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FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 AM EDT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021

MONTHLY FULL REPORT ON MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS 

SEPTEMBER 2021

Release Number: CB 21-165 M3-2 (21)-09

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>.

November 3, 2021 — The U.S. Census Bureau announces the September full report on manufacturers’ 

shipments, inventories and orders:

MANUFACTURED GOODS – NEW ORDERS

SEPTEMBER 2021 $515.9 billion +0.2%°

AUGUST 2021

(revised) $514.6 billion +1.0%°

Next release: December 3, 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, November 3, 

2021.

Summary

New orders for manufactured goods in September, up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased

$1.3 billion or 0.2 percent to $515.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed a 1.0

percent August increase. Shipments, also up sixteen of the last seventeen months, increased $3.2 billion 

or 0.6 percent to $511.5 billion. This followed a 0.1 percent August increase. Unfilled orders, up eight

consecutive months, increased $8.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $1,247.3 billion. This followed a 0.9 percent 

August increase. The unfilled orders-to-shipments ratio was 6.84, down from 6.85 in August. Inventories,

up fifteen of the last sixteen months, increased $6.3 billion or 0.8 percent to $756.9 billion. This followed a

0.7 percent August increase. The inventories-to-shipments ratio was 1.48, unchanged from August.

-2.0%

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1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

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

MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS 2020-2021

Seasonally Adjusted, Month-To-Month Percentage Change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, November 3, 

2021.
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New Orders

New orders for manufactured durable goods in September, down following four consecutive monthly 

increases, decreased $0.9 billion or 0.3 percent to $261.4 billion, up from the previously published 0.4 

percent decrease. This followed a 1.3 percent August increase. Transportation equipment, down two of 

the last three months, drove the decrease, $1.8 billion or 2.3 percent to $77.7 billion. New orders for 

manufactured nondurable goods increased $2.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $254.5 billion.

Shipments

Shipments of manufactured durable goods in September, up four of the last five months, increased $1.1

billion or 0.4 percent to $257.0 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a

0.5 percent August decrease. Machinery, up eleven of the last twelve months, led the increase, $0.7

billion or 1.8 percent to $37.3 billion. Shipments of manufactured nondurable goods, up sixteen of the last

seventeen months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.8 percent to $254.5 billion. This followed a 0.7 percent 

August increase. Petroleum and coal products, up fifteen of the last sixteen months, led the increase, $1.1

billion or 2.1 percent to $52.3 billion.

Unfilled Orders

Unfilled orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up eight consecutive months, increased

$8.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $1,247.3 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This 

followed a 0.9 percent August increase. Transportation equipment, up seven of the last eight months, led

the increase, $5.2 billion or 0.6 percent to $825.0 billion.

Inventories

Inventories of manufactured durable goods in September, up eight consecutive months, increased $4.2

billion or 0.9 percent to $462.9 billion, unchanged from the previously published increase. This followed a 

0.9 percent August increase. Transportation equipment, also up eight consecutive months, led the 

increase, $1.0 billion or 0.7 percent to $154.6 billion. Inventories of manufactured nondurable goods, up

thirteen of the last fourteen months, increased $2.1 billion or 0.7 percent to $294.0 billion. This followed a

0.4 percent August increase. Petroleum and coal products, up ten of the last eleven months, led the 

increase, $0.7 billion or 1.7 percent to $43.2 billion. By stage of fabrication, September materials and 

supplies increased 1.5 percent in durable goods and 1.2 percent in nondurable goods. Work in process 

increased 0.4 percent in durable goods and 0.6 percent in nondurable goods. Finished goods increased 0.8

percent in durable goods and 0.5 percent in nondurable goods.
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The Advance Report on durable goods for October is scheduled for release on November 24, 2021 at 8:30

a.m. EST and the Full Report on December 3, 2021 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>.

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>.

Special Notice - New Advance Estimates Of Total Manufacturing

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

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

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

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

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

Highlights”. 

2022 Release Dates for the M3 Survey

Survey month Advance Report 

(8:30 a.m. release time)

Full Report 

(10:00 a.m. release time)

Nov-21 Thu 12/23/2021 Thu 1/6/2022

Dec-21 Thu 1/27/2022 Thu 2/3/2022

Jan-22 Fri 2/25/2022 Thu 3/3/2022

Feb-22 Thu 3/24/2022 Mon 4/4/2022

Mar-22 Tue 4/26/2022 Tue 5/3/2022

Apr-22 Wed 5/25/2022 Thu 6/2/2022

May-22 Mon 6/27/2022 Tue 7/5/2022

Jun-22 Wed 7/27/2022 Wed 8/3/2022

Jul-22 Wed 8/24/2022 Fri 9/2/2022

Aug-22 Tue 9/27/2022 Tue 10/4/2022

Sep-22 Thu 10/27/2022 Thu 11/3/2022

Oct-22 Wed 11/23/2022 Mon 12/5/2022

Nov-22 Fri 12/23/2022 Not available at this time

OMB: Schedule of Release Dates 2022 (whitehouse.gov)
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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

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries.................. 511,461 508,234 507,959 0.6 0.1 1.5 530,228 523,537 494,231 473,838 4,467,615 3,960,531 12.8

 Excluding transportation................... 438,962 434,977 432,377 0.9 0.6 1.0 452,119 447,968 428,272 395,826 3,810,862 3,375,784 12.9

 Excluding defense.............................. 497,375 493,990 493,378 0.7 0.1 1.3 514,630 509,690 481,009 459,910 4,344,271 3,845,946 13.0

 With unfilled orders............................ 182,444 180,865 180,257 0.9 0.3 1.8 193,352 184,621 169,664 166,752 1,580,598 1,398,839 13.0

 Durable goods industries......................... 257,002 255,914 257,315 0.4 -0.5 2.0 271,967 263,615 242,525 247,641 2,260,440 1,990,277 13.6

 Wood products....................................... 11,331 11,335 11,437 0.0 -0.9 -2.5 11,841 12,063 11,785 10,148 103,495 81,704 26.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products.................... 11,755 11,698 11,646 0.5 0.4 0.1 12,609 12,971 12,237 11,964 105,487 99,323 6.2

 Primary metals....................................... 23,958 23,896 23,911 0.3 -0.1 2.9 24,400 24,626 23,227 18,738 204,793 164,485 24.5

 Iron and steel mills............................ 12,302 12,081 11,895 1.8 1.6 2.0 12,440 12,312 11,510 8,941 102,581 79,588 28.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,324 10,454 10,616 -1.2 -1.5 3.2 10,560 10,876 10,383 8,624 90,409 73,670 22.7

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,332 1,361 1,400 -2.1 -2.8 9.1 1,400 1,438 1,334 1,173 11,803 11,227 5.1

 Fabricated metal products....................... 35,647 35,089 34,709 1.6 1.1 2.6 37,027 36,930 33,777 31,122 305,991 266,463 14.8

