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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES 

AND ORDERS NOVEMBER 2017 

Release Number: CB 18-01 M3-2 (17)-11 

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January 5, 2018 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the November full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders: 

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

NOVEMBER 2017 $488.1 billion            +1.3%°

OCTOBER 2017  

(revised) $481.6 billion            +0.4%°

Next release: February 2, 2018

Data adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes. 

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

°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. 

Summary 

New orders for manufactured goods in November, up five of the last six months, increased $6.5 billion or 

1.3 percent to $488.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 0.4 percent October 

increase. Shipments, up eleven of the last twelve months, increased $5.7 billion or 1.2 percent to $491.2 

billion. This followed a 0.8 percent October increase. Unfilled orders, up three consecutive months, 

increased $1.2 billion or 0.1 percent to $1,137.1 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent October increase. The 

unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.60, down from 6.68 in October. Inventories, up twelve of the last 

thirteen months, increased $2.5 billion or 0.4 percent to $665.1 billion. This followed a 0.3 percent October 

increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.35, down from 1.36 in October. 

New Orders 

New orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up three of the last four months, increased $3.0 

billion or 1.3 percent to $241.4 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.4 percent October decrease. Transportation equipment, also up three of the last four months, drove the 

increase, $3.2 billion or 4.1 percent to $80.8 billion. New orders for manufactured nondurable goods 

increased $3.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $246.7 billion.

Dec-16 Jan-17 Feb-17 Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17 Sep-17 Oct-17 Nov-17

% Change 1.8% 0.4% 0.8% 1.0% -0.3% -0.3% 3.2% -3.3% 1.2% 1.7% 0.4% 1.3%

-4.0%

-3.0%

-2.0%

-1.0%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2016-2017

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

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

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in November, up six of the last seven months, increased $2.3 

billion or 0.9 percent to $244.4 billion, down from the previously published 1.0 percent increase. This 

followed a 0.5 percent October increase. Transportation equipment, up two of the last three months, led the 

increase, $2.0 billion or 2.6 percent to $81.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

seven of the last eight months, increased $3.4 billion or 1.4 percent to $246.7 billion. This followed a 1.1 

percent October increase. Petroleum and coal products, up five consecutive months, led the increase, $2.8 

billion or 6.0 percent to $49.6 billion. 

Unfilled Orders 

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in November, up three consecutive months, increased $1.2 

billion or 0.1 percent to $1,137.1 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed 

a 0.1 percent October increase. Fabricated metal products, up ten of the last eleven months, led the increase, 

$0.5 billion or 0.6 percent to $81.3 billion. 

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in November, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased 

$0.9 billion or 0.2 percent to $405.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.2 percent October increase. Primary metals, also up sixteen of the last seventeen months, led 

the increase, $0.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $34.4 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up 

six consecutive months, increased $1.6 billion or 0.6 percent to $259.8 billion. This followed a 0.6 percent 

October increase. Petroleum and coal products, up five consecutive months, led the increase, $1.1 billion or 

2.7 percent to $40.0 billion. By stage of fabrication, November materials and supplies increased 0.1 percent 

in durable goods and increased 1.0 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process increased 0.5 percent in 

durable goods and increased 1.5 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods were virtually unchanged in 

durable goods and decreased 0.1 percent in nondurable goods. 

The Advance Report on durable goods for December is scheduled for release on January 26, 2018 at 8:30 

a.m. EST and the Full Report on February 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. EST. View the full schedule in the 

Economic Briefing Room: <www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>. The full text and tables of this release 

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

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

data for semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

Description of the survey 

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

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

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

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

cost or market value), and inventories by stage of fabrication (materials and supplies, work-in-process, 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 month-to-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-tomonth changes of the total operations of the reporting units in the M3 panel effectively represent the monthto-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 64 percent of the total 

value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 2012 Economic Census, and these companies 

include almost two-thirds of the manufacturing companies with $500 million or more in shipments in the 

2012 Economic Census. The companies for which shipments data are currently reported in the M3 survey 

represent approximately 57 percent of the total value of shipments for manufacturing establishments in the 

2012 Economic Census. Statistics based on the M3 panel differ from the results that would be obtained 

from a complete enumeration of all manufacturing companies. The M3 panel is not based on a probability 

sample; therefore, the sampling errors that are normally provided with sample surveys cannot be measured. 

Nonsampling errors are attributable to many sources. The use of company or divisional reports to estimate 

the monthly change for establishments is one source of nonsampling error. The use of primarily large 

companies to represent the month-to-month movement of all companies is another potential source. Any 

corrections will be published in the full report. Corrections received after the full report will be released in 

the next month’s advance report. 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>. 
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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/>. 

2018 Release Dates for the M3 Survey 

Source: 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/reports/pei_schedule_release_dates_2018_all_

v2.pdf

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Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time)

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time)

Sep-17 Wed 10/25/2017 Fri 11/3/2017

Oct-17 Wed 11/22/2017 Mon 12/4/2017

Nov-17 Fri 12/22/2017 Fri 1/5/2018

Dec-17 Fri 1/26/2018 Fri 2/2/2018

Jan-18 Tue 2/27/2018 Tue 3/6/2018

Feb-18 Fri 3/23/2018 Wed 4/4/2018

Mar-18 Thu 4/26/2018 Thu 5/3/2018

Apr-18 Fri 5/25/2018 Mon 6/4/2018

May-18 Wed 6/27/2018 Tue 7/3/2018

Jun-18 Thu 7/26/2018 Thu 8/2/2018

Jul-18 Fri 8/24/2018 Thu 9/6/2018

Aug-18 Thu 9/27/2018 Thu 10/4/2018

Sep-18 Thu 10/25/2018 Fri 11/2/2018

Oct-18 Wed 11/21/2018 Thu 12/6/2018

Nov-18 Fri 12/21/2018 Not available at this time
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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries.................. 491,177 485,469 481,520 1.2 0.8 1.1 481,833 496,488 496,064 447,081 5,247,113 4,987,316 5.2

 Excluding transportation................... 409,920 406,233 401,957 0.9 1.1 1.0 401,071 415,025 411,771 371,557 4,378,219 4,129,935 6.0

 Excluding defense.............................. 478,090 472,459 468,750 1.2 0.8 1.0 467,928 483,865 482,006 434,367 5,111,930 4,861,789 5.1

 With unfilled orders............................ 172,239 170,010 169,960 1.3 0.0 1.4 167,417 171,741 179,054 154,549 1,837,706 1,748,786 5.1

 Durable goods industries......................... 244,435 242,170 240,951 0.9 0.5 1.2 238,424 247,390 252,532 221,863 2,614,814 2,511,391 4.1

 Wood products....................................... 9,444 9,399 9,272 0.5 1.4 1.7 8,818 9,867 9,532 8,240 102,259 94,541 8.2

