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Happy Manufacturing Day!

The U.S. Census Bureau has been celebrating Manufacturing Week since Monday, September 27,  to mark the 10^th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day, which occurs annually on the 1^st Friday of October in the United States. Manufacturing Day was initiated by the Manufacturing Institute in 2011 in support of the manufacturing industry’s skilled workers.

Many government agencies and international organizations offer a rich array of datasets that demonstrate the value and impact of the manufacturing sector. Explore these links for a sampling of relevant content:

• The U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns dataset offers statistics by industry sector, and tracks trends in such metrics as Annual Payroll. This chart ranks the top 10 states by annual payroll of manufacturing establishments, comparing 2019 to 2003.
• Review change over time in the international value of exports in manufactured goods based on data from the World Trade Organization Annual Trade in Merchandise and Services Database.
• Compare the trend of the gross output of the durable vs nondurable goods subsectors of the manufacturing industry, using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Gross Domestic Product by Industry dataset. 

• Rich data produced by Stats Canada tracks the monthly trend in sales, orders, and inventory in the durable vs nondurable goods-producing sectors of the nation.

• Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics provides a view of the trend in average hourly earnings for goods-producing industries in total, and for manufacturing, specifically.

• Rank average median earnings by industry sector, based on data collected as part of the annual American Community Survey, 5-year estimates (2015-2019).
• Review economic conditions in the U.S. manufacturing industry using data from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey, conducted monthly by the U.S. Census Bureau This chart compares the trend in unfilled to new orders.
• World Bank World Development Indicators allows a map view of the value of manufactured exports as a percentage of  merchandise exports.
• The 2016 Australian Census of Population and Housing collects data on occupation by industry. Compare states/territories by the number of workers employed in manufacturing.

Have fun exploring!