 Machinery............................................. 37,282 36,625 36,150 1.8 1.3 1.3 38,265 36,697 34,704 32,293 319,104 278,840 14.4

 Farm machinery................................. 2,970 2,580 2,600 15.1 -0.8 -3.6 2,757 2,341 2,506 2,635 25,108 22,757 10.3

 Construction machinery..................... 3,339 3,389 3,220 -1.5 5.2 1.5 3,272 3,379 3,180 2,569 28,961 23,605 22.7

 Mining, oil field, and 

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,369 1,336 1,369 2.5 -2.4 -2.1 1,435 1,297 1,287 1,244 11,749 11,925 -1.5

 Industrial machinery.......................... 5,497 5,087 4,990 8.1 1.9 5.4 6,293 5,076 4,749 3,370 39,732 27,093 46.7

 Photographic equipment...................... 528 516 510 2.3 1.2 3.0 610 488 522 585 4,655 4,463 4.3

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............ 4,168 4,177 4,082 -0.2 2.3 1.8 4,433 4,530 4,424 4,119 37,902 34,381 10.2

 Metalworking machinery..................... 2,725 2,819 2,830 -3.3 -0.4 1.7 2,863 2,861 2,583 2,689 24,539 21,887 12.1

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment....... 4,089 4,025 3,937 1.6 2.2 0.6 3,943 4,106 3,768 3,511 35,277 31,538 11.9

 Material handling equipment............... 2,945 2,942 2,971 0.1 -1.0 -0.3 2,991 3,034 2,760 2,659 25,763 23,130 11.4

 Computers and electronic products2

.......... 29,236 28,995 28,905 0.8 0.3 0.1 32,589 29,098 26,987 31,361 255,608 239,735 6.6

 Computers........................................ 699 728 738 -4.0 -1.4 1.1 784 781 693 775 6,437 6,260 2.8

 Computer storage devices..................... 728 720 732 1.1 -1.6 -3.7 688 636 566 551 6,057 4,592 31.9

 Other peripheral equipment................ 546 529 538 3.2 -1.7 5.9 655 511 544 625 4,796 4,550 5.4

 Nondefense communications

 equipment.................................... 3,250 3,240 3,218 0.3 0.7 0.1 4,076 2,912 2,726 3,988 28,301 25,915 9.2

 Defense communications equipment.... 234 231 237 1.3 -2.5 0.0 273 242 225 263 2,043 1,964 4.0

 Audio and video equipment.................... 241 220 224 9.5 -1.8 10.3 240 205 194 220 1,777 1,806 -1.6

 Electronic components......................... 4,772 4,622 4,578 3.2 1.0 2.0 5,001 4,925 4,567 4,610 41,365 38,906 6.3

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,524 1,527 1,538 -0.2 -0.7 0.9 1,708 1,548 1,344 1,622 13,599 13,226 2.8

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment..................................... 3,017 3,042 3,061 -0.8 -0.6 1.1 3,291 2,994 2,804 3,201 26,799 26,073 2.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments................. 9,587 9,576 9,464 0.1 1.2 -0.8 10,773 9,438 8,714 10,433 84,384 78,845 7.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,593 12,545 12,632 0.4 -0.7 1.6 13,663 13,109 12,289 11,635 111,129 97,246 14.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,160 1,142 1,131 1.6 1.0 -3.3 1,208 1,194 1,094 1,168 10,313 10,121 1.9

 Household appliances........................ 2,693 2,623 2,607 2.7 0.6 0.2 2,994 2,707 2,414 2,339 23,264 18,278 27.3

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,296 3,301 3,369 -0.2 -2.0 2.2 3,693 3,440 3,268 3,309 29,899 29,739 0.5

 Batteries........................................... 872 912 899 -4.4 1.4 -0.7 969 1,000 814 906 7,798 6,763 15.3

 Transportation equipment........................ 72,499 73,257 75,582 -1.0 -3.1 4.1 78,109 75,569 65,959 78,012 656,753 584,747 12.3

 Automobiles..................................... 4,787 5,456 5,857 -12.3 -6.8 11.2 5,019 5,864 4,735 8,233 49,703 54,928 -9.5

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 15,954 16,446 18,110 -3.0 -9.2 9.7 17,519 18,296 15,547 20,502 153,772 119,735 28.4

 Heavy duty trucks ............................. 2,803 2,677 2,577 4.7 3.9 -3.6 2,986 2,663 2,482 2,817 24,665 20,655 19.4

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers.................................... 26,397 26,584 26,424 -0.7 0.6 2.3 27,015 28,104 23,546 26,368 236,512 215,229 9.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 8,507 7,941 8,043 7.1 -1.3 -6.0 10,263 6,709 6,703 6,510 68,897 60,516 13.8

 Defense aircraft and parts.................. 4,365 4,530 4,533 -3.6 -0.1 5.3 5,010 4,518 4,172 4,802 39,884 40,961 -2.6

 Ships and boats................................. 3,297 3,295 3,413 0.1 -3.5 6.6 3,306 3,281 3,053 2,828 28,177 24,470 15.1

 Furniture and related products.................. 6,017 5,989 5,956 0.5 0.6 -0.7 6,063 6,397 6,084 5,960 53,663 53,501 0.3

 Miscellaneous durable goods................. 16,684 16,485 16,387 1.2 0.6 1.1 17,401 16,155 15,476 16,408 144,417 124,233 16.2

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 254,459 252,320 250,644 0.8 0.7 0.9 258,261 259,922 251,706 226,197 2,207,175 1,970,254 12.0

 Food products....................................... 70,582 70,243 70,209 0.5 0.0 0.2 72,121 71,499 68,513 68,176 621,004 594,628 4.4

 Grain and oilseed milling....................... 7,937 7,832 7,949 1.3 -1.5 2.1 7,802 8,135 7,781 6,975 68,793 62,469 10.1

 Dairy products.................................. 10,799 10,821 10,770 -0.2 0.5 -1.1 10,824 10,982 10,746 10,508 96,438 92,665 4.1

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products... 20,120 19,868 19,728 1.3 0.7 0.6 20,265 20,266 19,763 18,044 175,243 166,880 5.0

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 14,102 13,964 13,505 1.0 3.4 -0.1 14,568 14,530 13,783 13,549 121,007 113,668 6.5

 Beverages......................................... 9,681 9,696 9,640 -0.2 0.6 1.2 10,147 10,262 9,918 9,415 86,180 80,711 6.8

 Tobacco............................................ 4,421 4,268 3,865 3.6 10.4 -3.3 4,421 4,268 3,865 4,134 34,827 32,957 5.7

 Textile mills........................................... 2,263 2,266 2,325 -0.1 -2.5 3.1 2,308 2,416 2,335 2,150 20,701 18,778 10.2

 Textile products................................... 1,885 1,878 1,866 0.4 0.6 -0.4 1,869 1,944 1,895 1,786 16,927 15,751 7.5

 Apparel................................................ 865 856 854 1.1 0.2 -0.8 912 934 863 865 7,494 7,063 6.1