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 10,828 10,810 10,663 0.2 1.4 1.0 10,528 11,784 11,224 10,090 118,226 115,088 2.7

 Primary metals....................................... 20,050 19,966 19,639 0.4 1.7 -0.1 18,860 20,226 19,693 16,851 215,476 194,423 10.8

 Iron and steel mills............................ 9,577 9,529 9,264 0.5 2.9 0.2 8,939 9,662 9,203 7,781 101,490 90,589 12.0

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,163 9,119 9,090 0.5 0.3 -0.3 8,708 9,251 9,120 7,881 99,590 88,982 11.9

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,310 1,318 1,285 -0.6 2.6 -0.2 1,213 1,313 1,370 1,189 14,396 14,852 -3.1

 Fabricated metal products....................... 32,747 32,736 32,455 0.0 0.9 0.8 31,559 33,953 33,545 29,330 352,954 328,371 7.5

 Machinery............................................. 32,441 32,535 32,247 -0.3 0.9 2.1 30,202 32,351 32,900 27,391 343,288 326,457 5.2

 Farm machinery................................. 2,881 3,087 2,803 -6.7 10.1 -0.6 2,146 2,861 2,585 1,842 29,965 27,257 9.9

 Construction machinery..................... 2,185 2,136 2,105 2.3 1.5 0.1 2,107 2,254 2,089 1,746 22,677 21,447 5.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,076 1,050 1,179 2.5 -10.9 17.2 1,057 1,057 1,231 717 11,053 11,199 -1.3

 Industrial machinery.......................... 2,964 2,985 2,906 -0.7 2.7 -1.9 2,678 3,023 3,250 2,559 31,228 29,962 4.2

 Photographic equipment...................... 478 493 520 -3.0 -5.2 -1.0 470 469 572 540 5,800 6,015 -3.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 3,789 3,769 3,694 0.5 2.0 0.5 3,437 3,457 3,831 3,255 41,387 40,271 2.8

 Metalworking machinery..................... 3,109 3,117 3,138 -0.3 -0.7 2.2 3,162 3,309 3,345 2,972 33,089 30,479 8.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,396 4,340 4,428 1.3 -2.0 7.3 4,301 4,402 4,355 3,667 44,623 41,089 8.6

 Material handling equipment............... 2,877 2,863 2,862 0.5 0.0 0.5 2,801 2,965 2,885 2,574 30,738 28,842 6.6

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 27,917 27,775 27,590 0.5 0.7 1.5 28,242 27,679 30,631 26,444 293,758 279,881 5.0

 Computers........................................ 689 678 692 1.6 -2.0 -3.9 649 653 796 644 7,781 7,835 -0.7

 Computer storage devices..................... 572 601 642 -4.8 -6.4 -4.0 451 419 997 553 6,909 6,954 -0.6

 Other peripheral equipment................ 641 677 592 -5.3 14.4 -8.4 563 643 680 481 6,236 6,243 -0.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 2,927 2,904 2,824 0.8 2.8 4.0 2,722 2,650 3,515 2,464 29,754 28,420 4.7

 Defense communications equipment.... 241 251 247 -4.0 1.6 0.8 257 256 274 265 2,660 2,761 -3.7

 Audio and video equipment.................... 352 353 357 -0.3 -1.1 2.9 438 429 347 369 3,585 3,217 11.4

 Electronic components......................... 4,219 4,201 4,143 0.4 1.4 1.6 3,970 4,170 4,363 3,620 44,495 42,033 5.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,529 1,483 1,460 3.1 1.6 1.2 1,543 1,441 1,622 1,313 15,865 14,491 9.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 2,722 2,675 2,671 1.8 0.1 2.2 2,943 2,658 2,849 2,591 28,659 26,750 7.1

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,546 9,359 9,177 2.0 2.0 1.1 9,486 8,971 10,627 8,345 96,707 91,584 5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,159 10,185 10,137 -0.3 0.5 0.9 10,060 10,533 10,682 9,765 111,069 108,958 1.9

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,045 1,045 1,056 0.0 -1.0 0.1 1,071 1,104 1,087 1,095 11,751 11,875 -1.0

 Household appliances........................ 1,510 1,528 1,579 -1.2 -3.2 2.3 1,572 1,602 1,699 1,689 17,119 18,242 -6.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,673 2,661 2,652 0.5 0.3 -0.9 2,590 2,570 2,843 2,687 29,791 31,440 -5.2

 Batteries........................................... 925 935 928 -1.1 0.8 0.1 1,066 1,112 961 1,013 10,049 10,025 0.2

 Transportation equipment........................ 81,257 79,236 79,563 2.6 -0.4 1.2 80,762 81,463 84,293 75,524 868,894 857,381 1.3

 Automobiles..................................... 7,927 7,837 8,045 1.1 -2.6 -2.3 8,117 8,103 8,398 8,713 89,072 102,345 -13.0

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 17,244 16,941 16,164 1.8 4.8 1.0 17,367 18,214 16,917 15,304 180,148 170,077 5.9

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,620 2,673 2,620 -2.0 2.0 -1.3 2,462 2,862 2,713 2,016 27,490 25,598 7.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 28,179 27,861 27,719 1.1 0.5 0.1 27,342 29,422 28,211 26,034 306,460 294,606 4.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,091 10,809 12,307 11.9 -12.2 7.2 12,055 9,986 14,002 10,882 126,976 131,188 -3.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,185 4,276 4,007 -2.1 6.7 -1.2 4,373 4,093 4,574 3,961 43,462 41,830 3.9

 Ships and boats................................. 3,111 3,073 3,070 1.2 0.1 2.2 3,269 3,149 3,212 3,386 33,910 33,969 -0.2

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,681 6,630 6,594 0.8 0.5 0.1 6,513 6,630 6,710 6,240 71,819 70,161 2.4

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 12,911 12,898 12,791 0.1 0.8 1.1 12,880 12,904 13,322 11,988 137,071 136,130 0.7

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 246,742 243,299 240,569 1.4 1.1 1.0 243,409 249,098 243,532 225,218 2,632,299 2,475,925 6.3

 Food products....................................... 68,090 68,718 68,848 -0.9 -0.2 -0.1 69,924 72,268 70,511 67,309 750,926 713,266 5.3

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,537 7,527 7,596 0.1 -0.9 -0.4 8,055 8,224 7,559 7,932 82,717 80,248 3.1

 Dairy products.................................. 9,509 9,617 9,545 -1.1 0.8 -0.6 9,932 9,973 9,675 9,884 106,983 102,112 4.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 19,403 19,718 19,934 -1.6 -1.1 -0.3 19,307 20,067 20,217 18,410 216,505 203,677 6.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 12,750 12,710 12,792 0.3 -0.6 -2.6 12,808 12,575 13,082 13,369 144,145 147,188 -2.1

