Manufacturing Week is a celebration by the U.S. Census Bureau that expands upon the traditional Manufacturing Day launched by the Manufacturing Institute in 2011 on the first Friday of October.

On this page, you will find valuable manufacturing statistics and data products featuring a wide range of resources, including America Counts stories, data, data tools, visualizations, training resources and news. Additionally, historical facts about manufacturing will be posted on all social media channels throughout the week.

We will also highlight careers in manufacturing, encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers, and community leaders.

Join the U.S. Census Bureau as we celebrate the 12th anniversary of Manufacturing Day by providing a week’s worth of rich content and statistics that inform communities, businesses, and policymakers.

Key Stats

From the Census Bureau’s Manufacturing Week homepage: valuable manufacturing statistics and data products, including:

Manufacturing Data

Manufacturing Data Tools

Manufacturing Library

Manufacturing News

Manufacturing Stories

Manufacturing Training

Manufacturing Visualizations

Note: Released on October 02, 2023, the graphic below is a part of the larger visualization “Manufacturing in America.” Click on the image for the full webpage that can be downloaded as a pdf or png file.

More Stats

Source: 2023 Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, & Orders (M3). The 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.

Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders (latest month) [<1.0 MB]

Time Series / Trend Charts, Total Manufacturing: U.S. Total - Value of Shipments (1992 - 2023)

Infographic: Total Inventories for Petroleum Refineries Manufacturing (October 03, 2022)

Infographic: Value of Shipments for Industrial Machinery (October 03, 2022)

Infographic: Value of Shipments for U.S. Total Manufacturing (October 03, 2022)

Source: 2023 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (MTIS). The MTIS provides broad and timely measures of combined changes in domestic retail trade, wholesale trade and manufacturers' activities.

Monthly Full Report on Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales Report (latest month) [<1.0 MB]

Time Series / Trend Charts, Manufacturers: U.S. Total - Sales - Monthly (1992 – 2023)

Source: 2023 Quarterly Financial Report (QFR). The QFR program collects and publishes quarterly aggregate statistics on the financial results and position of U.S. corporations. The Census Bureau provides Historical QFR Database Tables (1947 to present).

Press Release: Quarterly Financial Report: U.S. Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries (latest quarter)

Time Series / Trend Charts, All Manufacturing: U.S. Total — Net Sales, Receipts, and Operating Revenues (2000 - 2023)

Infographic: How Did Manufacturing Profits Change: 2023 Q1 to Q2 (October 2023)

From International Trade, the official source for U.S. export and import statistics and responsible for issuing regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States.

International Trade Data

Press Release: Monthly U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (latest month) [<1.0 MB]

Press Release: A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2020-2021 (April 5, 2023)

Source: 2022 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates. ACS provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. ACS has manufacturing statistics, including the number of people working in the industry by occupation and median earnings.

Table S2405, Industry by Occupation for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over (find Manufacturing)

Table S2413, Industry by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over (find Manufacturing)

Source: 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). The ASM transitioned to the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). The data formerly collected for the ASM will now be collected as part of the AIES, which will begin data collection in early 2024.

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2021

Available APIs: Annual Survey of Manufactures (2018-2021)

Source: 2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES). Provides data on capital spending for new and used structures and equipment by U.S. nonfarm businesses with and without employees.

Publication: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Operations (2021) (April 2023)

2021 Capital Spending Report Tables

Capital Expenditures for Robotic Equipment: 2021

2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Tables

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing

Source: 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP). CBP is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This series includes the number of establishments and employment during the week of March 12, first-quarter payroll, and annual payroll.