 Leather and allied products...................... 461 448 437 2.9 2.5 2.3 451 469 446 389 3,936 3,150 25.0

 Paper products...................................... 17,357 17,336 17,285 0.1 0.3 0.2 17,761 18,136 17,236 16,557 154,580 143,941 7.4

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....... 6,560 6,541 6,569 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 6,783 6,903 6,662 6,666 58,744 57,318 2.5

 Paperboard containers........................ 5,961 5,966 5,937 -0.1 0.5 0.5 6,145 6,329 5,918 5,938 53,488 50,594 5.7

 Printing................................................. 6,617 6,685 6,734 -1.0 -0.7 0.5 6,930 6,856 6,452 6,779 59,255 57,422 3.2

 Petroleum and coal products.................. 52,305 51,236 50,484 2.1 1.5 1.5 51,929 53,884 54,662 34,572 430,136 303,056 41.9

 Petroleum refineries.......................... 48,178 47,090 46,353 2.3 1.6 1.7 47,380 49,132 50,131 30,204 392,621 267,690 46.7

 Chemical products..................................... 66,452 65,965 65,603 0.7 0.6 1.3 67,216 66,968 64,123 60,589 580,961 531,892 9.2

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals....................... 2,718 2,727 2,736 -0.3 -0.3 2.1 2,504 2,332 2,205 2,302 25,480 23,522 8.3

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines............. 21,850 21,313 21,014 2.5 1.4 1.6 22,751 21,773 20,121 20,862 185,542 171,902 7.9

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......... 3,957 3,952 3,850 0.1 2.6 1.1 4,008 4,199 3,986 3,702 35,699 31,703 12.6

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 21,570 21,443 21,342 0.6 0.5 1.4 22,196 22,286 21,398 20,785 191,174 180,905 5.7

Year to date

p

 Preliminary 

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

1

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

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

model parameters. Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. 

2

 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, September Full Report, November 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

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

........................ 515,892 514,637 509,490 0.2 1.0 0.7 529,255 525,042 492,093 462,845 4,493,509 3,822,552 17.6

 Excluding transportation2...................... 438,190 435,102 432,854 0.7 0.5 0.9 449,400 444,307 426,989 392,613 3,820,843 3,345,611 14.2

 Excluding defense2.............................. 498,746 501,392 495,431 -0.5 1.2 0.2 510,734 514,939 481,349 450,513 4,373,201 3,705,912 18.0

 With unfilled orders2............................. 191,371 191,683 186,219 -0.2 2.9 -0.4 197,325 190,884 172,002 160,680 1,645,274 1,297,229 26.8

 Durable goods industries2......................... 261,433 262,317 258,846 -0.3 1.3 0.5 270,994 265,120 240,387 236,648 2,286,334 1,852,298 23.4

 Primary metals........................................ 24,149 23,975 24,442 0.7 -1.9 1.7 23,978 24,040 23,695 19,084 210,014 164,391 27.8

 Iron and steel mills.............................. 12,253 12,059 12,093 1.6 -0.3 -0.7 12,055 11,996 11,837 9,251 104,802 79,710 31.5

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals.......... 10,389 10,476 10,856 -0.8 -3.5 4.1 10,464 10,567 10,337 8,714 92,280 73,485 25.6

 Ferrous metal foundries....................... 1,507 1,440 1,493 4.7 -3.5 4.3 1,459 1,477 1,521 1,119 12,932 11,196 15.5

 Fabricated metal products........................ 36,849 36,593 35,720 0.7 2.4 0.8 37,201 37,898 34,362 31,347 325,449 267,547 21.6

 Machinery............................................. 38,637 38,188 38,524 1.2 -0.9 3.0 39,325 37,416 37,137 32,761 333,017 281,019 18.5

 Construction machinery........................ 3,779 3,680 3,457 2.7 6.5 -7.7 3,823 3,405 3,323 2,772 31,981 23,440 36.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 1,400 1,444 1,601 -3.0 -9.8 20.6 1,466 1,405 1,519 1,370 12,094 11,742 3.0

 Industrial machinery............................ 5,564 5,192 5,365 7.2 -3.2 8.1 6,187 5,068 5,177 3,267 40,863 26,692 53.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 591 549 477 7.7 15.1 3.7 773 491 472 598 4,710 4,210 11.9

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 4,336 4,487 4,724 -3.4 -5.0 17.7 4,517 4,673 4,996 4,102 40,062 35,194 13.8

 Metalworking machinery....................... 2,903 2,933 2,899 -1.0 1.2 -3.4 3,073 2,816 2,659 2,800 25,424 22,824 11.4

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment........... 4,123 4,023 4,120 2.5 -2.4 2.2 3,977 4,104 3,951 3,550 36,286 31,446 15.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 3,127 3,206 3,247 -2.5 -1.3 1.2 3,160 3,265 2,962 2,692 27,036 22,986 17.6

 Computers and electronic products2

........... 25,196 25,255 24,950 -0.2 1.2 -0.1 28,618 24,121 22,309 26,889 220,024 204,367 7.7

 Computers........................................ 679 712 752 -4.6 -5.3 3.9 764 765 707 791 6,372 6,139 3.8

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 3,356 3,437 3,447 -2.4 -0.3 -4.6 4,151 3,056 2,898 4,019 29,691 26,330 12.8

 Defense communications equipment....... 241 222 218 8.6 1.8 13.0 297 227 204 258 1,886 1,758 7.3

 Electronic components......................... 4,906 4,875 4,681 0.6 4.1 0.0 5,155 5,033 4,611 4,626 42,318 38,502 9.9

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 1,683 1,662 1,710 1.3 -2.8 3.5 1,873 1,677 1,502 1,677 14,887 14,275 4.3

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,081 3,063 2,962 0.6 3.4 2.2 3,614 2,692 2,335 3,338 26,291 25,966 1.3

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments..................... 9,593 9,670 9,540 -0.8 1.4 -0.6 11,027 9,171 8,614 10,632 84,681 79,220 6.9

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components................................... 12,990 13,064 12,859 -0.6 1.6 -0.9 13,827 13,480 12,120 11,708 115,483 98,540 17.2

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,153 1,152 1,132 0.1 1.8 -5.3 1,201 1,177 1,074 1,178 10,488 10,029 4.6

 Household appliances.......................... 2,708 2,654 2,613 2.0 1.6 -0.5 3,143 2,701 2,390 2,539 23,758 18,979 25.2

 Electrical equipment............................ 3,288 3,409 3,331 -3.5 2.3 2.8 3,356 3,578 3,154 3,042 29,812 29,785 0.1

 Transportation equipment........................ 77,702 79,535 76,636 -2.3 3.8 -0.4 79,855 80,735 65,104 70,232 672,666 476,941 41.0

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers..................................... 26,418 26,918 27,020 -1.9 -0.4 2.2 27,240 28,569 23,757 26,636 239,298 215,379 11.1