 Beverages......................................... 9,090 9,207 9,088 -1.3 1.3 -0.8 9,148 9,072 9,378 9,744 103,306 109,451 -5.6

 Tobacco............................................ 3,660 3,503 3,704 4.5 -5.4 -6.7 3,660 3,503 3,704 3,625 40,839 37,737 8.2

 Textile mills........................................... 2,637 2,664 2,612 -1.0 2.0 -1.6 2,527 2,743 2,612 2,425 29,178 27,928 4.5

 Textile products................................... 2,284 2,245 2,217 1.7 1.3 1.3 2,182 2,258 2,198 2,061 24,553 23,991 2.3

 Apparel................................................ 1,051 1,033 1,031 1.7 0.2 -0.6 1,214 1,191 1,077 1,138 11,524 10,990 4.9

 Leather and allied products...................... 381 388 382 -1.8 1.6 1.1 359 412 378 370 4,240 4,199 1.0

 Paper products...................................... 16,372 16,312 16,179 0.4 0.8 -0.3 16,064 16,926 16,307 15,268 175,811 170,835 2.9

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,676 6,740 6,676 -0.9 1.0 0.3 6,512 6,897 6,722 6,403 72,899 72,136 1.1

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,587 5,501 5,401 1.6 1.9 -1.8 5,490 5,745 5,422 5,198 60,082 57,893 3.8

 Printing................................................. 6,368 6,320 6,254 0.8 1.1 0.0 6,607 6,743 6,449 6,835 69,992 74,985 -6.7

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 49,612 46,823 45,053 6.0 3.9 5.3 48,510 47,445 45,129 35,919 480,342 380,035 26.4

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 45,254 42,556 40,946 6.3 3.9 5.6 44,456 42,730 40,569 32,539 434,963 340,278 27.8

 Chemical products..................................... 67,092 66,042 65,292 1.6 1.1 0.5 64,139 65,788 65,647 61,579 720,286 700,953 2.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,922 2,846 2,770 2.7 2.7 1.8 2,443 2,179 2,436 2,629 31,820 37,313 -14.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 23,599 23,119 22,871 2.1 1.1 1.2 23,074 23,321 23,190 20,682 244,641 225,312 8.6

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,899 3,890 3,817 0.2 1.9 -0.4 3,440 3,930 3,757 3,217 42,417 40,151 5.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 20,105 20,044 19,909 0.3 0.7 0.6 19,075 20,749 20,142 18,945 221,302 221,555 -0.1

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, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2........................ 488,114 481,623 479,882 1.3 0.4 1.7 479,339 488,527 491,447 441,536 5,201,001 4,913,612 5.8

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 407,338 404,003 399,038 0.8 1.2 1.1 396,658 410,613 407,050 366,444 4,345,863 4,089,345 6.3

 Excluding defense2

.............................. 475,533 469,868 467,062 1.2 0.6 1.7 467,238 478,335 476,825 426,100 5,072,706 4,788,980 5.9

 With unfilled orders2............................. 173,483 170,583 172,935 1.7 -1.4 3.2 169,950 168,965 178,809 154,576 1,840,798 1,722,349 6.9

 Durable goods industries2

......................... 241,372 238,324 239,313 1.3 -0.4 2.4 235,930 239,429 247,915 216,318 2,568,702 2,437,687 5.4

 Primary metals........................................ 20,401 20,227 19,783 0.9 2.2 -0.5 19,622 20,397 18,940 17,716 217,119 195,516 11.0

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 9,785 9,687 9,393 1.0 3.1 -1.5 9,375 9,609 8,625 8,285 102,506 91,740 11.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 9,236 9,178 9,049 0.6 1.4 0.6 8,960 9,447 8,980 8,140 99,831 88,472 12.8

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,380 1,362 1,341 1.3 1.6 -1.5 1,287 1,341 1,335 1,291 14,782 15,304 -3.4

 Fabricated metal products........................ 33,204 33,275 33,417 -0.2 -0.4 2.0 31,070 33,736 33,881 29,099 359,088 328,747 9.2

 Machinery............................................. 32,646 32,987 32,103 -1.0 2.8 0.8 30,444 32,944 31,791 27,568 348,270 324,194 7.4

 Construction machinery........................ 2,204 2,291 2,381 -3.8 -3.8 4.3 2,284 2,472 2,248 2,097 23,813 19,757 20.5

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,012 1,103 1,204 -8.3 -8.4 20.2 960 1,188 1,249 712 11,219 9,381 19.6

 Industrial machinery............................ 2,792 2,943 2,915 -5.1 1.0 -5.6 2,371 3,068 3,124 2,420 31,219 28,602 9.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 459 497 512 -7.6 -2.9 6.2 477 521 574 643 5,643 6,148 -8.2

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 3,863 3,848 3,698 0.4 4.1 -0.1 3,514 3,528 3,782 3,247 42,057 40,171 4.7

 Metalworking machinery....................... 3,264 2,965 2,906 10.1 2.0 -4.1 3,327 3,077 2,997 2,915 32,898 31,185 5.5

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,326 4,207 4,144 2.8 1.5 2.4 4,287 4,148 3,890 3,522 44,164 41,371 6.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 2,988 3,030 2,876 -1.4 5.4 -2.3 2,854 2,886 2,894 2,642 32,167 29,170 10.3

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 24,015 24,128 23,754 -0.5 1.6 3.2 23,173 22,677 27,660 20,277 247,190 236,473 4.5

 Computers........................................ 709 709 726 0.0 -2.3 -3.2 669 684 830 654 8,063 7,836 2.9

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,155 3,291 3,242 -4.1 1.5 7.8 2,844 2,988 4,014 2,443 32,018 30,452 5.1

 Defense communications equipment....... 255 296 257 -13.9 15.2 0.4 235 288 285 227 2,770 2,734 1.3

 Electronic components......................... 4,308 4,291 4,227 0.4 1.5 1.7 3,903 4,253 4,343 3,484 44,966 42,068 6.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,535 1,597 1,506 -3.9 6.0 -6.7 1,747 1,515 1,759 1,451 16,913 15,456 9.4

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 2,645 2,623 2,622 0.8 0.0 5.5 2,513 2,394 3,072 2,064 27,005 26,824 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,671 9,516 9,411 1.6 1.1 5.6 9,617 8,860 11,144 8,324 96,822 92,363 4.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 10,390 10,323 10,219 0.6 1.0 1.3 10,075 10,499 10,627 9,962 111,459 111,207 0.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,059 1,077 1,061 -1.7 1.5 -1.6 1,059 1,140 1,087 1,078 11,929 11,893 0.3

 Household appliances.......................... 1,508 1,531 1,591 -1.5 -3.8 -0.8 1,581 1,602 1,730 1,712 17,231 18,279 -5.7

 Electrical equipment............................ 2,746 2,759 2,684 -0.5 2.8 -1.0 2,670 2,733 2,718 2,715 29,912 31,782 -5.9

