A–Z of economic indicators

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

A monthly survey of U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers that indicates whether factory activity is expanding or contracting.

A monthly official survey of whether conditions in China’s manufacturing sector are improving or worsening.

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 of purchasing managers that provides an early read on conditions in euro-area manufacturing.

India Manufacturing Production YoY shows how much manufacturing output changed compared with the same month a year earlier. It is a gauge of factory-sector momentum in India.

A monthly diffusion index within the ISM Manufacturing PMI report that tracks whether U.S. manufacturers are reporting improving or worsening employment conditions.

A survey-based gauge of whether new orders at U.S. manufacturers are increasing or decreasing compared with the prior month.

A monthly survey gauge showing whether U.S. manufacturers are broadly paying higher or lower input prices.

A monthly measure of changes in the output of Israel's manufacturing industries.

A monthly survey indicator of manufacturing conditions in the Federal Reserve's Tenth District.

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-based gauge of manufacturing conditions in the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond's Fifth District.

A monthly diffusion index showing whether Fifth District manufacturers reported rising or falling shipment volumes compared with the prior month.

A timely survey-based measure of business conditions across US manufacturers.

A monthly measure of the change in employment on US manufacturing payrolls.

An early monthly estimate of the change in the value of goods sold by Canadian manufacturers.

A monthly regional survey indicator of manufacturing conditions in the US Tenth Federal Reserve District.

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

A monthly measure of how fully Türkiye’s manufacturing industry is using its available production capacity.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of Italian manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of Spanish manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

China NBS Manufacturing PMI is an official survey measure of conditions in China’s manufacturing sector. A reading above 50 generally indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 indicates contraction.

China NBS Non-Manufacturing PMI is a survey-based measure of activity in China’s services and construction sectors. Readings above 50 generally signal expansion, while readings below 50 signal contraction.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of French manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of German manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of Greek manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

The Hungary HALPIM Manufacturing PMI is a monthly purchasing-manager survey that tracks whether Hungarian manufacturing conditions are improving or deteriorating.

Seasonally adjusted survey index of Irish manufacturing conditions; 50 = no change.

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

Norway manufacturing production index (Statistics Norway) — monthly change

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

The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index is a monthly gauge of factory activity in the Fifth Federal Reserve District. It summarizes whether surveyed manufacturers report improving or worsening conditions compared with the prior month.

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

U.S. manufacturing output (Federal Reserve G.17) — monthly change

UK manufacturing output (ONS Index of Production) — monthly change

A monthly survey indicator of conditions across Japan's manufacturing 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.

The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Shipments Index tracks whether manufacturers in the Fifth District are shipping more or less than in the previous month. It is one component of the Richmond Fed manufacturing survey.

South African manufacturing production (Stats SA) — monthly change

South African manufacturing production (Stats SA) — annual change

Business confidence tracks firms’ survey-based views of current conditions and near-term economic prospects.

A monthly Census Bureau measure of changes in new orders placed with U.S. manufacturers.

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.

A monthly CBI survey indicator showing whether UK manufacturers' total order books are above or below normal.

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

U.S. Factory Orders ex Transportation tracks manufacturers' new orders after removing the volatile transportation category, giving a clearer read on broader factory demand.

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

An early monthly indicator of business activity across Germany's manufacturing and services sectors.

Japan Capacity Utilization tracks changes in manufacturers' use of available production capacity through METI's operating ratio index.

A regional manufacturing-survey measure of whether firms in the Philadelphia Fed district are adding or reducing employees.

U.S. Business Inventories tracks the value of goods held by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, providing a broad view of stock levels across the business sector.

A monthly U.S. measure of new orders for long-lasting manufactured goods that excludes transportation equipment.

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

Mexico Auto Production Year-over-Year tracks the annual percentage change in light-vehicle output reported by INEGI, giving traders a timely view of a key manufacturing and export-linked sector.

China NBS General PMI is a broad survey indicator of overall business output across manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity. Readings above 50 generally suggest overall expansion, while readings below 50 suggest contraction.

A monthly survey measure of changes in new orders received by US service-sector businesses.

A monthly U.S. services-sector purchasing managers' index from the Institute for Supply Management, watched as a timely signal of business activity, demand, employment and price pressures.

Mexico Auto Exports YoY tracks the annual change in the number of light vehicles exported from Mexico, offering a timely read on manufacturing and external demand.

A monthly Richmond Fed survey measure of current service-sector activity in the Fifth Federal Reserve District.

A monthly measure of changes in Armenia’s output across major industrial activities, commonly viewed against the same period a year earlier.

Belarus Industrial Production tracks changes in the volume of output generated by the country’s industrial sector, including manufacturing, mining and utilities-related activities.

Bulgaria Industrial Production tracks changes in industrial output across manufacturing, mining and utilities, offering a timely view of the country’s goods-producing economy.

A monthly measure of how Croatian industrial output compares with the same month a year earlier.

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

A monthly measure of changes in the volume of industrial activity in France.

A quarterly measure of changes in the volume of output from Georgia’s industrial sectors.

A monthly measure of changes in Germany's price-adjusted production output.

A monthly indicator of changes in Germany's real industrial output.

German new orders in manufacturing (Destatis) — monthly change

A monthly survey index showing whether U.S. service businesses report expanding or contracting activity.

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

A monthly survey indicator of price changes paid by US service-sector businesses.

A monthly measure of the change in Italian industrial sales values.

A monthly measure of the year-on-year change in the value of sales made by Italian industrial enterprises.

Sweden Industrial New Orders tracks changes in new orders received by industrial firms and is used as an early gauge of factory demand.

A monthly measure of U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods, excluding transportation equipment.

An early monthly survey indicator of combined manufacturing and services activity in Japan.

China Fixed Asset Investment YTD YoY tracks the cumulative annual growth rate of spending on fixed assets such as infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and real estate development projects.

A monthly METI index tracking output across Japan's service-sector industries.

A monthly measure of changes in the volume of industrial output in North Macedonia.

The Richmond Fed Services Revenues Index tracks whether service-sector firms in the Fifth District report higher or lower revenues than in the previous month. It is a monthly survey-based measure of regional non-manufacturing activity.

A monthly measure of changes in U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods, excluding defense-related orders.