 Nondefense aircraft and parts3................ 10,844 15,044 9,177 -27.9 63.9 -36.3 9,386 15,017 7,919 180 85,654 -49,723 (NA)

 Defense aircraft and parts.................... 6,142 3,006 3,462 104.3 -13.2 -3.6 6,617 2,532 3,012 3,017 36,795 38,373 -4.1

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,937 3,770 3,510 4.4 7.4 169.2 2,321 2,070 1,636 2,251 27,819 27,928 -0.4

 Furniture and related products................... 6,153 6,232 6,216 -1.3 0.3 -1.5 6,352 6,284 6,133 6,175 56,196 54,298 3.5

 Nondurable goods industries..................... 254,459 252,320 250,644 0.8 0.7 0.9 258,261 259,922 251,706 226,197 2,207,175 1,970,254 12.0

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

 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, September Full Report, November 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 September

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

All manufacturing industries2

...................... 1,247,269 1,238,342 1,227,524 0.7 0.9 0.5 1,239,287 1,235,314 1,229,051 1,181,256 4.9

 Excluding transportation2...................... 422,248 418,524 413,984 0.9 1.1 1.2 419,488 417,261 416,164 363,386 15.4

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,032,054 1,026,187 1,014,370 0.6 1.2 0.6 1,025,772 1,024,722 1,014,715 962,695 6.6

 Durable goods industries2

........................ 1,247,269 1,238,342 1,227,524 0.7 0.9 0.5 1,239,287 1,235,314 1,229,051 1,181,256 4.9

 Primary metals........................................ 41,113 40,922 40,843 0.5 0.2 1.3 39,928 40,350 40,936 31,742 25.8

 Iron and steel mills............................... 18,976 19,025 19,047 -0.3 -0.1 1.1 18,471 18,856 19,172 14,558 26.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 14,970 14,905 14,883 0.4 0.1 1.6 14,403 14,499 14,808 11,530 24.9

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 7,167 6,992 6,913 2.5 1.1 1.4 7,054 6,995 6,956 5,654 24.8

 Fabricated metal products......................... 103,908 102,706 101,202 1.2 1.5 1.0 103,819 103,645 102,677 82,687 25.6

 Machinery.............................................. 112,239 110,884 109,321 1.2 1.4 2.2 111,349 110,289 109,570 95,922 16.1

 Construction machinery......................... 10,825 10,385 10,094 4.2 2.9 2.4 10,355 9,804 9,778 6,404 61.7

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,561 4,530 4,422 0.7 2.4 5.5 4,561 4,530 4,422 3,981 14.6

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,718 9,651 9,546 0.7 1.1 4.1 9,543 9,649 9,657 8,743 9.2

 Photographic equipment........................ 2,001 1,938 1,905 3.3 1.7 -1.7 1,989 1,826 1,823 2,384 -16.6

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 9,079 8,911 8,601 1.9 3.6 8.1 8,983 8,899 8,756 6,817 31.8

 Metalworking machinery........................ 10,307 10,129 10,015 1.8 1.1 0.7 10,267 10,057 10,102 9,117 12.6

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 22,171 22,137 22,139 0.2 0.0 0.8 22,171 22,137 22,139 21,452 3.4

 Material handling equipment................... 14,011 13,829 13,565 1.3 1.9 2.1 14,020 13,851 13,620 12,289 14.1

 Computers and electronic products2

............. 121,354 120,898 120,223 0.4 0.6 0.4 120,937 119,962 120,181 116,511 3.8

 Computers......................................... 1,480 1,500 1,516 -1.3 -1.1 0.9 1,480 1,500 1,516 1,466 1.0

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 19,434 19,328 19,131 0.5 1.0 1.2 19,358 19,283 19,139 17,659 9.6

 Defense communications equipment........ 368 361 370 1.9 -2.4 -4.9 357 333 348 464 -23.1

 Electronic components.......................... 14,296 14,162 13,909 0.9 1.8 0.7 14,063 13,909 13,801 12,593 11.7

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 26,131 25,972 25,837 0.6 0.5 0.7 26,148 25,983 25,854 24,664 6.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 33,274 33,210 33,189 0.2 0.1 -0.3 33,267 32,944 33,246 33,876 -1.8

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 26,371 26,365 26,271 0.0 0.4 0.3 26,264 26,010 26,277 25,789 1.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 31,185 30,788 30,269 1.3 1.7 0.8 30,958 30,794 30,423 25,943 19.3

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 1,967 1,974 1,964 -0.4 0.5 0.1 1,964 1,971 1,988 1,777 10.5

 Household appliances........................... 2,888 2,873 2,842 0.5 1.1 0.2 2,991 2,842 2,848 2,185 36.9

 Electrical equipment............................. 12,271 12,279 12,171 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 11,991 12,328 12,190 12,026 -0.3

 Transportation equipment......................... 825,021 819,818 813,540 0.6 0.8 0.1 819,799 818,053 812,887 817,870 0.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 28,100 28,079 27,745 0.1 1.2 2.2 27,633 27,408 26,943 23,698 16.6

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 598,482 596,145 589,042 0.4 1.2 0.2 595,517 596,394 588,086 591,253 0.7

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 81,333 79,556 81,080 2.2 -1.9 -1.3 80,892 79,285 81,271 85,824 -5.7

 Ships and boats.................................. 49,749 49,109 48,634 1.3 1.0 0.2 47,363 48,348 49,559 48,241 -1.8

 Furniture and related products................... 11,812 11,676 11,433 1.2 2.1 2.3 11,860 11,571 11,684 9,990 18.7

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, September Full Report, November 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 September

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

 All manufacturing industries...................... 756,898 750,633 745,171 0.8 0.7 0.6 756,676 753,575 749,252 698,708 8.3

 Excluding transportation........................ 602,308 597,082 592,982 0.9 0.7 0.6 601,244 598,547 596,063 550,901 9.1

 Excluding defense............................. 732,040 725,851 720,573 0.9 0.7 0.6 731,848 728,699 724,613 674,348 8.5

 With unfilled orders............................. 372,761 369,522 366,619 0.9 0.8 0.7 372,823 372,260 369,799 348,705 6.9

 Durable goods industries........................ 462,861 458,707 454,441 0.9 0.9 0.8 462,709 461,870 457,692 428,074 8.1

 Wood products........................................ 13,719 13,773 13,824 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 13,433 13,592 13,554 11,994 12.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products..................... 14,875 14,734 14,563 1.0 1.2 0.8 14,668 14,643 14,591 14,129 3.8

 Primary metals......................................... 40,934 40,568 40,014 0.9 1.4 1.8 40,756 40,776 40,328 33,840 20.4

 Iron and steel mills............................... 23,247 23,032 22,607 0.9 1.9 2.4 23,218 23,250 22,870 18,925 22.7

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............ 15,282 15,176 15,050 0.7 0.8 1.2 15,199 15,189 15,100 12,743 19.3

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 2,405 2,360 2,357 1.9 0.1 0.3 2,339 2,337 2,358 2,172 7.7

