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 26 2025, 08:31 EDT Next Release: Apr 24 2025, 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

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders Feb 2025 271.33B USD 0.75%
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders MoM Feb 2025 0.75% -79.61%
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders Feb 2025 190.94B USD 0.65%
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders MoM Feb 2025 0.65% 419.2%
US Durable Goods New Orders Feb 2025 289.29B USD 0.94%
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM Feb 2025 0.94% -71.88%
US Durable Goods Shipments Feb 2025 292.31B USD 1.19%
US Durable Goods Shipments MoM Feb 2025 1.19% 73.77%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Feb 2025 1.402T USD 0.13%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders MoM Feb 2025 0.13% -28.15%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders Feb 2025 74.99B USD -0.27%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders MoM Feb 2025 -0.27% --
Last Updated: Mar 11 2025, 05:02 EDT 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 2025 909.99B EUR -1.00%
Bank of Spain Cash Put Into Circulation Jan 2025 -24.06B EUR --
Bank of Spain Liabilities Jan 2025 909.99B EUR -1.00%
Spain Assets: Currency and Deposits Q3 2024 2.799T EUR 1.99%
Spain Financial Assets Q3 2024 12.76T EUR 1.58%
Spain Financial Institutions Net Financial Assets Q3 2024 34.03B EUR -21.12%
Spain Unemployment Rate Q4 2024 10.61% -5.35%
Last Updated: Mar 14 2025, 08:33 EDT Next Release: Apr 15 2025, 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: Mar 17 2025, 08:30 EDT Next Release: Apr 15 2025, 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 18 2025, 21:03 EDT Next Release: Apr 15 2025, 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 2025 -3.50% --
Japan Machinery Orders Received Jan 2025 3.266T JPY 9.85%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Jan 2025 1.047T JPY 3.46%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Excluding Volatile Orders Jan 2025 857.86B JPY -3.50%
Japan Machinery Orders YoY Jan 2025 3.28% -46.83%
Japan Machinery Sales Jan 2025 2.847T JPY 3.50%
Last Updated: Mar 18 2025, 09:16 EDT Next Release: Apr 16 2025, 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 10 2025, 03:07 EDT Next Release: Apr 7 2025, 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 2025, 10:03 EST Next Release: Apr 4 2025, 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 2025 -0.0717 --
Last Updated: Mar 3 2025, 10:01 EST Next Release: Apr 1 2025, 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 2025 46.80 4.23%
US ISM Manufacturing Customer's Inventories Index Feb 2025 45.30 -3.00%
US ISM Manufacturing Employment Index Feb 2025 47.60 -5.37%
US ISM Manufacturing Exports Index Feb 2025 51.40 -1.91%
US ISM Manufacturing Imports Index Feb 2025 52.60 2.94%
US ISM Manufacturing Inventories Index Feb 2025 49.90 8.71%
US ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index Feb 2025 48.60 -11.80%
US ISM Manufacturing PMI Feb 2025 50.30 -1.18%
US ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid Index Feb 2025 62.40 13.66%
US ISM Manufacturing Production Index Feb 2025 50.70 -3.43%
US ISM Manufacturing Supplier Deliveries Index Feb 2025 54.50 7.07%
Last Updated: Mar 19 2025, 00:32 EDT Next Release: Mar 30 2025, 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 2025 99.90 -1.09%
Japan Industrial Production Index MoM Jan 2025 -1.09% --
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Jan 2025 102.50 1.38%
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Ratio Jan 2025 106.50 -0.37%
Japan Manufacturing Production Jan 2025 100.30 -0.59%
Japan Manufacturing Shipments Jan 2025 98.40 -1.11%
Last Updated: Mar 22 2025, 10:02 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

