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: Oct 27 2026, 08:32 EDT Next Release: Nov 25 2026, 08:30 EST

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 Sep 2026 321.08B USD 2.19%
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders MoM Sep 2026 2.19% 587.5%
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders Sep 2026 225.56B USD 0.46%
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders MoM Sep 2026 0.46% 39.90%
US Durable Goods New Orders Sep 2026 345.37B USD 1.84%
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM Sep 2026 1.84% 1.27K%
US Durable Goods Shipments Sep 2026 336.76B USD 0.91%
US Durable Goods Shipments MoM Sep 2026 0.91% --
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Sep 2026 1.624T USD 0.84%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders MoM Sep 2026 0.84% 28.71%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders Sep 2026 88.04B USD 0.46%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders MoM Sep 2026 0.46% -70.87%
Last Updated: Nov 11 2026, 04:00 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 Sep 2026 834.68B EUR -0.02%
Bank of Spain Cash Put Into Circulation Sep 2026 -37.81B EUR --
Bank of Spain Liabilities Sep 2026 834.68B EUR -0.02%
Spain Assets: Currency and Deposits Q2 2026 3.041T EUR 2.55%
Spain Financial Assets Q2 2026 14.73T EUR 3.40%
Spain Financial Institutions Net Financial Assets Q2 2026 -217.61B EUR --
Spain Unemployment Rate Q3 2026 10.18% 3.14%
Last Updated: Nov 13 2026, 09:19 EST Next Release: Dec 14 2026, 08:30 EST

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: Oct 15 2026, 08:32 EDT Next Release: Nov 16 2026, 08:30 EST

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: Oct 14 2026, 21:00 EDT Next Release: Nov 18 2026, 20:00 EST

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 Aug 2026 5.20% --
Japan Machinery Orders Received Aug 2026 4.042T JPY -3.67%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Aug 2026 1.227T JPY -4.25%
Japan Machinery Orders Received from the Private Sector Excluding Volatile Orders Aug 2026 1.070T JPY 5.20%
Japan Machinery Orders YoY Aug 2026 18.45% 51.37%
Japan Machinery Sales Aug 2026 3.448T JPY -6.42%
Last Updated: Oct 16 2026, 09:18 EDT Next Release: Nov 17 2026, 09:15 EST

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: Oct 7 2026, 02:06 EDT Next Release: Nov 6 2026, 01:00 EST

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: Nov 5 2026, 10:04 EST Next Release: Dec 4 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Oct 2026 1.262 -7.29%
Last Updated: Nov 2 2026, 10:02 EST Next Release: Dec 1 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Oct 2026 54.60 -3.19%
US ISM Manufacturing Customer's Inventories Index Oct 2026 41.60 0.00%
US ISM Manufacturing Employment Index Oct 2026 52.40 -0.57%
US ISM Manufacturing Exports Index Oct 2026 51.20 0.59%
US ISM Manufacturing Imports Index Oct 2026 52.90 3.73%
US ISM Manufacturing Inventories Index Oct 2026 51.40 5.76%
US ISM Manufacturing New Orders Index Oct 2026 55.50 0.36%
US ISM Manufacturing PMI Oct 2026 55.50 1.83%
US ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid Index Oct 2026 75.20 -3.47%
US ISM Manufacturing Production Index Oct 2026 59.00 4.06%
US ISM Manufacturing Supplier Deliveries Index Oct 2026 59.10 0.17%
Last Updated: Oct 29 2026, 21:33 EDT Next Release: Nov 15 2026, 20:30 EST (R)

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 Sep 2026 104.10 2.16%
Japan Industrial Production Index MoM Sep 2026 2.16% --
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Sep 2026 100.00 2.56%
Japan Manufacturing Inventory Ratio Sep 2026 108.40 1.88%
Japan Manufacturing Production Sep 2026 104.20 2.26%
Japan Manufacturing Shipments Sep 2026 101.00 0.60%
Last Updated: Oct 23 2026, 02:33 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: Oct 22 2026, 10:09 EDT Next Release: Nov 19 2026, 11:00 EST