 Fabricated metal products......................... 60,024 59,192 58,407 1.4 1.3 1.2 59,784 59,282 59,199 52,130 14.7

 Machinery.............................................. 75,014 74,052 73,098 1.3 1.3 0.9 75,358 74,595 73,216 69,512 8.4

 Farm machinery.................................. 4,544 4,460 4,273 1.9 4.4 9.3 4,381 4,319 4,180 3,425 27.9

 Construction machinery......................... 6,374 6,225 6,167 2.4 0.9 0.6 6,439 6,227 6,168 5,711 12.7

 Mining, oil field, 

 and gas field machinery.................... 6,118 6,108 6,061 0.2 0.8 -1.9 6,154 6,165 6,057 6,184 -0.5

 Industrial machinery............................. 9,262 9,155 8,969 1.2 2.1 -0.4 9,623 9,348 8,781 8,905 8.1

 Photographic equipment....................... 1,291 1,303 1,289 -0.9 1.1 0.2 1,283 1,345 1,303 1,257 2.1

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment............... 5,850 5,648 5,537 3.6 2.0 0.3 5,640 5,536 5,480 5,098 10.6

 Metalworking machinery........................ 5,914 5,870 5,882 0.7 -0.2 0.6 5,969 5,963 5,977 5,653 5.6

 Turbines, generators, and other

 power transmission equipment............ 9,802 9,669 9,594 1.4 0.8 0.9 9,749 9,769 9,811 8,994 8.4

 Material handling equipment.................. 5,882 5,787 5,707 1.6 1.4 2.1 6,065 5,945 5,805 5,430 11.7

 Computers and electronic products2............ 47,411 47,037 46,872 0.8 0.4 0.1 47,206 47,514 47,444 46,287 2.0

 Computers......................................... 2,098 2,075 2,031 1.1 2.2 0.5 2,216 2,183 2,104 1,899 16.7

 Computer storage devices.................... 867 864 831 0.3 4.0 1.0 890 905 882 783 13.7

 Other peripheral equipment................... 816 794 797 2.8 -0.4 -3.6 797 800 796 824 -3.3

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 4,487 4,419 4,506 1.5 -1.9 0.3 4,438 4,591 4,533 4,459 -0.5

 Defense communications equipment........ 653 654 660 -0.2 -0.9 0.6 653 654 660 652 0.2

 Audio and video equipment.................... 686 661 654 3.8 1.1 -1.4 720 660 641 731 -1.5

 Electronic components.......................... 8,308 8,260 8,209 0.6 0.6 -0.6 8,076 7,996 8,362 8,227 -1.8

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment...................................... 3,340 3,306 3,282 1.0 0.7 0.3 3,356 3,352 3,323 3,273 2.5

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 3,020 3,017 3,014 0.1 0.1 -0.3 2,943 3,048 3,045 2,902 1.4

 Electromedical, measuring 

 and control instruments...................... 16,676 16,547 16,471 0.8 0.5 0.3 16,621 16,836 16,702 16,078 3.4

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 21,085 20,899 20,770 0.9 0.6 1.1 20,803 21,152 21,193 19,509 6.6

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 2,409 2,400 2,369 0.4 1.3 0.6 2,415 2,424 2,404 2,340 3.2

 Household appliances........................... 3,083 3,063 2,992 0.7 2.4 1.8 3,091 3,148 3,030 2,659 16.2

 Electrical equipment............................. 6,366 6,325 6,344 0.6 -0.3 0.8 6,010 6,420 6,517 5,935 1.3

 Batteries............................................ 1,751 1,748 1,735 0.2 0.7 -1.1 1,819 1,821 1,837 1,791 1.6

 Transportation equipment......................... 154,590 153,551 152,189 0.7 0.9 0.5 155,432 155,028 153,189 147,807 5.2

 Automobiles....................................... 7,655 7,476 6,913 2.4 8.1 4.8 7,954 7,733 7,127 5,213 52.6

 Light trucks and utility vehicles.............. 8,275 8,063 7,839 2.6 2.9 0.4 8,351 8,345 7,864 5,543 50.7

 Heavy duty trucks ............................... 2,827 2,735 2,614 3.4 4.6 1.8 2,761 2,748 2,655 1,955 41.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 31,561 31,057 30,732 1.6 1.1 1.4 31,462 31,005 31,051 27,250 15.5

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 76,305 76,424 76,371 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 76,876 77,130 76,520 80,938 -5.0

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 12,549 12,466 12,388 0.7 0.6 0.3 12,535 12,506 12,422 12,261 2.2

 Ships and boats.................................. 3,726 3,681 3,632 1.2 1.3 1.5 3,785 3,712 3,613 3,391 11.6

 Furniture and related products.................... 8,202 8,081 7,967 1.5 1.4 3.4 8,183 8,163 8,110 7,291 12.2

 Miscellaneous durable goods..................... 27,007 26,820 26,737 0.7 0.3 0.1 27,086 27,125 26,868 25,575 5.9

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 294,037 291,926 290,730 0.7 0.4 0.4 293,967 291,705 291,560 270,634 8.6

 Food products........................................ 62,688 62,323 62,315 0.6 0.0 -0.5 63,389 62,408 61,580 61,258 3.5

 Grain and oilseed milling........................ 6,976 6,912 6,842 0.9 1.0 -0.5 6,811 6,687 6,614 5,456 24.8

 Dairy products.................................... 9,002 9,042 9,052 -0.4 -0.1 -0.7 9,007 9,141 9,296 8,694 3.6

 Meat, poultry, and seafood products....... 9,796 9,796 9,726 0.0 0.7 -0.1 9,833 9,903 9,728 9,601 2.4

 Beverage and tobacco products................ 26,575 26,603 26,641 -0.1 -0.1 0.2 26,286 26,000 25,963 26,162 0.5

 Beverages......................................... 22,981 22,986 23,027 0.0 -0.2 0.2 22,830 22,623 22,595 22,535 1.3

 Tobacco............................................ 3,594 3,617 3,614 -0.6 0.1 0.2 3,456 3,377 3,368 3,627 -4.7

 Textile mills............................................ 3,177 3,136 3,115 1.3 0.7 1.2 3,187 3,152 3,141 2,987 6.7

 Textile products...................................... 4,014 3,976 3,935 1.0 1.0 0.6 4,044 3,975 3,922 3,980 1.6

 Apparel................................................. 1,793 1,775 1,786 1.0 -0.6 -2.4 1,840 1,862 1,879 1,862 -1.2

 Leather and allied products....................... 871 873 878 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 869 878 893 894 -2.8

 Paper products....................................... 15,800 15,765 15,701 0.2 0.4 0.5 15,827 15,904 15,890 15,171 4.3

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills........... 4,856 4,875 4,866 -0.4 0.2 0.4 4,805 4,904 4,916 4,912 -2.2

 Paperboard containers......................... 5,710 5,662 5,602 0.8 1.1 1.1 5,736 5,703 5,642 5,327 7.7

