The Production & Business Activity category provides information on different aspects of production and business activity for various sectors of the economy. These include sales, shipments, orders, and inventories as well as several indexes to provide a measure of activity, sentiment, etc.

Last Updated: Mar 24 2023, 08:31 EDT Next Release: Apr 26 2023, 08:30 EDT

Advance Report on Durable Goods is one of two press releases per month for the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey. The purpose of the M3 survey is to provide broad-based monthly statistical data on current economic conditions and indications of future production commitments in the manufacturing sector.

Major Advance Report on Durable Goods Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 11 2023, 04:02 EST Next Release: --

Bank of Spain Statistical Bulletin contains the economic statistics compiled by the Bank of Spain (on the credit system, other financial institutions, financial markets, general government and the balance of payments), a summary of general economic statistics, compiled by the National Statistics Institute and other public bodies, and a set of indicators for other countries.

Major Bank of Spain Statistical Bulletin Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Bank of Spain Assets Jan 2023 1.049T EUR -2.01%
Bank of Spain Cash Put Into Circulation Jan 2023 1.251B EUR -70.25%
Bank of Spain Liabilities Jan 2023 1.049T EUR -2.01%
Spain Assets: Currency and Deposits Q3 2022 3.079T EUR 0.00%
Spain Domestic Demand Growth Q3 2022 0.89% -64.54%
Spain Exports of Goods and Services Growth Q3 2022 18.81% -20.77%
Spain Financial Assets Q3 2022 12.06T EUR -0.27%
Spain Financial Institutions Net Financial Assets Q3 2022 -50.26B EUR --
Spain Imports of Goods and Services Growth Q3 2022 9.01% 2.97%
Spain Inventories Growth QoQ Q3 2022 -0.61% --
Spain Unemployment Rate Q4 2022 12.87% 1.58%
Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 19:04 EDT Next Release: Apr 14 2023, 08:30 EDT

The Monthly Survey of Manufacturing publishes statistical series for manufacturers -- sales of goods manufactured, inventories, unfilled orders, new orders and capacity utilization rate.

Major Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing Indicators

Last Updated: Feb 28 2023, 20:46 EST Next Release: Mar 31 2023, 13:45 EDT

The Chicago Business Barometer is a survey of business activity covering manufacturing and non-manufacturing firms in the Chicago area. While regional in nature, the report is seen as indicative of trends in the national economy.

Major Chicago Business Barometer Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Chicago PMI Feb 2023 43.60 -2.90%
Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 08:32 EDT Next Release: Apr 17 2023, 08:30 EDT

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey is produced each month by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It provides an indication of manufacturing activity in the state economy. The survey is sent on the first day of each month to the same group of about 200 manufacturing executives. The New York Fed then calculates diffusion indexes based on their responses covering all facets of manufacturing: general conditions, new orders, employees, capital investment, and more.

Major Empire State Manufacturing Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 21:02 EDT Next Release: Apr 11 2023, 21:00 EDT

Machinery Orders Survey researches the state of the order books of machinery manufacturers, and collects basic material for analyzing the direction of the economy through an early understanding of trends in capital investment in machinery.

Major ESRI Orders Received for Machinery Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Japan Machinery Orders MoM Jan 2023 9.51% 3.45K%
Japan Machinery Orders Received Jan 2023 2.527T JPY -10.19%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Jan 2023 1.054T JPY 11.96%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Excluding Volatile Orders Jan 2023 929.63B JPY 9.51%
Japan Machinery Orders YoY Jan 2023 3.51% --
Japan Machinery Sales Jan 2023 2.442T JPY -7.48%
Last Updated: Mar 17 2023, 09:16 EDT Next Release: Apr 14 2023, 09:15 EDT

The Federal Reserve's monthly index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates cover manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. The industrial sector, together with construction, accounts for the bulk of the variation in national output over the course of the business cycle. The industrial detail provided by these measures helps illuminate structural developments in the economy.

Major G.17 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 8 2023, 02:07 EST Next Release: Apr 6 2023, 02:00 EDT

The production index measures the monthly output of the manufacturing industry in Germany. Due to its periodicity, its rapid availability and the deep breakdown by economic sector, it is a central and current indicator for economic development.

Major Germany Industrial Production Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 6 2023, 10:08 EST Next Release: Apr 6 2023, 10:00 EDT

Global Supply Chain Pressure Index integrates transportation cost data and manufacturing indicators to provide a gauge of global supply chain conditions.

