Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Report

This report from the U.S. Census Bureau gives a detailed view of orders, shipments, and inventories in the manufacturing sector. In addition to totals for all manufacturing, it contains data by industry and by good. These figures are widely believed to provide strong indications of the near-future of business.

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US Manufacturing New Orders

Current (Mar 2013) Previous (Feb 2013) Change from Previous Change from Year Ago
467.29B 486.81B -4.01% -0.35%

    Major Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Indicators

    Indicator Period Value Change
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    US Capital Goods Inventories Mar 2013 197.58B USD -0.03%
    US Capital Goods New Orders Mar 2013 75.60B USD -12.21%
    US Computers and Electronic Products Inventories Mar 2013 46.33B USD 0.19%
    US Computers and Electronic Products New Orders Mar 2013 19.94B USD 0.54%
    US Durable Goods Inventories Mar 2013 376.24B USD -0.11%
    US Durable Goods New Orders Mar 2013 216.28B USD -5.72%
    US Durable Goods New Orders Mar 2013 215.96B USD -5.85%
    US Durable Goods Shipments Mar 2013 230.44B USD 0.49%
    US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Mar 2013 990.07B USD -0.71%
    US Machinery Inventories Mar 2013 65.32B USD -0.04%
    US Machinery New Orders Mar 2013 33.58B USD -0.81%
    US Machinery Shipments Mar 2013 34.55B USD 0.64%
    US Machinery Unfilled Orders Mar 2013 122.30B USD -0.78%
    US Manufacturing New Orders Mar 2013 467.29B USD -4.01%
    US Manufacturing Shipments Mar 2013 481.77B USD -1.02%
    US Motor Vehicles and Parts New Orders Mar 2013 46.56B USD -0.31%
    US Transportation Equipment Inventories Mar 2013 117.53B USD -0.16%
    US Transportation Equipment New Orders Mar 2013 62.47B USD -15.08%
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