 Printing.................................................. 6,030 5,969 5,905 1.0 1.1 0.1 6,129 6,025 5,887 5,999 2.2

 Petroleum and coal products..................... 43,190 42,481 42,319 1.7 0.4 0.9 43,294 42,428 43,841 31,091 39.2

 Petroleum refineries............................. 37,631 37,007 36,906 1.7 0.3 0.6 37,760 36,900 38,301 26,212 44.1

 Chemical products..................................... 100,773 100,117 99,588 0.7 0.5 0.3 100,045 100,272 100,117 94,847 5.5

 Pesticides, fertilizers, and other

 agricultural chemicals........................ 5,291 5,225 5,169 1.3 1.1 2.7 5,003 5,006 4,949 4,917 1.7

 Pharmaceuticals and medicines.............. 44,502 44,419 44,684 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 44,357 44,447 45,106 44,399 -0.1

 Paints, coatings, and adhesives.............. 4,413 4,363 4,306 1.1 1.3 2.4 4,326 4,304 4,312 3,774 14.6

 Plastics and rubber products..................... 29,126 28,908 28,547 0.8 1.3 1.9 29,057 28,801 28,447 26,383 10.1

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, September Full Report, November 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

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2021p 2020 2020

SHIPMENTS

 All manufacturing industries......................... 511,461 508,234 507,959 0.6 0.1 1.5 530,228 523,537 494,231 473,838 4,467,615 3,960,531 12.8

 Construction materials and supplies....... 57,371 56,774 56,297 1.1 0.8 0.4 60,218 61,163 57,826 53,276 507,645 445,383 14.0

 Information technology......................... 25,068 25,041 25,032 0.1 0.0 0.7 28,051 24,671 23,165 26,328 219,971 201,268 9.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,973 1,977 2,008 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 2,127 1,928 1,803 1,951 17,290 15,402 12.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,941 51,163 52,968 -2.4 -3.4 5.4 52,539 54,927 46,310 57,920 464,652 410,547 13.2

 Capital goods...................................... 93,251 91,794 91,830 1.6 0.0 0.9 100,348 90,063 85,292 86,848 804,076 707,065 13.7

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 81,034 79,472 79,186 2.0 0.4 0.1 86,984 78,142 73,880 75,155 697,820 610,114 14.4

 Excluding aircraft............................. 75,915 74,859 74,393 1.4 0.6 0.9 80,269 74,627 70,274 71,385 656,647 577,394 13.7

 Defense capital goods4........................ 12,217 12,322 12,644 -0.9 -2.5 5.9 13,364 11,921 11,412 11,693 106,256 96,951 9.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,718 205,712 206,075 0.5 -0.2 1.8 211,574 212,961 202,916 191,070 1,798,372 1,574,882 14.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,171 36,290 38,265 -3.1 -5.2 6.5 37,666 38,555 33,611 42,793 329,527 291,406 13.1

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 171,547 169,422 167,810 1.3 1.0 0.8 173,908 174,406 169,305 148,277 1,468,845 1,283,476 14.4

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 515,892 514,637 509,490 0.2 1.0 0.7 529,255 525,042 492,093 462,845 4,493,509 3,822,552 17.6

 Construction materials and supplies....... 58,716 58,618 57,944 0.2 1.2 0.8 60,675 62,364 58,902 53,310 526,806 444,667 18.5

 Information technology......................... 25,850 25,866 25,630 -0.1 0.9 -0.5 29,394 24,603 22,858 26,904 226,043 203,059 11.3

 Computers and related products........... 1,953 1,961 2,022 -0.4 -3.0 1.5 2,107 1,912 1,817 1,967 17,225 15,281 12.7

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 49,962 51,497 53,564 -3.0 -3.9 5.3 52,764 55,392 46,521 58,188 467,438 410,697 13.8

 Capital goods...................................... 99,994 100,301 94,950 -0.3 5.6 -3.1 102,826 96,241 85,828 81,168 840,388 608,448 38.1

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 84,975 88,619 82,516 -4.1 7.4 -5.9 87,179 87,244 76,680 70,740 734,759 506,520 45.1

 Excluding aircraft............................. 77,755 77,102 76,736 0.8 0.5 0.3 81,709 75,257 71,776 72,410 676,673 583,395 16.0

 Defense capital goods4........................ 15,019 11,682 12,434 28.6 -6.0 20.3 15,647 8,997 9,148 10,428 105,629 101,928 3.6

 Consumer goods.................................. 206,768 205,769 206,165 0.5 -0.2 1.7 211,870 212,986 203,103 191,324 1,800,214 1,575,956 14.2

 Consumer durable goods..................... 35,221 36,347 38,355 -3.1 -5.2 6.3 37,962 38,580 33,798 43,047 331,369 292,480 13.3

 Consumer nondurable goods.............. 171,547 169,422 167,810 1.3 1.0 0.8 173,908 174,406 169,305 148,277 1,468,845 1,283,476 14.4

 All manufacturing industries5...................... 1,247,269 1,238,342 1,227,524 0.7 0.9 0.5 1,239,287 1,235,314 1,229,051 1,181,256 (X) (X) 4.9

 Construction materials and supplies....... 77,138 75,793 73,949 1.8 2.5 2.3 76,958 76,501 75,300 56,713 (X) (X) 35.7

 Information technology......................... 123,118 122,336 121,511 0.6 0.7 0.5 122,875 121,532 121,600 116,257 (X) (X) 5.7

 Computers and related products........... 1,480 1,500 1,516 -1.3 -1.1 0.9 1,480 1,500 1,516 1,466 (X) (X) 1.0

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 28,100 28,079 27,745 0.1 1.2 2.2 27,633 27,408 26,943 23,698 (X) (X) 16.6

 Capital goods...................................... 948,317 941,574 933,067 0.7 0.9 0.3 942,765 940,287 934,109 918,633 (X) (X) 2.6

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 757,481 753,540 744,393 0.5 1.2 0.4 753,664 753,469 744,367 727,805 (X) (X) 3.6

 Excluding aircraft............................. 235,308 233,468 231,225 0.8 1.0 1.0 233,936 232,496 231,866 212,083 (X) (X) 10.3

 Defense capital goods4........................ 190,836 188,034 188,674 1.5 -0.3 -0.1 189,101 186,818 189,742 190,828 (X) (X) -0.9

 Consumer goods.................................. 7,861 7,811 7,754 0.6 0.7 1.2 8,055 7,759 7,734 6,252 (X) (X) 28.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 7,861 7,811 7,754 0.6 0.7 1.2 8,055 7,759 7,734 6,252 (X) (X) 28.8 

 All manufacturing industries....................... 756,898 750,633 745,171 0.8 0.7 0.6 756,676 753,575 749,252 698,708 (X) (X) 8.3

 Construction materials and supplies....... 81,854 80,741 79,768 1.4 1.2 1.1 81,081 80,391 80,042 70,981 (X) (X) 14.2

