Apply Online

1. To Get Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO), the applicant has to approach the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Division link
2. To start this procedure, the applicant has to create an account in Census Bureau by using this following link
3. If the applicant has already created a Census Account, click the “Sign in” button.
4. If the applicant is new user to access the survey the applicant has to click the “Register” button.
5. Enter all details to complete the registration process and click the “FINISH” button.
6. After completing go back to the sign in page and enter the user ID, password and click the “Sign in” button.
7. The applicant has to link the account to the survey by an authentication code which is sent from the Census Bureau.
8. Once the applicant has this code, click on the “Add Authentication Code” button under “My Surveys.” Enter and submit your unique 12-digit code.
9. After submitting the authentication code, a survey card will appear under “My Surveys.”
10. In survey card, the applicant has to enter the necessary details.

    NOTE: For completing this survey by assistance, the applicant can send a SMS or call to the customer helpline number at 1-844-303-7713, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

11. The Census Bureau will mail separate, unique authentication codes for each different survey. Each code can be entered and a separate survey card will appear under “My Surveys.”
12. All the survey reports will check and follow-up by the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Division. The fee for this procedure is free of cost.
13. The processing time for completing the survey report is within 3 hours.

NOTE:

• Each unique authentication code can only be used one time.
• Click “Report Now” (used to start reporting or access a printable PDF of questions/instructions)
• Click “Options” (used to request time extensions, if available; check filing status; access survey FAQs, find contact information)
• Click “i” (used to learn more about the survey)

Apply by Mail

1. To Get Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO), the applicant has to approach the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Division link
2. The applicant has to download the form from the following link
3. Enter all the details in the application form, also refer “Instructions” section of this page for more instruction about this form.
4. No required documents needed to attach with the application form.
5. The applicant has to send this report form to the office mail address.
6. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
7. There is no fee for this procedure.
8. Once the verification process gets done by the officer, the respective authority will contact the applicant for further process.
9. The processing time for this procedure is within a week.

To check the status

1. Click “Options” on the applicant survey card.
2. Select “Filing Status” option.
3. Review the displayed table. Surveys with an entry in the “Date Received” column have been received by the Census Bureau.

   NOTE: Blanks in this column indicate the survey is not yet received.

4. It takes 1 or 2 business days for the filing status to be updated after submitting surveys.
5. Return to the “Report Now” button to access the electronic reporting instrument to complete and submit any missing surveys.

• Application form link

U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators Division
Mailing address
Residential Construction Branch
Washington, DC 20233–6900
(Fax) 1–301–763–8587
Contact - 1–800–845–8244
Email - census.efoia@census.gov
Contact link
Regional office link

• Any manufacture business person who intends to Get Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey (M3UFO) are eligible to make this application.

• There is no fee for this procedure.

• The survey is done annually.

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for completing the survey report is within 3 hours.
• By mail, the process takes about 1 week.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• Instruction for entering the survey report link

• Name of the survey
• Status
• Due date (or extended date if a time extension was granted)
• Name
• ID
• Authentication code

• This survey collect data on sales and unfilled orders for 2021 and 2020 from the domestic manufacturing companies. The data collected will be used in the development of estimates of monthly unfilled orders in the manufacture’s shipments, inventories, and orders M3 survey.

• For more information link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link
Link

To share the account to another person in organization:

• The applicant personal Census Bureau account should not be shared with others in the applicant organization.
• Each individual should create their own account.
• The survey authentication code can only be used to link one individual to the survey, though if the applicant is linked to this survey the applicant can share the survey access with others.