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 in October. The Census Bureau is celebrating the 11th anniversary by providing a week’s worth of rich content & statistics that inform businesses and policymakers.

The celebration also shines a light on careers in manufacturing, encouraging thousands of companies and educational institutions around the nation to open their doors to students, parents, teachers, and community leaders.

The Census Bureau has created a Manufacturing Week home page with valuable manufacturing statistics and data products and will be posting historical facts about manufacturing on Twitter and Facebook all week long. The website features a wide range of resources, including: America Counts stories, Data, Data Tools, Visualizations, Training Resources and News.

Collectively, the data paint a picture of the state of this vital economic sector.

Manufacturing Week

The U.S. Census Bureau joins the celebration by providing a week's worth of rich content, including statistics that inform businesses and policymakers.

Key Stats

Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). This infographic contains statistics showing that manufacturing establishments’ employment and value of shipments decreased from 2019 to 2020.

Infographic: Manufacturing Data from the Annual Survey of Manufactures (October 2022)

Note: The infographic above is cropped on the bottom. Click on the image for the full page.

More Stats

From the Library: America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers.

More Women in Manufacturing Jobs in Every Age Group (October 2022)

U.S. Small Businesses Suffer Supply Chain Disruptions (August 2021)

The 2019 Annual Survey of Manufactures Includes State Level Data (March 2021)

From the Newsroom:

Press Release: Census Bureau Celebrates the 11th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day (October 3, 2022)

Press Release: Census Bureau Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day (October 1, 2021)

Press Release: Manufacturing Day (October 2, 2020)

Source: 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 - 2022)

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: 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 – 2022)

Source: 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 - 2022)

Infographic: 2022 Manufacturing Day: Quarterly Manufacturing Statistics in the United States (October 2022)

From Foreign 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.

U.S. 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, 2019-2020 (April 5, 2022) [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2021 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 (see Manufacturing)

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

Source: 2020 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). Conducted annually, except for years ending in “2” and “7,” provides sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees.

Table AM1831BASIC01, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Summary Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries in the U.S.: 2018 - 2020

Available APIs: Annual Survey of Manufactures (2018-2020)

Source: 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: 2022 Capital Spending Report: U.S. Capital Spending Patterns 2011-2020 (with Tables and Charts)

2022 Capital Spending Report Tables

Capital Expenditures for Robotic Equipment: 2020

2020 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Tables

Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2020 and 2019 Revised [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2020 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.

County Business Patterns: 2020 (Datasets, Record Layouts and References)

Table CB2000CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020, NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing (including all 2-, 3- and 4-digit NAICS)

Infographic: Manufacturing in America: 2022 (October 03, 2022)

Note: The infographic above is cropped on the top and bottom. Click on the image for the full graphic, including stats from the 2020 Annual Survey of Manufactures, notes, and sources.

Source: 2017 Economic Census. The economic census is the U.S. government's official 5-year measure of American business and the economy.