 Transportation equipment........................ 80,776 77,620 80,844 4.1 -4.0 4.7 82,681 77,914 84,397 75,092 855,138 824,267 3.7

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 28,265 27,944 27,741 1.1 0.7 0.0 27,817 28,796 28,272 26,284 307,098 292,504 5.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 12,548 10,936 12,987 14.7 -15.8 33.9 15,300 9,706 13,274 7,280 120,312 102,675 17.2

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 3,728 3,317 3,566 12.4 -7.0 -5.1 3,342 2,856 3,531 7,381 41,923 46,000 -8.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 2,619 2,665 4,287 -1.7 -37.8 31.6 2,703 2,603 4,730 3,607 31,745 29,085 9.1

 Furniture and related products................... 6,753 6,648 6,492 1.6 2.4 -0.8 6,635 6,698 6,566 6,285 72,832 71,502 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 246,742 243,299 240,569 1.4 1.1 1.0 243,409 249,098 243,532 225,218 2,632,299 2,475,925 6.3

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, as well as seasonal 

variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2

 Data on new orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for new orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

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

response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data limitations see 

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,137,118 1,135,874 1,135,301 0.1 0.1 0.3 1,125,834 1,123,301 1,126,077 1,117,500 0.7

 Excluding transportation2...................... 367,397 365,672 363,483 0.5 0.6 0.5 361,511 360,897 360,124 345,489 4.6

 Excluding defense2

............................. 960,510 958,760 956,932 0.2 0.2 0.3 952,834 948,497 948,842 942,131 1.1

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,137,118 1,135,874 1,135,301 0.1 0.1 0.3 1,125,834 1,123,301 1,126,077 1,117,500 0.7

 Primary metals........................................ 31,350 30,999 30,738 1.1 0.8 0.5 30,585 29,823 29,652 28,672 6.7

 Iron and steel mills............................... 15,876 15,668 15,510 1.3 1.0 0.8 15,213 14,777 14,830 13,861 9.8

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,992 10,919 10,860 0.7 0.5 -0.4 11,025 10,773 10,577 10,965 0.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 4,482 4,412 4,368 1.6 1.0 1.3 4,347 4,273 4,245 3,846 13.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 81,310 80,853 80,314 0.6 0.7 1.2 79,393 79,882 80,099 74,268 6.9

 Machinery.............................................. 101,563 101,358 100,906 0.2 0.4 -0.1 100,631 100,389 99,796 96,662 4.1

 Construction machinery......................... 6,127 6,108 5,953 0.3 2.6 4.9 5,890 5,713 5,495 4,565 29.0

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 5,204 5,268 5,215 -1.2 1.0 0.5 5,273 5,370 5,239 5,351 -1.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 8,023 8,195 8,237 -2.1 -0.5 0.1 7,860 8,167 8,122 8,132 -3.3

 Photographic equipment........................ 1,184 1,203 1,199 -1.6 0.3 -0.7 1,234 1,227 1,175 1,433 -13.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 6,276 6,202 6,123 1.2 1.3 0.1 6,148 6,071 6,000 5,507 11.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 7,913 7,758 7,910 2.0 -1.9 -2.8 7,818 7,653 7,885 8,155 -4.1

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 29,236 29,306 29,439 -0.2 -0.5 -1.0 29,118 29,132 29,386 29,707 -2.0

 Material handling equipment................... 13,004 12,893 12,726 0.9 1.3 0.1 12,608 12,555 12,634 10,847 16.2

 Computers and electronic products2............. 119,949 119,544 118,772 0.3 0.6 0.7 118,544 118,586 118,403 114,688 3.4

 Computers......................................... 1,971 1,951 1,920 1.0 1.6 1.8 1,971 1,951 1,920 1,680 17.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 26,839 26,611 26,224 0.9 1.5 1.6 26,480 26,358 26,020 23,913 10.7

 Defense communications equipment........ 1,691 1,677 1,632 0.8 2.8 0.6 1,667 1,689 1,657 1,577 5.7

 Electronic components.......................... 11,774 11,685 11,595 0.8 0.8 0.7 11,536 11,603 11,520 10,900 5.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 18,809 18,803 18,689 0.0 0.6 0.2 19,008 18,804 18,730 18,099 5.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 26,818 26,895 26,947 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 26,249 26,679 26,943 27,443 -4.4

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 32,047 31,922 31,765 0.4 0.5 0.7 31,633 31,502 31,613 31,076 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 22,801 22,570 22,432 1.0 0.6 0.4 22,027 22,012 22,046 21,091 4.4

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,652 1,638 1,606 0.9 2.0 0.3 1,609 1,621 1,585 1,474 9.2

 Household appliances........................... 1,183 1,185 1,182 -0.2 0.3 1.0 1,171 1,162 1,162 1,022 14.6

 Electrical equipment............................. 8,361 8,288 8,190 0.9 1.2 0.4 8,272 8,192 8,029 8,178 1.1

 Transportation equipment......................... 769,721 770,202 771,818 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 764,323 762,404 765,953 772,011 -1.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,026 23,940 23,857 0.4 0.3 0.1 23,538 23,063 23,689 22,209 6.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 579,146 578,689 578,562 0.1 0.0 0.1 577,115 573,870 574,150 581,780 -0.8

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 71,863 72,320 73,279 -0.6 -1.3 -0.6 69,861 70,892 72,129 71,254 -2.0

 Ships and boats.................................. 24,018 24,510 24,918 -2.0 -1.6 5.1 23,466 24,032 24,578 22,307 5.2

 Furniture and related products................... 9,672 9,600 9,582 0.8 0.2 -1.1 9,579 9,457 9,389 9,386 2.1

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

shipments and new orders include adjusted data for non-calendar reporters. Seasonally adjusted estimates include concurrent adjustments for holiday and trading-day differences, where appropriate, 

as well as seasonal variation, based on the results of the latest annual review of the model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 2

 Data on unfilled orders are not available for the semiconductor industry. Estimates and percent changes for unfilled orders exclude semiconductor industry data. 

