 49,359 5.0

 Food products.................................... 7,416 7,382 7,356 0.5 0.4 -0.1 6,914 6,885 6,979 7,724 -10.5

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,301 9,213 9,185 1.0 0.3 1.3 8,963 9,125 9,213 9,451 -5.2

 Textiles.............................................. 571 568 562 0.5 1.1 1.3 570 573 567 566 0.7

 Textile products................................... 406 396 391 2.5 1.3 -0.8 397 388 392 400 -0.8

 Apparel............................................. 241 242 248 -0.4 -2.4 2.5 248 244 247 253 -2.0

 Leather and allied products.................... 96 95 93 1.1 2.2 3.3 94 96 92 86 9.3

 Paper products.................................... 1,457 1,464 1,467 -0.5 -0.2 1.2 1,478 1,471 1,465 1,396 5.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,185 1,182 1,108 0.3 6.7 2.0 1,126 1,114 1,121 1,087 3.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 11,922 11,242 10,473 6.0 7.3 2.7 11,919 11,434 10,968 8,162 46.0

 Chemical products................................ 16,438 16,712 16,274 -1.6 2.7 1.1 16,636 16,643 16,251 16,971 -2.0

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,520 3,538 3,537 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 3,486 3,554 3,573 3,263 6.8

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 262,734 260,766 257,683 0.8 1.2 0.4 261,258 263,643 259,783 247,578 5.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 124,711 124,222 122,798 0.4 1.2 1.0 123,898 126,276 124,450 118,712 4.4

 Wood products................................... 5,488 5,348 5,217 2.6 2.5 2.2 5,444 5,432 5,472 4,860 12.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,866 6,808 6,756 0.9 0.8 -0.7 6,950 7,059 6,937 7,256 -4.2

 Primary metals.................................... 13,481 13,159 12,734 2.4 3.3 2.0 13,334 13,602 13,092 11,362 17.4

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 20,590 20,427 20,180 0.8 1.2 1.3 20,778 20,985 20,710 19,907 4.4

 Machinery.......................................... 22,126 22,466 22,469 -1.5 0.0 0.3 22,025 22,719 22,753 23,147 -4.8

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,936 12,008 11,956 -0.6 0.4 -0.2 11,772 11,984 11,776 12,256 -3.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,259 7,350 7,272 -1.2 1.1 -0.3 7,266 7,445 7,388 6,970 4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,294 20,247 19,837 0.2 2.1 3.4 19,723 20,569 19,849 17,296 14.0

 Furniture and related products............... 2,604 2,582 2,607 0.9 -1.0 -0.1 2,696 2,600 2,583 2,725 -1.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 14,067 13,827 13,770 1.7 0.4 0.0 13,910 13,881 13,890 12,933 7.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 138,023 136,544 134,885 1.1 1.2 -0.2 137,360 137,367 135,333 128,866 6.6

 Food products.................................... 32,345 32,073 32,132 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 31,520 31,202 31,617 29,656 6.3

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,931 11,834 11,700 0.8 1.1 0.5 12,041 12,002 11,854 11,259 6.9

 Textiles.............................................. 1,294 1,286 1,293 0.6 -0.5 0.5 1,293 1,283 1,288 1,312 -1.4

 Textile products................................... 2,123 2,104 2,098 0.9 0.3 0.3 2,105 2,088 2,095 2,194 -4.1

 Apparel............................................. 982 970 948 1.2 2.3 1.0 1,003 962 920 1,021 -1.8

 Leather and allied products.................... 489 512 513 -4.5 -0.2 -0.2 494 525 515 550 -10.2

 Paper products.................................... 6,202 6,201 6,247 0.0 -0.7 0.9 6,232 6,318 6,289 6,358 -2.0

 Printing ............................................. 1,777 1,792 1,830 -0.8 -2.1 -0.3 1,790 1,807 1,858 1,959 -8.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 16,924 16,372 14,943 3.4 9.6 -1.4 16,781 16,744 15,075 14,021 19.7

 Chemical products................................ 51,705 51,178 51,079 1.0 0.2 -0.4 51,863 51,973 51,503 48,527 6.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,251 12,222 12,102 0.2 1.0 1.1 12,238 12,463 12,319 12,009 1.9

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, June Full Report, August 3, 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 Jun May Apr Mar Jun May Apr Mar

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

All manufacturing industries3

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

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.80 1.80 1.79 1.78 6.94 6.96 6.88 7.00

 Wood products........................................................... 1.17 1.15 1.17 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.70 1.72 1.72 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.74 1.74

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.71 1.71 1.68 1.67 3.07 3.04 2.97 2.89

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.04 2.05 2.05 2.08 3.33 3.29 3.30 3.32

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.62 1.61 1.60 1.61 5.28 5.24 5.18 5.18

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.65 1.66 1.65 1.66 2.62 2.59 2.54 2.52

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.12 2.12 2.10 2.02 17.01 17.24 16.72 17.41

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26 2.11 2.07 2.01 1.95

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.64 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.97 2.01 2.01 1.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.08 2.07 2.07 2.06 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.12 2.11 2.08 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 2.07 1.92 1.98 2.18 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.84 0.87 0.86 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

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

Jun3 Jun3 Jun3 Jun3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May Jun2 May

2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021

All manufacturing industries.................. (X) 0.2 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.1 (X) 0.1

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals............................................. 0.1 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.2

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.2

 Machinery...................................................... 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... 0.0 0.4 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.7 -0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.5 (X) 0.7 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.4

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (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) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

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

 Leather and allied products.................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Printing.......................................................... (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Petroleum and coal products............... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

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

 Plastics and rubber products................ (X) 0.4 (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, June Full Report, August 3, 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, June Full Report, August 3, 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