A new panel is selected every 5 years. The mail survey represents all establishments that received a form in the previous census of manufactures. Data include industry shipments, value added, inventories, materials, employment, hours and payroll. Value of Product Shipments reports provide estimates of the value of product shipments at the product class level and multi-industry products, about 12 months after the year. Geographic Area Statistics reports provide additional data at the industry group level for each state about 12 months after the year.
Data are for the U.S. and each state, and additional data include payroll supplements.
Exports From Manufacturing Establishments reports provide estimates of the value of exports and related employment by industry, state, and state by selected industry, about 36 months after the year. USES The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses these data to calculate annual productivity series, update producer price indexes, and calculate weights for new index components. The Federal Reserve Board uses the data to prepare the Index of Industrial Production. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the data to prepare annual GDP updates and weights for GDP deflators. The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration uses the data to evaluate and forecast industrial activity.