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

coverage, response, and nonreporting. Since the survey panel is not a probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and 

data limitations see <http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3/>. 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

 All manufacturing industries...................... 665,121 662,588 660,411 0.4 0.3 0.6 666,419 666,232 660,567 642,222 3.8

 Excluding transportation........................ 534,418 531,681 529,503 0.5 0.4 0.6 535,307 534,849 529,843 510,532 4.9

 Excluding defense............................. 637,845 634,963 632,866 0.5 0.3 0.7 639,156 638,628 633,087 615,993 3.8

 With unfilled orders............................. 330,016 329,064 328,190 0.3 0.3 0.6 330,145 329,478 327,710 319,015 3.5

 Durable goods industries........................ 405,341 404,393 403,636 0.2 0.2 0.6 405,367 404,685 402,699 391,516 3.5

 Wood products........................................ 11,907 11,859 11,787 0.4 0.6 0.1 11,925 11,769 11,659 11,306 5.5

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 13,639 13,508 13,511 1.0 0.0 0.5 13,186 13,134 13,310 12,647 4.3

 Primary metals......................................... 34,394 34,113 33,756 0.8 1.1 0.8 34,135 34,004 33,923 31,091 9.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 19,161 19,013 18,887 0.8 0.7 0.3 19,072 19,060 19,156 17,507 8.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 13,187 13,070 12,856 0.9 1.7 1.5 13,044 12,950 12,813 11,697 11.5

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,046 2,030 2,013 0.8 0.8 0.2 2,019 1,994 1,954 1,887 7.0

 Fabricated metal products......................... 50,674 50,470 50,376 0.4 0.2 0.6 50,211 50,202 50,280 47,334 6.1

 Machinery.............................................. 69,756 69,618 69,673 0.2 -0.1 0.7 70,391 69,663 69,668 66,725 5.5

 Farm machinery.................................. 3,657 3,864 3,901 -5.4 -0.9 3.5 3,744 3,605 3,623 3,590 4.3

 Construction machinery......................... 5,359 5,308 5,330 1.0 -0.4 1.5 5,367 5,382 5,413 5,298 1.3

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 7,777 7,801 7,717 -0.3 1.1 0.1 7,736 7,708 7,659 7,682 0.7

 Industrial machinery............................. 7,766 7,708 7,860 0.8 -1.9 0.2 7,878 7,646 7,952 7,444 5.8

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,401 1,382 1,429 1.4 -3.3 1.1 1,455 1,396 1,447 1,436 1.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,152 5,189 5,183 -0.7 0.1 -0.4 5,070 5,123 5,034 4,724 7.3

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,951 5,899 5,877 0.9 0.4 0.6 6,033 5,939 5,944 5,778 4.4

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,988 9,991 10,088 0.0 -1.0 0.4 10,244 10,276 10,204 9,159 11.8

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,438 5,311 5,219 2.4 1.8 0.5 5,467 5,467 5,394 4,711 16.0

 Computers and electronic products2

............ 45,412 45,168 45,086 0.5 0.2 0.5 45,505 45,491 44,662 43,685 4.2

 Computers......................................... 1,819 1,805 1,767 0.8 2.2 3.3 1,805 1,825 1,813 1,648 9.5

 Computer storage devices.................... 1,407 1,425 1,423 -1.3 0.1 -3.5 1,438 1,447 1,384 1,341 7.2

 Other peripheral equipment................... 1,141 1,150 1,186 -0.8 -3.0 0.9 1,175 1,132 1,138 1,200 -2.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,023 4,019 3,983 0.1 0.9 -1.5 4,142 4,046 3,903 4,079 1.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 571 558 554 2.3 0.7 -7.4 571 558 554 547 4.4

 Audio and video equipment.................... 600 605 603 -0.8 0.3 -3.2 643 677 663 615 4.6

 Electronic components.......................... 7,928 7,925 7,997 0.0 -0.9 1.6 7,839 7,927 7,887 7,508 4.4

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,124 3,128 3,139 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 3,094 3,185 3,144 3,049 1.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,167 3,149 3,112 0.6 1.2 0.0 3,093 3,119 3,015 3,074 0.6

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 14,723 14,658 14,629 0.4 0.2 0.8 14,999 14,855 14,463 14,780 1.5

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 17,941 17,819 17,722 0.7 0.5 0.0 17,741 17,807 17,520 16,815 5.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,236 2,214 2,192 1.0 1.0 0.6 2,199 2,214 2,194 2,019 8.9

 Household appliances........................... 2,496 2,463 2,440 1.3 0.9 0.2 2,409 2,504 2,454 2,264 6.4

 Electrical equipment............................. 4,951 4,930 4,905 0.4 0.5 0.8 4,983 4,915 4,640 4,865 2.4

 Batteries............................................ 1,778 1,773 1,774 0.3 -0.1 1.1 1,715 1,785 1,851 1,670 2.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 130,703 130,907 130,908 -0.2 0.0 0.7 131,112 131,383 130,724 131,690 -0.4

 Automobiles....................................... 4,334 4,350 4,479 -0.4 -2.9 0.4 4,347 4,487 4,525 4,445 -2.2

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 3,776 3,767 3,803 0.2 -0.9 1.6 4,002 4,038 3,930 4,029 -0.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,012 2,038 2,090 -1.3 -2.5 -2.1 1,956 1,979 2,005 1,881 4.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 24,486 24,500 24,624 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 24,482 24,519 24,642 25,233 -3.0

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 67,438 67,198 66,821 0.4 0.6 1.2 67,514 67,214 66,374 68,160 -0.9

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 13,355 13,431 13,232 -0.6 1.5 -1.5 13,383 13,442 13,264 11,924 12.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,193 3,296 3,487 -3.1 -5.5 3.0 3,205 3,299 3,538 3,404 -5.8

 Furniture and related products.................... 7,880 7,867 7,810 0.2 0.7 0.5 7,894 7,833 7,786 7,386 6.9

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 23,035 23,064 23,007 -0.1 0.2 0.2 23,267 23,399 23,167 22,837 1.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 259,780 258,195 256,775 0.6 0.6 0.7 261,052 261,547 257,868 250,706 4.1

 Food products........................................ 55,364 55,420 55,608 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 57,592 58,827 56,530 57,211 0.7

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 5,492 5,484 5,483 0.1 0.0 -1.7 5,841 5,798 5,271 5,907 -1.1

 Dairy products.................................... 8,154 8,171 8,273 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1 7,799 8,119 8,278 7,662 1.8

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,241 9,234 9,437 0.1 -2.2 1.3 9,474 9,411 9,452 9,269 2.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 23,612 23,381 23,250 1.0 0.6 -0.6 24,074 24,117 23,298 23,690 1.6

 Beverages......................................... 19,179 18,966 18,880 1.1 0.5 -1.0 19,400 19,563 19,040 19,071 1.7

 Tobacco............................................ 4,433 4,415 4,370 0.4 1.0 1.2 4,674 4,554 4,258 4,619 1.2

 Textile mills............................................ 3,287 3,276 3,266 0.3 0.3 0.3 3,253 3,274 3,275 3,132 3.9

 Textile products...................................... 3,442 3,442 3,436 0.0 0.2 0.2 3,423 3,429 3,434 3,323 3.0

 Apparel................................................. 2,026 2,035 2,066 -0.4 -1.5 2.2 1,952 2,087 2,159 2,047 -4.6

 Leather and allied products....................... 784 783 788 0.1 -0.6 -1.1 780 779 799 785 -0.6

 Paper products....................................... 15,681 15,570 15,549 0.7 0.1 -0.2 15,527 15,383 15,540 15,431 0.6

