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 May

May Apr. Mar. Apr. - Mar. - Feb. - May Apr. Mar. May 2024/

2024p 2024r 2024 May Apr. Mar. 2024p 2024r 2024 2023 2023

All manufacturing industries2...................... 1,402,769 1,399,682 1,397,856 0.2 0.1 0.3 1,399,676 1,402,487 1,405,322 1,305,694 7.2

 Excluding transportation2

...................... 493,763 494,029 494,326 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 499,737 499,954 498,580 503,927 -0.8

 Excluding defense2............................. 1,167,292 1,164,221 1,161,719 0.3 0.2 0.6 1,164,316 1,165,496 1,166,734 1,061,528 9.7

 Durable goods industries2........................ 1,402,769 1,399,682 1,397,856 0.2 0.1 0.3 1,399,676 1,402,487 1,405,322 1,305,694 7.2

 Primary metals........................................ 39,035 38,912 38,680 0.3 0.6 0.3 39,810 39,820 39,801 38,432 3.6

 Iron and steel mills............................... 23,166 23,285 23,490 -0.5 -0.9 -0.3 23,559 23,707 24,167 23,111 1.9

 Aluminum and nonferrous metals............. 10,775 10,528 10,142 2.3 3.8 0.8 11,061 10,867 10,514 10,671 3.7

 Ferrous metal foundries........................ 5,094 5,099 5,048 -0.1 1.0 2.1 5,190 5,246 5,120 4,650 11.6

 Fabricated metal products......................... 129,158 129,114 129,222 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 131,719 130,496 129,603 131,655 0.0

 Machinery.............................................. 133,969 134,473 134,849 -0.4 -0.3 -0.3 135,067 136,229 135,902 141,131 -4.3

 Construction machinery......................... 9,379 9,452 9,467 -0.8 -0.2 -0.7 9,627 9,909 9,793 11,246 -14.4

 Mining, oil field, and

 gas field machinery.......................... 4,703 4,881 4,789 -3.6 1.9 -1.5 4,703 4,881 4,789 5,229 -10.1

 Industrial machinery............................. 10,162 10,243 10,391 -0.8 -1.4 -1.1 10,337 10,498 10,440 12,747 -18.9

 Photographic equipment........................ 3,425 3,434 3,459 -0.3 -0.7 -1.1 3,408 3,437 3,492 4,056 -16.0

 Ventilation, heating, air-conditioning,

 and refrigeration equipment................ 13,565 13,614 13,800 -0.4 -1.3 -0.9 13,937 14,052 14,165 14,040 -0.7

 Metalworking machinery........................ 9,311 9,351 9,365 -0.4 -0.1 1.5 9,374 9,499 9,455 9,764 -4.0

 Turbines, generators, and other 

 power transmission equipment............ 33,419 33,488 33,516 -0.2 -0.1 0.3 33,419 33,488 33,516 31,816 5.0

 Material handling equipment................... 18,807 18,849 18,940 -0.2 -0.5 -0.1 18,572 18,887 19,076 19,172 -3.1

 Computers and electronic products2

............. 135,247 135,162 135,136 0.1 0.0 0.0 135,722 136,159 136,311 134,960 0.6

 Computers......................................... 1,288 1,289 1,312 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 1,288 1,289 1,312 1,274 1.1

 Nondefense communications

 equipment...................................... 17,124 17,171 17,241 -0.3 -0.4 -0.9 17,211 17,318 17,535 17,069 0.8

 Defense communications equipment........ 229 232 236 -1.3 -1.7 -1.3 227 231 239 230 -1.3

 Electronic components.......................... 16,058 16,107 16,193 -0.3 -0.5 -0.1 16,123 16,280 16,305 16,965 -5.0

 Nondefense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 32,338 32,193 32,079 0.5 0.4 0.1 32,334 32,200 32,069 31,083 4.0

 Defense search and navigation

 equipment....................................... 36,139 36,107 36,016 0.1 0.3 0.6 36,331 36,582 36,463 36,068 0.7

 Electromedical, measuring,

 and control instruments...................... 32,071 32,063 32,059 0.0 0.0 -0.3 32,208 32,259 32,388 32,271 -0.2

 Electrical equipment, appliances, 

 and components.................................... 43,693 43,721 43,775 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 44,213 44,203 44,105 43,998 0.5

 Electric lighting equipment..................... 3,800 3,820 3,854 -0.5 -0.9 2.1 3,742 3,847 3,898 3,792 -1.3

 Household appliances........................... 5,968 5,877 5,756 1.5 2.1 -0.3 5,975 5,892 5,809 4,665 28.1

 Electrical equipment............................. 21,716 21,768 21,849 -0.2 -0.4 -0.4 22,040 22,075 21,990 22,884 -3.7

 Transportation equipment......................... 909,006 905,653 903,530 0.4 0.2 0.6 899,939 902,533 906,742 801,767 12.2

 Motor vehicle bodies, parts, 

 and trailers...................................... 34,789 34,717 34,773 0.2 -0.2 0.5 34,933 35,511 35,948 35,246 -0.9

 Nondefense aircraft and parts................ 664,486 660,927 657,856 0.5 0.5 1.1 655,657 655,912 657,873 545,918 20.1

 Defense aircraft and parts..................... 70,211 69,939 70,738 0.4 -1.1 -1.2 69,872 70,408 71,525 71,194 -1.9

 Ships and boats.................................. 51,947 52,237 52,576 -0.6 -0.6 -1.6 52,461 53,219 54,215 57,757 -9.2

 Furniture and related products................... 10,703 10,686 10,698 0.2 -0.1 0.3 11,248 11,086 10,892 11,616 -3.2

p

 Preliminary 

r

 Revised data due to late receipts and concurrent seasonal adjustment. 

1

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

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

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

2

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

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

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

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

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data (Project No. P-6000307, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: 

CBDRB-FY24-0254). 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey, May Full Report, July 3, 2024. 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>.