 Information technology......................... 41,548 41,142 41,005 1.0 0.3 0.4 41,521 41,851 41,530 39,782 (X) (X) 4.4

 Computers and related products........... 3,781 3,733 3,659 1.3 2.0 -0.3 3,903 3,888 3,782 3,506 (X) (X) 11.3

 Motor vehicle and parts......................... 50,318 49,331 48,098 2.0 2.6 1.8 50,528 49,831 48,697 39,961 (X) (X) 26.4

 Capital goods...................................... 223,973 222,584 221,220 0.6 0.6 0.5 224,668 225,078 222,846 218,471 (X) (X) 2.8

 Nondefense capital goods3.................. 202,842 201,519 200,339 0.7 0.6 0.4 203,553 203,959 201,958 197,791 (X) (X) 2.9

 Excluding aircraft............................. 136,744 135,336 134,259 1.0 0.8 0.8 136,840 137,006 135,559 128,003 (X) (X) 6.9

 Defense capital goods4........................ 21,131 21,065 20,881 0.3 0.9 1.2 21,115 21,119 20,888 20,680 (X) (X) 2.1

 Consumer goods.................................. 230,584 228,753 227,860 0.8 0.4 0.1 231,635 229,250 228,782 209,040 (X) (X) 10.8

 Consumer durable goods..................... 39,595 38,927 37,926 1.7 2.6 1.5 40,109 39,774 38,166 32,179 (X) (X) 24.6

 Consumer nondurable goods................ 190,989 189,826 189,934 0.6 -0.1 -0.1 191,526 189,476 190,616 176,861 (X) (X) 8.3

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, September Full Report, November 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 September

Sep. Aug. July Aug. - July - June - Sep. Aug. July Sep. 2021/

2021p 2021r 2021 Sep. Aug. July 2021p 2021r 2021 2020 2020

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES

 All manufacturing industries....................... 269,911 266,296 262,861 1.4 1.3 1.6 270,130 266,870 265,334 237,969 13.5

 Durable goods industries.......................... 167,450 165,003 162,529 1.5 1.5 1.9 168,340 166,087 164,249 147,444 14.2

 Wood products................................... 5,924 5,923 5,938 0.0 -0.3 -0.6 5,997 5,943 5,817 5,381 11.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 6,187 6,175 6,115 0.2 1.0 0.4 6,179 6,182 6,136 5,785 6.8

 Primary metals.................................... 15,296 15,001 14,828 2.0 1.2 2.1 15,468 15,119 14,979 13,090 18.2

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 24,408 23,872 23,411 2.2 2.0 1.8 24,643 24,016 23,788 19,827 24.3

 Machinery.......................................... 30,238 29,886 29,618 1.2 0.9 2.3 30,487 30,186 29,962 27,578 10.5

 Computers and electronic products........ 22,264 22,148 21,654 0.5 2.3 0.6 22,292 22,309 21,960 21,110 5.6

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 9,648 9,507 9,529 1.5 -0.2 1.9 9,529 9,617 9,757 8,749 8.9

 Transportation equipment..................... 40,512 39,837 38,935 1.7 2.3 3.3 40,803 39,877 39,173 33,834 20.6

 Furniture and related products............... 4,037 3,989 3,908 1.2 2.1 1.2 4,012 4,017 3,981 3,548 13.1

 Miscellaneous products......................... 8,936 8,665 8,593 3.1 0.8 0.8 8,930 8,821 8,696 8,542 4.5

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 102,461 101,293 100,332 1.2 1.0 1.1 101,790 100,783 101,085 90,525 12.4

 Food products.................................... 23,028 22,788 22,801 1.1 -0.1 -0.2 22,834 22,448 22,679 21,600 5.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 5,422 5,447 5,422 -0.5 0.5 0.9 5,301 5,194 5,185 5,371 -1.3

 Textiles.............................................. 1,280 1,254 1,234 2.1 1.6 1.9 1,277 1,262 1,247 1,128 13.2

 Textile products................................... 1,419 1,410 1,395 0.6 1.1 0.8 1,432 1,412 1,390 1,409 1.6

 Apparel............................................. 610 607 611 0.5 -0.7 -1.1 617 627 629 609 1.3

 Leather and allied products.................... 309 304 308 1.6 -1.3 2.7 312 310 317 299 4.3

 Paper products.................................... 8,132 8,091 8,049 0.5 0.5 1.3 8,184 8,146 8,117 7,624 7.3

 Printing ............................................. 3,076 2,991 2,923 2.8 2.3 -0.4 3,106 3,008 2,944 2,878 7.9

 Petroleum and coal products................. 13,815 13,736 13,644 0.6 0.7 3.5 13,614 13,602 14,206 9,121 49.3

 Chemical products................................ 32,595 31,894 31,459 2.2 1.4 0.6 32,242 31,900 31,791 29,356 9.8

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,775 12,771 12,486 0.0 2.3 2.3 12,871 12,874 12,580 11,130 15.6

WORK IN PROCESS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 220,357 219,382 219,271 0.4 0.1 -0.1 220,385 220,242 220,494 213,575 3.2

 Durable goods industries.......................... 168,459 167,769 167,198 0.4 0.3 0.1 169,054 169,490 168,219 164,506 2.8

 Wood products................................... 2,313 2,352 2,324 -1.7 1.2 1.8 2,279 2,339 2,288 2,088 9.1

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 1,515 1,513 1,498 0.1 1.0 0.7 1,485 1,501 1,508 1,466 1.3

 Primary metals.................................... 11,805 11,847 11,563 -0.4 2.5 2.2 11,850 12,151 11,779 9,787 21.1

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 14,282 14,221 14,095 0.4 0.9 0.4 14,236 14,233 14,260 13,177 8.0

 Machinery.......................................... 22,220 21,675 21,273 2.5 1.9 -1.0 22,570 22,145 21,304 19,468 15.9

 Computers and electronic products........ 13,386 13,285 13,402 0.8 -0.9 0.2 13,057 13,213 13,508 12,958 0.8

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 4,015 4,005 3,993 0.2 0.3 0.6 3,947 4,058 4,087 3,846 2.6

 Transportation equipment..................... 93,345 93,332 93,550 0.0 -0.2 -0.1 93,987 94,222 93,942 96,553 -2.7

 Furniture and related products............... 1,345 1,325 1,306 1.5 1.5 4.8 1,374 1,339 1,303 1,197 14.8

 Miscellaneous products......................... 4,233 4,214 4,194 0.5 0.5 1.4 4,269 4,289 4,240 3,966 7.6

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 51,898 51,613 52,073 0.6 -0.9 -0.8 51,331 50,752 52,275 49,069 4.6

 Food products.................................... 7,203 7,285 7,343 -1.1 -0.8 -1.2 6,830 6,839 6,915 7,760 -12.0

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 9,276 9,309 9,356 -0.4 -0.5 0.3 9,182 8,930 8,913 9,565 -4.0

 Textiles.............................................. 576 574 570 0.3 0.7 -0.2 583 579 577 562 3.7