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Japan FPD Manufacturing Equipment Billings Jan 2025 29.51B JPY 0.11%
Japan FPD Manufacturing Equipment Billings Growth Jan 2025 4.33% -47.72%
Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Billings Jan 2025 416.79B JPY -5.99%
Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Billings Growth Jan 2025 32.37% -27.58%
Last Updated: Feb 27 2025, 11:06 EST Next Release: Mar 27 2025, 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 5 2025, 10:03 EST Next Release: Apr 2 2025, 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 2025 260.09B USD -0.09%
US Capital Goods New Orders Jan 2025 104.93B USD 10.63%
US Computers and Electronic Products Inventories Jan 2025 54.80B USD -0.06%
US Computers and Electronic Products New Orders Jan 2025 25.80B USD 1.81%
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders MoM Jan 2025 3.50% --
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders MoM Jan 2025 0.01% -83.96%
US Durable Goods Inventories Jan 2025 533.06B USD 0.07%
US Durable Goods New Orders Jan 2025 286.09B USD 3.15%
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM Jan 2025 3.15% --
US Durable Goods Shipments Jan 2025 288.29B USD 0.47%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Jan 2025 1.401T USD 0.19%
US Machinery Inventories Jan 2025 94.45B USD -0.10%
US Machinery New Orders Jan 2025 37.51B USD -0.09%
US Machinery Shipments Jan 2025 37.43B USD -0.42%
US Machinery Unfilled Orders Jan 2025 131.85B USD 0.06%
US Manufacturing New Orders Jan 2025 589.94B USD 1.68%
US Manufacturing New Orders MoM Jan 2025 1.68% --
US Manufacturing Shipments Jan 2025 592.14B USD 0.41%
US Motor Vehicles and Parts New Orders Jan 2025 59.20B USD -2.40%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders MoM Jan 2025 0.81% 321.6%
US Transportation Equipment Inventories Jan 2025 174.86B USD 0.16%
US Transportation Equipment New Orders Jan 2025 96.61B USD 9.92%
Last Updated: Mar 17 2025, 10:02 EDT Next Release: Apr 16 2025, 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 2025 2.592T USD 0.32%
US Business Inventories MoM Jan 2025 0.32% --
US Business Inventories YoY Jan 2025 2.31% 19.36%
US Business Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2025 1.37 1.48%
US Business Sales Jan 2025 1.896T USD -0.82%
US Manufacturers Inventories Jan 2025 863.72B USD 0.10%
US Manufacturers Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2025 1.46 0.00%
US Manufacturers Sales Jan 2025 592.14B USD 0.41%
US Retail Trade Inventories Jan 2025 821.98B USD 0.02%
US Retail Trade Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2025 1.32 1.54%
US Retail Trade Sales Jan 2025 624.32B USD -1.43%
US Wholesalers Inventories Jan 2025 906.19B USD 0.80%
US Wholesalers Inventories MoM Jan 2025 0.80% --
US Wholesalers Inventory/Sales Ratio Jan 2025 1.33 2.31%
US Wholesalers Sales Jan 2025 680.04B USD -1.30%
US Wholesalers Sales YoY Jan 2025 3.49% 9.39%
Last Updated: Mar 3 2025, 09:39 EST Next Release: Apr 29 2025, 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

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
China Manufacturing Employment Index Feb 2025 48.60 -1.02%
China Manufacturing Expected Production and Business Activities Index Feb 2025 54.50 -1.45%
China Manufacturing New Orders Index Feb 2025 51.10 3.86%
China Manufacturing Production Index Feb 2025 52.50 5.42%
China Manufacturing Raw Materials Purchase Price Index Feb 2025 50.80 2.63%
China Manufacturing Supplier Delivery Time Index Feb 2025 51.00 1.39%
China PMI Feb 2025 48.60 -1.02%
Last Updated: Mar 3 2025, 09:56 EST Next Release: Apr 29 2025, 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 20 2025, 08:35 EDT Next Release: Apr 17 2025, 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: Mar 25 2025, 10:03 EDT Next Release: Apr 22 2025, 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: Dec 15 2024, 18:50 EST Next Release: Apr 1 2025, 11:00 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: Feb 24 2025, 10:32 EST Next Release: Mar 31 2025, 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: Feb 13 2025, 15:27 EST Next Release: Apr 13 2025, 10:00 EDT

Monthly data and the Cass Transportation Index Report provide valuable insight into freight trends as they relate to other economic and supply chain indicators and the overall economy.

Major The Cass Freight Index Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Cass Freight Expenditures Index MoM Jan 2025 -0.03% --
Cass Freight Shipments Index Jan 2025 1.030 -2.67%
Cass Freight Shipments Index MoM Jan 2025 -0.03% --
Cass Freight Shipments Index YoY Jan 2025 -0.08% --
Cass Inferred Freight Rates MoM Jan 2025 0.00% -98.65%
Last Updated: Mar 14 2025, 05:32 EDT Next Release: Apr 11 2025, 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

Last Updated: Mar 3 2025, 10:25 EST Next Release: Mar 31 2025, 10:00 EDT

The Historical Billings Report tables provide data for total semiconductor revenues by the four regions Americas, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. Worldwide semiconductor shipments covering 205 product categories by revenue and 241 product categories by units, thereof 57 categories split by the regions Americas, Europe, Japan, China and Asia Pacific/All Other.

Major WSTS Historical Billings Report Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Americas Semiconductor Billings Dec 2024 20.92M USD 1.58%
Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Billings Dec 2024 30.11M USD 0.88%
Europe Semiconductor Billings Dec 2024 4.085M USD -4.15%
Japan Semiconductor Billings Dec 2024 3.979M USD 0.83%
Worldwide Semiconductor Billings Dec 2024 59.10M USD 0.76%

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