Major Global Supply Chain Pressure Index Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Global Supply Chain Pressure Index Feb 2023 -0.2624 --
Last Updated: Mar 1 2023, 10:04 EST Next Release: Apr 3 2023, 10:00 EDT

The Manufacturing ISM Report On Business is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. This monthly report offers one of the most reliable economic indicators available, providing guidance to supply management professionals, economists, analysts, government and business leaders.

Major ISM Manufacturing Report On Business Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US ISM Manufacturing Backlog Index Feb 2023 45.10 3.92%
US ISM Manufacturing Customer's Inventories Index Feb 2023 46.90 -1.05%
US ISM Manufacturing Employment Index Feb 2023 49.10 -2.96%
US ISM Manufacturing Exports Index Feb 2023 49.90 1.01%
US ISM Manufacturing Imports Index Feb 2023 49.90 4.39%
US ISM Manufacturing Inventories Index Feb 2023 50.10 -0.20%
US ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index Feb 2023 47.00 10.59%
US ISM Manufacturing PMI Feb 2023 47.70 0.63%
US ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid Index Feb 2023 51.30 15.28%
US ISM Manufacturing Production Index Feb 2023 47.30 -1.46%
US ISM Manufacturing Supplier Deliveries Index Feb 2023 45.20 -0.88%
Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 21:30 EDT Next Release: Mar 30 2023, 21:30 EDT

The Japan Indices of Industrial Production measure the relative index of various aspects of Japanese industrial production. This includes the monthly production, shipments, inventories, and inventory to shipments ratio. Also included are average monthly inventories as well as end of period inventories for frequencies longer than one month.

Major Japan Indices of Industrial Production Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Japan Index of Industrial Production Jan 2023 90.70 -5.32%
Japan Industrial Production Index MoM Jan 2023 -5.32% --
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Jan 2023 102.20 -0.97%
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Ratio Jan 2023 128.40 2.80%
Japan Manufacturing Production Jan 2023 90.70 -5.42%
Japan Manufacturing Shipments Jan 2023 89.30 -3.67%
Last Updated: Mar 24 2023, 02:30 EDT Next Release: --

The Japan Semiconductor Book-to-Bill Ratio Report contains data on semiconductor and FPD manufacturing equipment. This includes bookings and billings data measured in Yen as well as growth rates for each and a ratio item of bookings to billings.

Major Japan Semiconductor Billings Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 23 2023, 11:02 EDT Next Release: Apr 27 2023, 11:00 EDT

The monthly Manufacturing Survey provided by the Kansas City Fed measures current manufacturing activity in the Tenth district. The survey's accumulated results help trace longer term trends. The survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. Survey results reveal changes in several indicators of manufacturing activity, including production and shipments, and identify changes in prices of raw materials and finished products.

Major Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 6 2023, 10:00 EST Next Release: Apr 4 2023, 10:00 EDT

The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey provides broad-based, monthly statistical data on economic conditions in the domestic manufacturing sector. The survey measures current industrial activity and provides an indication of future business trends.

Major Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Capital Goods Inventories Jan 2023 241.82B USD -0.06%
US Capital Goods New Orders Jan 2023 99.72B USD -12.76%
US Computers and Electronic Products Inventories Jan 2023 53.14B USD -0.14%
US Computers and Electronic Products New Orders Jan 2023 24.29B USD 0.60%
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders MoM Jan 2023 -5.09% --
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders MoM Jan 2023 0.76% --
US Durable Goods Inventories Jan 2023 493.26B USD -0.06%
US Durable Goods New Orders Jan 2023 272.40B USD -4.50%
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM Jan 2023 -4.50% --
US Durable Goods Shipments Jan 2023 277.40B USD -0.03%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Jan 2023 1.157T USD 0.03%
US Machinery Inventories Jan 2023 88.77B USD 0.44%
US Machinery New Orders Jan 2023 38.76B USD 1.57%
US Machinery Shipments Jan 2023 38.70B USD 1.18%
US Machinery Unfilled Orders Jan 2023 133.36B USD 0.05%
US Manufacturing New Orders Jan 2023 542.79B USD -1.61%
US Manufacturing New Orders MoM Jan 2023 -1.61% --
US Manufacturing Shipments Jan 2023 547.78B USD 0.71%
US Motor Vehicles and Parts New Orders Jan 2023 62.32B USD 0.25%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders MoM Jan 2023 0.81% --
US Transportation Equipment Inventories Jan 2023 158.33B USD -0.19%
US Transportation Equipment New Orders Jan 2023 92.84B USD -13.27%
Last Updated: Mar 15 2023, 10:04 EDT Next Release: Apr 14 2023, 10:00 EDT

The Manufacturing & Trade Inventories & Sales report provides broad and timely measures of combined changes in domestic retail trade, wholesale trade and manufacturers' activities.

