Manufacturing Week is week during which the Census Bureau hosts a series of events celebrating the nation’s manufacturing sector. It expands upon Manufacturing Day – held annually the first Friday in October -- launched by the Manufacturing Institute in 2011.

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. We will also post historical facts about manufacturing on all social media channels throughout the week.

All week, we will highlight manufacturing careers and encourage 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 13th anniversary of Manufacturing Day by providing rich content and statistics that inform communities, businesses, and policymakers.

Key Stats

Check out these valuable manufacturing stats and data products from the Census Bureau’s Manufacturing Week homepage:

Note: Released October 02, 2023, the graphic below includes info from visualization, “Manufacturing in America.” Click on the image for the full page which can be downloaded as a pdf or png file.

More Stats

Source: 2024 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 indicates future business trends.

Source: 2024 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.

Source: 2024 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).

Following is info from International Trade, the official source of U.S. export and import statistics, which issues regulations governing the reporting of all export shipments from the United States:

Source: 2023 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year estimates. The ACS provides vital information about our nation and its people, including manufacturing statistics such as the number of people working in the industry by occupation and median earnings.

Source: 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). The ASM is now the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). Data formerly collected for the ASM is now being collected as part of the AIES, which began data collection in March 2024.

Source: 2022 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES). The ACES is now the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). Data formerly collected for the ACES is now being collected as part of the AIES, which began data collection in March 2024. Provides data on capital spending for new and used structures and equipment by U.S. nonfarm businesses with and without employees.

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

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

Source: 2022 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.