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 6,167 6,154 6,180 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 6,089 6,036 6,130 6,194 -1.7

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,078 4,996 4,923 1.6 1.5 0.0 5,016 4,940 4,900 4,802 4.5

 Printing.................................................. 5,474 5,409 5,413 1.2 -0.1 0.3 5,493 5,568 5,500 5,523 -0.5

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 40,007 38,944 38,422 2.7 1.4 4.4 40,291 39,384 39,387 33,141 21.6

 Petroleum refineries............................. 35,280 34,280 33,745 2.9 1.6 4.7 35,635 34,859 34,794 28,739 24.0

 Chemical products..................................... 84,113 84,036 83,209 0.1 1.0 0.1 82,995 83,093 82,320 81,516 1.8

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 4,088 4,108 4,162 -0.5 -1.3 -0.9 4,079 3,921 3,870 4,131 -1.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 35,400 35,303 34,909 0.3 1.1 0.4 34,959 35,097 34,598 34,569 1.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 3,993 3,979 3,942 0.4 0.9 1.2 3,852 3,846 3,850 3,583 7.5

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 25,990 25,899 25,768 0.4 0.5 0.3 25,672 25,606 25,626 24,907 3.1

p Preliminary 

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

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

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

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

2

 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, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2017p 2016 2016

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries................... 491,177 485,469 481,520 1.2 0.8 1.1 481,833 496,488 496,064 447,081 5,247,113 4,987,316 5.2

 Construction materials and supplies....... 50,958 50,677 50,167 0.6 1.0 0.9 48,453 53,402 51,849 45,584 553,764 527,008 5.1

 Information technology......................... 23,875 23,664 23,276 0.9 1.7 1.1 23,476 22,938 26,560 21,073 248,218 233,972 6.1

 Computers and related products........... 1,902 1,956 1,926 -2.8 1.6 -5.4 1,663 1,715 2,473 1,678 20,926 21,032 -0.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 55,970 55,312 54,548 1.2 1.4 -0.1 55,288 58,601 56,239 52,067 603,170 592,626 1.8

 Capital goods...................................... 85,490 84,041 84,546 1.7 -0.6 2.7 83,276 82,578 91,597 75,336 894,010 855,496 4.5

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 74,368 73,082 73,852 1.8 -1.0 2.7 71,408 71,919 79,866 64,585 780,456 751,912 3.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 66,414 66,452 65,648 -0.1 1.2 1.3 63,408 66,033 70,076 57,768 699,507 668,435 4.6

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 11,122 10,959 10,694 1.5 2.5 2.6 11,868 10,659 11,731 10,751 113,554 103,584 9.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,099 202,021 199,496 1.5 1.3 1.1 205,600 208,082 203,086 186,093 2,168,524 2,015,010 7.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,727 38,312 37,580 1.1 1.9 0.0 38,946 39,966 39,150 36,905 415,405 418,687 -0.8

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 166,372 163,709 161,916 1.6 1.1 1.4 166,654 168,116 163,936 149,188 1,753,119 1,596,323 9.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 488,114 481,623 479,882 1.3 0.4 1.7 479,339 488,527 491,447 441,536 5,201,001 4,913,612 5.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 51,194 50,948 50,713 0.5 0.5 1.3 48,021 53,282 52,013 45,540 557,988 528,022 5.7

 Information technology......................... 24,318 24,355 23,994 -0.2 1.5 3.9 23,446 22,857 28,022 20,880 250,205 239,781 4.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,922 1,987 1,960 -3.3 1.4 -5.1 1,683 1,746 2,507 1,688 21,208 21,033 0.8

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 56,056 55,395 54,570 1.2 1.5 -0.1 55,763 57,975 56,300 52,317 603,808 590,524 2.2

 Capital goods...................................... 85,887 83,598 86,937 2.7 -3.8 6.5 84,938 80,137 92,060 73,926 891,285 833,680 6.9

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 75,344 73,543 75,784 2.4 -3.0 7.3 75,136 71,793 78,993 60,745 784,545 730,041 7.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 67,066 67,220 66,656 -0.2 0.8 2.3 63,656 66,290 70,165 57,751 706,475 672,346 5.1

 Defense capital goods4

........................ 10,543 10,055 11,153 4.9 -9.8 1.3 9,802 8,344 13,067 13,181 106,740 103,639 3.0

 Consumer goods.................................. 205,175 202,046 199,456 1.5 1.3 1.0 205,849 208,090 203,168 186,157 2,169,045 2,015,423 7.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 38,803 38,337 37,540 1.2 2.1 -0.4 39,195 39,974 39,232 36,969 415,926 419,100 -0.8

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 166,372 163,709 161,916 1.6 1.1 1.4 166,654 168,116 163,936 149,188 1,753,119 1,596,323 9.8

 All manufacturing industries5

................... 1,137,118 1,135,874 1,135,301 0.1 0.1 0.3 1,125,834 1,123,301 1,126,077 1,117,500 (X) (X) 0.7

 Construction materials and supplies....... 54,064 53,828 53,557 0.4 0.5 1.0 52,899 53,331 53,451 49,471 (X) (X) 6.9

 Information technology......................... 120,964 120,521 119,830 0.4 0.6 0.6 119,217 119,247 119,328 115,638 (X) (X) 3.1

 Computers and related products........... 1,971 1,951 1,920 1.0 1.6 1.8 1,971 1,951 1,920 1,680 (X) (X) 17.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 24,026 23,940 23,857 0.4 0.3 0.1 23,538 23,063 23,689 22,209 (X) (X) 6.0

 Capital goods...................................... 848,650 848,253 848,696 0.0 -0.1 0.3 841,452 839,790 842,231 838,456 (X) (X) 0.4

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 706,791 705,815 705,354 0.1 0.1 0.3 702,778 699,050 699,176 697,065 (X) (X) 0.8

 Excluding aircraft............................. 229,350 228,698 227,930 0.3 0.3 0.4 226,533 226,285 226,028 220,575 (X) (X) 2.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 141,859 142,438 143,342 -0.4 -0.6 0.3 138,674 140,740 143,055 141,391 (X) (X) -1.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 5,507 5,431 5,406 1.4 0.5 -0.7 5,525 5,276 5,268 5,189 (X) (X) 6.5

 Consumer durable goods..................... 5,507 5,431 5,406 1.4 0.5 -0.7 5,525 5,276 5,268 5,189 (X) (X) 6.5

 All manufacturing industries................... 665,121 662,588 660,411 0.4 0.3 0.6 666,419 666,232 660,567 642,222 (X) (X) 3.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 68,605 68,156 67,971 0.7 0.3 0.5 67,545 67,282 67,511 63,913 (X) (X) 5.7

 Information technology......................... 38,676 38,541 38,465 0.4 0.2 -0.1 39,088 38,856 38,131 38,009 (X) (X) 2.8

