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For Immediate Release: Friday, October 06, 2017

"Manufacturing Day: Oct. 6, 2017"

Press Release Number CB17- TPS.72

OCT. 6, 2017 — This week, the U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy. This marks the fifth annual organized observance of Manufacturing Day. The Census Bureau releases manufacturing statistics that inform businesses and policymakers. Collectively, the data paint a picture of the state of this important economic sector.

Throughout Manufacturing Week, the Census Bureau will be updating the Manufacturing Day home page with additional valuable manufacturing data products. We will also be posting historical facts about manufacturing on Twitter and Facebook.

See below for a list of some of the manufacturing products that will be made available:

What: This introductory webinar will provide information on all of the manufacturing data that are available from the Census Bureau, including data from the Manufacturers’ Shipment, Inventories, and Orders Survey; Annual Survey of Manufactures; and the Economic Census. The webinar will also serve as a refresher for more experienced users and provide information on the data tools available for accessing manufacturing data.

When: Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. EDT

Access:   https://censusevent.webex.com/censusevent/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb0c94e1ff54d78e87220baac23e74d1a

Call in: 888-282-0354  
Passcode: 5308430

  • Profile America’s Stats for Stories: Manufacturing Day — Stats for Stories provides reporters and the public a one-stop shop for timely, relevant statistics and resources about observances not covered by the Facts for Features series. The manufacturing edition includes data sets from a variety of surveys, including but not limited to the American Community Survey; Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders; the Annual Survey of Manufactures; County Business Patterns; the Capital Spending Report; International Trade; the Quarterly Financial Report and multiple series from the economic census, including the Economic Census of Island Areas.

The Economic Census, the Census Bureau’s most comprehensive source of information on American businesses and the economy, began collecting statistics on the manufacturing sector in 1810. In addition to the Economic Census, the Census Bureau publishes manufacturing statistics from a number of sources, including the American Community Survey, Annual Survey of Manufactures, multiple economic indicators, the Survey of Business Owners and the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs.

For a complete list and more details on the sources of manufacturing data from the Census Bureau, visit  <www.census.gov/econ/manufacturing.html>.

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Contact


Moniqua Roberts-Gray
Public Information Office
301-763-3030
pio@census.gov

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