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: Oct 27 2026, 10:00 EDT Next Release: Nov 25 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Aug 2026 284.20B USD 0.69%
US Capital Goods New Orders Aug 2026 122.08B USD 0.68%
US Computers and Electronic Products Inventories Aug 2026 68.74B USD 0.21%
US Computers and Electronic Products New Orders Aug 2026 30.87B USD -0.02%
US Durable Goods Excluding Defense New Orders MoM Aug 2026 -0.01% --
US Durable Goods Excluding Transportation New Orders MoM Aug 2026 0.25% -65.52%
US Durable Goods Inventories Aug 2026 608.34B USD 0.54%
US Durable Goods New Orders Aug 2026 338.46B USD -0.07%
US Durable Goods New Orders MoM Aug 2026 -0.07% --
US Durable Goods Shipments Aug 2026 333.59B USD -0.28%
US Durable Goods Unfilled Orders Aug 2026 1.610T USD 0.62%
US Machinery Inventories Aug 2026 106.77B USD 0.97%
US Machinery New Orders Aug 2026 45.48B USD 1.11%
US Machinery Shipments Aug 2026 43.94B USD 0.21%
US Machinery Unfilled Orders Aug 2026 154.03B USD 1.01%
US Manufacturing New Orders Aug 2026 663.49B USD 0.10%
US Manufacturing New Orders MoM Aug 2026 0.10% -87.14%
US Manufacturing Shipments Aug 2026 658.62B USD 0.00%
US Motor Vehicles and Parts New Orders Aug 2026 73.29B USD -0.64%
US Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft New Orders MoM Dec 2025 0.79% -8.51%
US Transportation Equipment Inventories Aug 2026 192.69B USD 0.60%
US Transportation Equipment New Orders Aug 2026 114.09B USD -0.69%
Last Updated: Oct 15 2026, 10:07 EDT Next Release: Nov 17 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Aug 2026 2.819T USD 0.42%
US Business Inventories MoM Aug 2026 0.42% -53.01%
US Business Inventories YoY Aug 2026 4.58% 13.33%
US Business Inventory/Sales Ratio Aug 2026 1.33 -0.75%
US Business Sales Aug 2026 2.124T USD 1.07%
US Manufacturers Inventories Aug 2026 972.38B USD 0.53%
US Manufacturers Inventory/Sales Ratio Aug 2026 1.48 0.68%
US Manufacturers Sales Aug 2026 658.62B USD 0.00%
US Retail Trade Inventories Aug 2026 882.18B USD 0.25%
US Retail Trade Inventory/Sales Ratio Aug 2026 1.36 -1.45%
US Retail Trade Sales Aug 2026 647.44B USD 1.28%
US Wholesalers Inventories Aug 2026 964.20B USD 0.46%
US Wholesalers Inventories MoM Aug 2026 0.46% -66.60%
US Wholesalers Inventory/Sales Ratio Aug 2026 1.18 -0.84%
US Wholesalers Sales Aug 2026 817.46B USD 1.78%
US Wholesalers Sales YoY Aug 2026 15.59% 17.20%
Last Updated: Nov 2 2026, 07:33 EST Next Release: Nov 29 2026, 20:00 EST

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 Oct 2026 48.40 0.00%
China Manufacturing Expected Production and Business Activities Index Oct 2026 53.40 -0.74%
China Manufacturing New Orders Index Oct 2026 49.40 -2.18%
China Manufacturing Production Index Oct 2026 49.80 -3.68%
China Manufacturing Raw Materials Purchase Price Index Oct 2026 56.80 -6.58%
China Manufacturing Supplier Delivery Time Index Oct 2026 50.20 0.20%
China PMI Oct 2026 49.30 -1.60%
Last Updated: Nov 2 2026, 07:39 EST Next Release: Nov 29 2026, 20:00 EST

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: Nov 10 2026, 08:26 EST Next Release: --

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: Nov 10 2026, 08:40 EST Next Release: --

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: Oct 1 2026, 19:50 EDT Next Release: Dec 14 2026, 10:00 EST

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: Oct 26 2026, 10:30 EDT Next Release: Nov 30 2026, 10:30 EST

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

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Texas Manufacturing Business Activity Index Oct 2026 13.40 36.73%
Texas Manufacturing Company Outlook Index Oct 2026 16.10 85.06%
Texas Manufacturing Future Business Activity Index Oct 2026 38.10 83.17%
Texas Manufacturing Future Company Outlook Index Oct 2026 31.10 -1.27%
Texas Manufacturing Growth of Orders Index Oct 2026 16.00 -16.23%
Texas Manufacturing New Orders Index Oct 2026 9.30 -69.71%
Texas Manufacturing Production Index Oct 2026 15.80 -46.44%
Last Updated: Nov 13 2026, 17:25 EST Next Release: Dec 13 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Oct 2026 0.03% -28.22%
Cass Freight Shipments Index Oct 2026 1.040 1.70%
Cass Freight Shipments Index MoM Oct 2026 0.02% 25.30%
Cass Freight Shipments Index YoY Oct 2026 0.06% 208.3%
Last Updated: Nov 12 2026, 04:30 EST Next Release: Dec 11 2026, 04:30 EST

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: Oct 30 2026, 08:50 EDT Next Release: Dec 1 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Aug 2026 64.77M USD 15.46%
Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Billings Aug 2026 95.82M USD 29.97%
Europe Semiconductor Billings Aug 2026 10.17M USD 27.04%
Japan Semiconductor Billings Aug 2026 6.502M USD 9.60%
Worldwide Semiconductor Billings Aug 2026 177.26M USD 23.30%

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