 Computers and related products........... 4,367 4,380 4,376 -0.3 0.1 0.3 4,418 4,404 4,335 4,189 (X) (X) 5.5

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 34,608 34,655 34,996 -0.1 -1.0 0.7 34,787 35,023 35,102 35,588 (X) (X) -2.3

 Capital goods...................................... 203,535 203,323 203,022 0.1 0.1 0.5 204,821 203,779 202,236 198,871 (X) (X) 3.0

 Nondefense capital goods3

.................. 180,486 179,910 179,648 0.3 0.1 0.6 181,813 180,398 178,959 177,445 (X) (X) 2.5

 Excluding aircraft............................. 124,551 124,318 124,371 0.2 0.0 0.4 125,801 124,877 124,089 120,911 (X) (X) 4.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 23,049 23,413 23,374 -1.6 0.2 -0.5 23,008 23,381 23,277 21,426 (X) (X) 7.4

 Consumer goods.................................. 198,848 197,537 196,841 0.7 0.4 0.9 201,674 202,623 198,945 192,893 (X) (X) 4.6

 Consumer durable goods..................... 29,682 29,699 29,790 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 30,023 30,333 30,045 29,432 (X) (X) 2.0

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 169,166 167,838 167,051 0.8 0.5 1.0 171,651 172,290 168,900 163,461 (X) (X) 5.0

NEW ORDERS 

UNFILLED ORDERS 

TOTAL INVENTORIES 

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

include adjusted data for 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 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, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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 November

Nov. Oct. Sep. Oct. - Sep. - Aug. - Nov. Oct. Sep. Nov. 2017/

2017p 2017r 2017 Nov. Oct. Sep. 2017p 2017r 2017 2016 2016

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 227,145 226,082 226,438 0.5 -0.2 1.2 226,538 226,595 226,587 217,645 4.1

 Durable goods industries.......................... 136,429 136,250 136,499 0.1 -0.2 0.8 135,960 136,419 137,084 130,779 4.0

 Wood products................................... 4,908 4,860 4,841 1.0 0.4 -0.3 5,043 4,998 4,961 4,757 6.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 5,541 5,495 5,522 0.8 -0.5 0.6 5,480 5,462 5,503 5,198 5.4

 Primary metals.................................... 12,870 12,772 12,697 0.8 0.6 -0.2 13,019 12,910 12,908 12,003 8.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,482 18,488 18,586 0.0 -0.5 1.4 18,301 18,444 18,708 17,369 5.4

 Machinery.......................................... 24,610 24,599 24,545 0.0 0.2 0.9 24,547 24,704 24,700 23,561 4.2

 Computers and electronic products........ 18,889 18,686 18,690 1.1 0.0 3.1 18,769 18,755 18,538 17,553 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,014 7,017 7,013 0.0 0.1 0.7 6,955 7,010 6,898 6,819 2.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 32,520 32,719 33,010 -0.6 -0.9 -0.1 32,266 32,496 33,252 32,180 0.3

 Furniture and related products............... 3,751 3,767 3,753 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 3,739 3,752 3,743 3,575 4.6

 Miscellaneous products......................... 7,844 7,847 7,842 0.0 0.1 0.7 7,841 7,888 7,873 7,764 1.0

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 90,716 89,832 89,939 1.0 -0.1 1.7 90,578 90,176 89,503 86,866 4.3

 Food products.................................... 18,917 19,026 19,441 -0.6 -2.1 0.1 19,554 19,770 19,153 20,388 -4.1

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 5,969 5,889 5,790 1.4 1.7 0.8 6,043 5,981 5,698 5,961 1.4

 Textiles.............................................. 1,138 1,134 1,144 0.4 -0.9 0.4 1,128 1,125 1,146 1,125 0.3

 Textile products................................... 1,263 1,263 1,267 0.0 -0.3 -0.1 1,260 1,252 1,271 1,265 -0.4

 Apparel............................................. 494 500 507 -1.2 -1.4 0.2 487 513 520 572 -14.9

 Leather and allied products.................... 227 229 223 -0.9 2.7 0.9 224 231 226 225 -0.4

 Paper products.................................... 7,843 7,784 7,751 0.8 0.4 0.8 7,812 7,710 7,735 7,712 1.3

 Printing ............................................. 2,660 2,633 2,617 1.0 0.6 -0.1 2,663 2,671 2,665 2,678 -0.6

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,119 11,677 11,861 3.8 -1.6 11.8 12,041 11,812 12,050 9,908 21.5

 Chemical products................................ 29,504 29,199 28,927 1.0 0.9 0.2 28,948 28,735 28,624 26,977 7.3

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 10,582 10,498 10,411 0.8 0.8 0.8 10,418 10,376 10,415 10,055 3.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 208,501 206,948 205,570 0.8 0.7 0.9 209,909 209,029 204,434 198,209 5.9

 Durable goods industries.......................... 154,656 153,895 152,868 0.5 0.7 0.9 154,905 153,996 151,942 149,940 3.3

 Wood products................................... 2,052 2,016 1,990 1.8 1.3 1.9 2,026 1,990 1,968 1,950 3.9

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,506 1,491 1,495 1.0 -0.3 1.6 1,424 1,418 1,462 1,416 0.6

 Primary metals.................................... 9,906 9,892 9,857 0.1 0.4 1.6 9,845 9,896 9,877 8,959 9.9

 Fabricated metal products........................ 13,480 13,399 13,368 0.6 0.2 1.2 13,542 13,447 13,422 12,703 6.6

 Machinery.......................................... 21,741 21,307 21,392 2.0 -0.4 0.8 22,357 21,488 21,306 20,706 8.0

 Computers and electronic products........ 14,033 13,874 13,815 1.1 0.4 -1.0 13,807 13,774 13,476 13,506 2.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 3,950 3,935 3,889 0.4 1.2 -0.8 3,899 3,897 3,822 3,741 4.2

 Transportation equipment..................... 83,138 83,139 82,312 0.0 1.0 1.2 83,142 83,232 81,830 82,365 0.9

 Furniture and related products............... 1,191 1,193 1,177 -0.2 1.4 -0.6 1,187 1,188 1,174 1,122 5.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 3,659 3,649 3,573 0.3 2.1 0.6 3,676 3,666 3,605 3,472 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 53,845 53,053 52,702 1.5 0.7 0.9 55,004 55,033 52,492 48,269 14.0

 Food products.................................... 6,762 6,653 6,353 1.6 4.7 6.5 7,849 7,908 5,874 6,579 19.3

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,857 8,750 8,866 1.2 -1.3 -2.4 9,333 9,378 8,955 8,915 4.7

 Textiles.............................................. 689 684 680 0.7 0.6 0.7 684 688 686 644 6.2

 Textile products................................... 416 415 412 0.2 0.7 1.7 416 417 418 413 0.7