 Textile products................................... 398 397 397 0.3 0.0 -1.5 407 396 397 409 -0.5

 Apparel............................................. 243 238 236 2.1 0.8 -1.7 248 247 244 244 1.6

 Leather and allied products.................... 89 94 90 -5.3 4.4 -4.3 89 96 90 82 8.5

 Paper products.................................... 1,444 1,461 1,462 -1.2 -0.1 0.1 1,446 1,501 1,500 1,378 4.9

 Printing ............................................. 1,192 1,178 1,175 1.2 0.3 -0.6 1,263 1,209 1,169 1,212 4.2

 Petroleum and coal products................. 12,030 11,570 11,769 4.0 -1.7 -0.7 11,985 11,423 12,447 7,628 57.1

 Chemical products................................ 15,841 15,860 16,126 -0.1 -1.6 -1.6 15,670 15,905 16,490 16,741 -6.4

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 3,606 3,647 3,549 -1.1 2.8 0.5 3,628 3,627 3,533 3,488 4.0

FINISHED GOODS

 All manufacturing industries....................... 266,630 264,955 263,039 0.6 0.7 0.2 266,161 266,463 263,424 247,164 7.7

 Durable goods industries.......................... 126,952 125,935 124,714 0.8 1.0 0.2 125,315 126,293 125,224 116,124 7.9

 Wood products................................... 5,482 5,498 5,562 -0.3 -1.2 1.2 5,157 5,310 5,449 4,525 14.0

 Nonmetallic mineral products................. 7,173 7,046 6,950 1.8 1.4 1.2 7,004 6,960 6,947 6,878 1.8

 Primary metals.................................... 13,833 13,720 13,623 0.8 0.7 1.2 13,438 13,506 13,570 10,963 22.6

 Fabricated metal products.......................... 21,334 21,099 20,901 1.1 0.9 1.1 20,905 21,033 21,151 19,126 9.3

 Machinery.......................................... 22,556 22,491 22,207 0.3 1.3 0.8 22,301 22,264 21,950 22,466 -0.7

 Computers and electronic products........ 11,761 11,604 11,816 1.4 -1.8 -1.0 11,857 11,992 11,976 12,219 -3.0

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components............................... 7,422 7,387 7,248 0.5 1.9 0.2 7,327 7,477 7,349 6,914 6.0

 Transportation equipment..................... 20,733 20,382 19,704 1.7 3.4 -2.2 20,642 20,929 20,074 17,420 18.5

 Furniture and related products............... 2,820 2,767 2,753 1.9 0.5 6.0 2,797 2,807 2,826 2,546 9.9

 Miscellaneous products......................... 13,838 13,941 13,950 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7 13,887 14,015 13,932 13,067 6.3

 Nondurable goods industries...................... 139,678 139,020 138,325 0.5 0.5 0.3 140,846 140,170 138,200 131,040 7.5

 Food products.................................... 32,457 32,250 32,171 0.6 0.2 -0.4 33,725 33,121 31,986 31,898 5.7

 Beverage and tobacco products........................ 11,877 11,847 11,863 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 11,803 11,876 11,865 11,226 5.1

 Textiles.............................................. 1,321 1,308 1,311 1.0 -0.2 1.1 1,327 1,311 1,317 1,297 2.3

 Textile products................................... 2,197 2,169 2,143 1.3 1.2 0.9 2,205 2,167 2,135 2,162 2.0

 Apparel............................................. 940 930 939 1.1 -1.0 -3.4 975 988 1,006 1,009 -3.4

 Leather and allied products.................... 473 475 480 -0.4 -1.0 -2.2 468 472 486 513 -8.8

 Paper products.................................... 6,224 6,213 6,190 0.2 0.4 -0.4 6,197 6,257 6,273 6,169 0.5

 Printing ............................................. 1,762 1,800 1,807 -2.1 -0.4 1.2 1,760 1,808 1,774 1,909 -7.8

 Petroleum and coal products................. 17,345 17,175 16,906 1.0 1.6 0.0 17,695 17,403 17,188 14,342 23.4

 Chemical products................................ 52,337 52,363 52,003 0.0 0.7 0.7 52,133 52,467 51,836 48,750 6.9

 Plastics and rubber products.................. 12,745 12,490 12,512 2.0 -0.2 1.8 12,558 12,300 12,334 11,765 6.7

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, September Full Report, November 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 Sep Aug Jul Jun Sep Aug Jul Jun

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

All manufacturing industries3

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

Durable goods industries3

........................................ 1.80 1.79 1.77 1.79 6.84 6.85 6.81 6.90

 Wood products........................................................... 1.21 1.22 1.21 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Nonmetallic mineral products............................. 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.24 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Primary metals............................................................ 1.71 1.70 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.71 1.71 1.74

 Fabricated metal products...................................... 1.68 1.69 1.68 1.71 2.99 3.01 3.00 3.04

 Machinery..................................................................... 2.01 2.02 2.02 2.03 3.36 3.35 3.35 3.33

 Computers and electronic products3

................... 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.62 5.26 5.26 5.27 5.26

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components.................................................... 1.67 1.67 1.64 1.65 2.66 2.65 2.58 2.60

 Transportation equipment..................................... 2.13 2.10 2.01 2.09 16.85 16.84 16.59 16.88

 Furniture and related products............................ 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.28 2.23 2.21 2.19 2.12

 Miscellaneous products.......................................... 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.65 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Nondurable goods industries................................... 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.17 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Beverage and tobacco products........................... 1.88 1.91 1.97 1.97 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textiles.......................................................................... 1.40 1.38 1.34 1.37 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Textile products......................................................... 2.13 2.12 2.11 2.09 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Apparel........................................................................ 2.07 2.07 2.09 2.13 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Leather and allied products................................ 1.89 1.95 2.01 2.07 (X) (X) (X) (X)

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

 Printing........................................................................ 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.88 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Petroleum and coal products............................... 0.83 0.83 0.84 0.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Chemical products................................................... 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.53 (X) (X) (X) (X)

 Plastics and rubber products................................ 1.35 1.35 1.34 1.33 (X) (X) (X) (X)

Sep3 Sep3 Sep3 Sep3

Industry 2020- 2020- 2020- 2020-

Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug Sep2 Aug

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 0.0 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) 0.2

 Primary metals............................................. 0.0 0.7 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2

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

 Machinery...................................................... 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1

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

 Electrical equipment, appliances,

 and components..................................... -0.1 0.4 -0.1 0.9 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2

 Transportation equipment.................... 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1

 Furniture and related products............. (X) 0.4 (X) 0.8 (X) 0.5 (X) 0.3

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

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

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

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

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

 Textile products......................................... (X) 0.7 (X) (NA) (X) (NA) (X) 0.3

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

X

 Not Applicable 

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

2

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

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

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

miscellaneous furniture. 

3

 Unfilled orders to shipments ratio excludes semiconductor manufacturing. 

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

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

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

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