Economic Indicators

There are several different measures related to production in the manufacturing sector, including capital expenditures, shipments, inventories, orders, and the utilization of plant capacity.

• Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (US Census Bureau)
• Durable Goods (Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders): monthly (US Census Bureau)
• Gross Domestic Product (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
• Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: monthly (Federal Reserve Board)
• Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Survey: monthly (US Census Bureau)
• Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: monthly (US Census Bureau)
• Manufacturing Data: monthly (Institute for Supply Management, includes the Report On Business)
• Natural Gas Weekly Update (US Energy Information Administration)
• Quarterly Financial Report (QFR): Manufacturing, Mining, Trade, and Selected Service Industries (US Census Bureau)
• Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization: quarterly (US Census Bureau)
• U.S. Industrial Outlook: quarterly (Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation)
• Weekly Petroleum Status Report (US Energy Information Administration)