A–Z of economic indicators

A monthly survey-based gauge of business conditions in the Chicago area, also known as the Chicago Business Barometer.

A monthly survey indicator tracking whether South African manufacturing conditions are improving or weakening.

A monthly survey of Canadian small-business confidence and operating conditions.

A monthly European Commission survey composite that tracks confidence among businesses and consumers across the EU and euro area.

A monthly survey-based indicator of how German businesses assess current conditions and the near-term outlook.

A monthly survey-based measure of how German firms view their present business situation.

A monthly Australian business-sentiment indicator from NAB's Monthly Business Survey, reported as a net balance of firms' views.

A monthly survey indicator of business conditions in Singapore's manufacturing sector, published by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management.

A monthly survey indicator of business conditions in Sweden's service sector, published jointly by Swedbank and Silf.

A monthly survey-based gauge of whether activity in Australian industrial sectors is expanding or contracting.

A monthly survey-based measure of conditions in euro-area manufacturing.

This is a monthly Dallas Fed survey of service-sector businesses in Texas. It asks firms whether activity such as revenue, employment, prices and general business conditions improved, worsened or stayed the same from the prior month.

A monthly survey measure of how euro-area manufacturers view current and expected business conditions.

A monthly European Commission survey measure of confidence among euro-area service businesses.

A monthly survey-based gauge of sentiment among Finnish manufacturing businesses.

A monthly INSEE survey-based gauge of business conditions across France’s main market sectors.

A monthly business survey that combines German firms' views of current conditions and their expectations for the next six months.

An early monthly survey of business conditions in Germany's service sector.

A monthly, forward-looking survey indicator of how German businesses expect conditions to develop over the coming six months.

A monthly survey indicator of employment conditions across U.S. service-sector businesses.

A monthly official survey indicator of business conditions across China’s services and construction sectors.

A monthly survey-based gauge of confidence and operating expectations among US small-business owners.

A monthly New York Fed survey that tracks manufacturing conditions in New York State, with the headline general business conditions index used as an early signal of U.S. factory-sector momentum.

A monthly survey indicator that tracks whether Swiss manufacturing business conditions are expanding or contracting.

A monthly survey indicator of business conditions across the US service sector.

A monthly survey-based gauge of business conditions in Sweden's manufacturing sector.

An early monthly survey of business conditions in Japan's service sector.

The BusinessNZ PMI is a monthly survey of New Zealand manufacturing conditions and an early signal of whether the sector is expanding or contracting.

A monthly Dallas Fed survey indicator of broad business conditions among Texas manufacturers.

A monthly European Commission survey release that tracks confidence among euro-area businesses and consumers.

A monthly Cabinet Office survey that tracks expectations for Japan’s near-term economic conditions among people who observe household, business, and employment activity closely.

A monthly survey measure of how US consumers view their own financial prospects and the broader economy ahead.

A monthly survey of manufacturing conditions in the Philadelphia Federal Reserve District, widely known as the Philly Fed Index.