Official Correspondence from the United States Census Bureau - M3-L2E

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M3-L2E
(09-30-2026)

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of the Director
Washington, DC 20233-0001

A Message from the U.S. Census Bureau:
We request your parcipaon with the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders survey.
This survey provides broad-based monthly stascal data on current economic condions and
indications of future production commitments in the manufacturing sector. It provides some of the
Naon’s most widely used, timely information on the manufacturing sector of the economy.
We invite you to browse through the wealth of data available through the U.S. Census Bureau’s
website. Start by viewing this survey’s results at census.gov/manufacturing/m3/index.html.
Your continued online participation is greatly appreciated and helps save time and money. Please
go to https://econhelp.census.gov/m3 to report, using your credentials found below.

YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Information about the authority,
confidentiality, and burden of this data collection can be found on the back of this letter.
For assistance with completing this survey, please call us on 301-763-4832, Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,

George M. Cook
Performing the Non-Exclusive Funcons and Dues of the Director

census.gov

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OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit
OMB approval number is 0607-0008 and appears in the top right corner of each online reporng
screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidenality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to
conduct this collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required by
Section 9 of the same law to keep your informaon confidenal and use your responses only to
produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permied to publicly release your responses in a way
that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of
the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Esmate Statement
We esmate the Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders survey will take an average of
20 minutes to complete. Factors such as company size, complexity, and activity will affect your
actual time to complete the survey. This estimate includes the time to review instructions, search
existing data sources, gather and maintain the data needed, and complete and review the survey.