 Apparel............................................. 324 327 328 -0.9 -0.3 2.2 320 329 344 334 -4.2

 Leather and allied products.................... 86 80 84 7.5 -4.8 -2.3 85 78 85 93 -8.6

 Paper products.................................... 1,248 1,233 1,195 1.2 3.2 -2.1 1,240 1,217 1,197 1,249 -0.7

 Printing ............................................. 1,058 1,030 1,056 2.7 -2.5 5.2 1,054 1,105 1,095 1,072 -1.7

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,922 12,455 12,315 3.7 1.1 2.4 12,884 12,749 12,638 9,624 33.9

 Chemical products................................ 18,167 18,167 18,176 0.0 0.0 -0.4 17,845 17,944 17,983 16,235 9.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,316 3,259 3,237 1.7 0.7 1.8 3,294 3,220 3,217 3,111 5.9

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 229,475 229,558 228,403 0.0 0.5 -0.2 229,972 230,608 229,546 226,368 1.6

 Durable goods industries.......................... 114,256 114,248 114,269 0.0 0.0 -0.1 114,502 114,270 113,673 110,797 3.3

 Wood products................................... 4,947 4,983 4,956 -0.7 0.5 -0.2 4,856 4,781 4,730 4,599 5.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,592 6,522 6,494 1.1 0.4 0.1 6,282 6,254 6,345 6,033 4.1

 Primary metals.................................... 11,618 11,449 11,202 1.5 2.2 1.1 11,271 11,198 11,138 10,129 11.3

 Fabricated metal products........................ 18,712 18,583 18,422 0.7 0.9 -0.5 18,368 18,311 18,150 17,262 6.4

 Machinery.......................................... 23,405 23,712 23,736 -1.3 -0.1 0.5 23,487 23,471 23,662 22,458 4.6

 Computers and electronic products........ 12,490 12,608 12,581 -0.9 0.2 -1.7 12,929 12,962 12,648 12,626 2.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 6,977 6,867 6,820 1.6 0.7 -0.3 6,887 6,900 6,800 6,255 10.1

 Transportation equipment..................... 15,045 15,049 15,586 0.0 -3.4 -0.4 15,704 15,655 15,642 17,145 -8.4

 Furniture and related products............... 2,938 2,907 2,880 1.1 0.9 2.7 2,968 2,893 2,869 2,689 10.4

 Miscellaneous products......................... 11,532 11,568 11,592 -0.3 -0.2 -0.3 11,750 11,845 11,689 11,601 1.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 115,219 115,310 114,134 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 115,470 116,338 115,873 115,571 -0.1

 Food products.................................... 29,685 29,741 29,814 -0.2 -0.2 -1.1 30,189 31,149 31,503 30,244 -0.2

 Beverage and tobacco products................... 8,786 8,742 8,594 0.5 1.7 0.5 8,698 8,758 8,645 8,814 -1.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,460 1,458 1,442 0.1 1.1 0.1 1,441 1,461 1,443 1,363 5.7

 Textile products................................... 1,763 1,764 1,757 -0.1 0.4 0.1 1,747 1,760 1,745 1,645 6.2

 Apparel............................................. 1,208 1,208 1,231 0.0 -1.9 3.0 1,145 1,245 1,295 1,141 0.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 471 474 481 -0.6 -1.5 -1.8 471 470 488 467 0.9

 Paper products.................................... 6,590 6,553 6,603 0.6 -0.8 -1.1 6,475 6,456 6,608 6,470 0.1

 Printing ............................................. 1,756 1,746 1,740 0.6 0.3 -1.8 1,776 1,792 1,740 1,773 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 14,966 14,812 14,246 1.0 4.0 0.5 15,366 14,823 14,699 13,609 12.9

 Chemical products................................ 36,442 36,670 36,106 -0.6 1.6 0.2 36,202 36,414 35,713 38,304 -5.5

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,092 12,142 12,120 -0.4 0.2 -0.4 11,960 12,010 11,994 11,741 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 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. 

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, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 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 Nov Oct Sep Aug Nov Oct Sep Aug

2017p 2017r 2017 2017 2017p 2017r 2017 2017

All manufacturing industries3

............................ 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Durable goods industries3

.................................. 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.68 6.60 6.68 6.68 6.76

 Wood products.............................................. 1.26 1.26 1.27 1.29 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products......................... 1.26 1.25 1.27 1.27 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals.............................................. 1.72 1.71 1.72 1.70 1.56 1.55 1.57 1.56

 Fabricated metal products.............................. 1.55 1.54 1.55 1.56 2.55 2.54 2.54 2.54

 Machinery..................................................... 2.15 2.14 2.16 2.19 3.51 3.52 3.50 3.59

 Computers and electronic products3

................ 1.63 1.63 1.63 1.65 5.48 5.55 5.60 5.65

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components........................................ 1.77 1.75 1.75 1.76 2.47 2.44 2.44 2.45

 Transportation equipment.............................. 1.61 1.65 1.65 1.65 14.40 14.87 14.64 14.89

 Furniture and related products........................ 1.18 1.19 1.18 1.18 1.66 1.65 1.65 1.68

 Miscellaneous products.................................. 1.78 1.79 1.80 1.82 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries............................. 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Food products.............................................. 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Beverage and tobacco products...................... 1.85 1.84 1.82 1.78 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles........................................................ 1.25 1.23 1.25 1.23 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products............................................ 1.51 1.53 1.55 1.57 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel......................................................... 1.93 1.97 2.00 1.95 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products............................. 2.06 2.02 2.06 2.11 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Paper products.............................................. 0.96 0.95 0.96 0.96 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Printing......................................................... 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products........................... 0.81 0.83 0.85 0.86 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products......................................... 1.25 1.27 1.27 1.28 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products........................... 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.30 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nov3 Nov3 Nov3 Nov3

Industry 2016- 2016- 2016- 2016-

Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct Nov2 Oct

2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017

 

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

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

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

 Nonmetallic mineral products.............. (X) 0.3 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Primary metals.................................... 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.3

 Fabricated metal products.................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

 Machinery.......................................... -0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1

 Computers and electronic products..... -0.1 0.4 -0.2 0.7 -0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

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

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.2 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2

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

Nondurable goods industries................... (X) 0.2 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Food products................................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.4

 Beverage and tobacco products............ (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Textiles............................................. (X) 0.5 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.1

 Textile products.................................. (X) 0.8 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

 Apparel.............................................. (X) 1.0 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.6

 Leather and allied products.................... (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

 Printing.............................................. (X) 0.4 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 1.8

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

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

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

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

supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and 

peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light 

trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

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

probability sample, estimates of sampling error cannot be calculated. For further details on survey design, methodology, and data 

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

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, November Full Report, January 5, 2018. 

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, November Full Report, January 5, 

2018. 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