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Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders

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Overview

The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey provides broad-based, monthly statistical data on economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey measures current industrial activity and provides an indication of future business trends.


Advance Report Highlights

July 2021 Advance Report released August 25, 2021 at 8:30 A.M. EDT




Full Report Highlights

July 2021 Full Report released September 2, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. EDT




Benchmark Reports Highlights

Benchmark Reports released May 14, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. EDT



Summary of Revisions and Survey Information  Excel  [2.50mb]

Annual Benchmark Data and Benchmark Procedures  Excel  [5.80mb]

Trading Day Diagnostics  Excel  [1.96mb]

Seasonal Summary Measures  Excel  [1.90mb]





  Announcements


Notice: The U.S. Census Bureau is pleased to announce a new look for our Briefing Room! Check out the new mobile-friendly format. For each principal economic indicator, find a card with a data summary, the percent change from the prior month and prior year, the date of the most recent release and the next release, and links to more information. We hope you find these customer-driven updates helpful!


Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact: The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality and has determined that estimates in these releases meet publication standards. For more information on the compilation of this month's reports, see M3 COVID-19 FAQs. M3COVID19FAQs.pdf 


FRED Mobile App: Receive the latest updates on the nation's key economic indicators by downloading the FRED App 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.


New Time Series: Beginning with the release of June 2018 data on July 26, 2018, historical estimates of the Monthly Advance Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders are available on a seasonally adjusted basis as well as a not seasonally adjusted basis in the Search Database.


The URL for the economic indicators data in the Census Bureau API (Application Programming Interface) has been updated to add /timeseries/. Examples can be found on the Developers' webpage.



  Release Schedule

The upcoming release dates:

August Advance Report: September 27, 2021 8:30 a.m.

August Full Report: October 4, 2021 10:00 a.m.


2020-2021 Release Schedule:  Excel  [30kb]


  Contact Us

If you have questions, e-mail or call (301)763-4832.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders | (301) 763-4832 Last Revised: August 10, 2021