Major Manufacturing & Trade Inventories & Sales Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Business Inventories Jan 2023 2.480T USD -0.08%
US Business Inventories MoM Jan 2023 -0.08% --
US Business Inventories YoY Jan 2023 11.14% -11.66%
US Business Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2023 1.34 -1.47%
US Business Sales Jan 2023 1.848T USD 1.52%
US Manufacturers Inventories Jan 2023 808.30B USD 0.05%
US Manufacturers Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2023 1.48 -0.67%
US Manufacturers Sales Jan 2023 547.78B USD 0.71%
US Retail Trade Inventories Jan 2023 742.32B USD 0.22%
US Retail Trade Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2023 1.23 -2.38%
US Retail Trade Sales Jan 2023 605.89B USD 2.86%
US Wholesalers Inventories Jan 2023 929.02B USD -0.42%
US Wholesalers Inventories MoM Jan 2023 -0.42% --
US Wholesalers Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2023 1.34 -1.47%
US Wholesalers Sales Jan 2023 693.84B USD 1.01%
US Wholesalers Sales YoY Jan 2023 3.61% -49.25%
Last Updated: Feb 28 2023, 20:53 EST Next Release: Apr 29 2023, 21:00 EDT

China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is an index summarized and compiled through the results of the monthly survey of enterprises purchasing managers. It covers every link of the enterprises, including purchasing, production, logistics, and so on. It is one of the leading indices which was commonly adopted by international society to monitor the macroeconomic trends, and played an important role in forecasting and monitoring.

Major Monthly Report on China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index Indicators

Last Updated: Feb 28 2023, 20:00 EST Next Release: Apr 29 2023, 21:00 EDT

China Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is a monthly survey that provides an early indication of economic activities in the Chinese Non-manufacturing sector.

Major Monthly Report on China's Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 16 2023, 08:37 EDT Next Release: Apr 20 2023, 08:30 EDT

The Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey is a monthly survey of manufacturers in the Third Federal Reserve District. Participants indicate the direction of change in overall business activity and in the various measures of activity at their plants: employment, working hours, new and unfilled orders, shipments, inventories, delivery times, prices paid, and prices received.

Major Philly Fed Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Feb 28 2023, 10:04 EST Next Release: Mar 28 2023, 10:00 EDT

Each month since November 1993, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has conducted the survey of manufacturing activity. The survey is sent electronically to manufacturing firms across the Fifth Federal Reserve District, which encompasses the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia. Manufacturing firms report on various aspects of their business, such as shipments, new orders, order backlogs, capacity utilization (usage of equipment), supplier lead times, number of employees, average work week, wages, inventories of finished goods, and capital expenditures.

Major Richmond Fed Survey of Manufacturing Activity Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 21 2023, 20:02 EDT Next Release: --

The SIA's Global Billings Report History provides data for total sales of semi-conductors in four different markets and worldwide.

Major SIA Global Billings Report History Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Americas Semiconductor Sales Jan 2023 10.51B USD -7.85%
Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Sales Jan 2023 10.77B USD -2.74%
European Semiconductor Sales Jan 2023 4.484B USD 0.62%
Japanese Semiconductor Sales Jan 2023 3.917B USD -2.07%
Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Jan 2023 41.33B USD -5.21%
Last Updated: Dec 14 2022, 18:53 EST Next Release: Apr 3 2023, 19:50 EDT

The Tankan (Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan) is a statistical survey conducted by the Bank of Japan in accordance with the Statistics Law that provides an accurate picture of business trends of enterprises in Japan, thereby contributing to the appropriate implementation of monetary policy.

Major Tankan Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 27 2023, 10:32 EDT Next Release: Apr 24 2023, 10:30 EDT

The Dallas Fed conducts the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey monthly to obtain a timely assessment of the state’s factory activity. Firms are asked whether output, employment, orders, prices and other indicators increased, decreased or remained unchanged over the previous month. Responses are aggregated into balance indexes where positive values generally indicate growth while negative values generally indicate contraction.

Major Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Mar 10 2023, 04:32 EST Next Release: Apr 13 2023, 04:30 EDT

UK Industrial Production Index provides information on the movements in the volume of production for the UK production industries: manufacturing, mining and quarrying, energy supply, and water and waste management.

Major UK Industrial Production Index Indicators

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