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Business & Production

Production, orders, capacity, inventories, confidence, and business-cycle signals.

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Indicators tracked under Business

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Headline

Industrial productionOutput of factories, mines, and utilities.In the catalogCorporate financialsCompany financial statements, profit/loss, and accounting statistics.In the catalog

Surveys & leading indicators

Manufacturing PMIPurchasing managers index for manufacturing.In the catalogLeading indexComposite leading indicator for the business cycle.Catalog through Apr 2026Activity nowcastHigh-frequency nowcast of current activity.Catalog through Jul 25, 2026Business confidenceSurvey-based business sentiment index (BCI / IFO / Tankan / etc.).Catalog through Apr 2026

Orders & activity

Durable goods ordersNew orders for durable manufactured goods.Catalog through May 2026Business inventoriesInventories held by businesses.Catalog through May 2026Capacity utilizationShare of installed productive capacity actually being used.Catalog through Apr 2026Construction activityConstruction sector output, costs, and building activity (distinct from housing starts).In the catalog

Innovation & technology

Researchers in R&DProfessionals engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, per million people.In the catalogTechnicians in R&DTechnical and equivalent staff supporting research and development, per million people.In the catalogScientific and Technical Journal ArticlesNumber of scientific and engineering journal articles published by the country's authors.In the catalogFixed telephone subscriptionsNumber of active fixed-line telephone subscriptions.In the catalogFixed broadband subscriptionsFixed broadband internet subscriptions per 100 people.In the catalogPatent applications, nonresidentPatent applications filed by nonresidents with the country's patent office.In the catalogR&D expenditureGross expenditure on research and development as a share of GDP.In the catalogPatent applicationsPatent filings and patents granted per economy.In the catalogInnovation indexComposite innovation rankings (Global Innovation Index and equivalents).In the catalogDigital economyICT usage, internet adoption, and digital-economy indicators.In the catalog

Firms & entrepreneurship

New business registrationsNumber of newly registered limited-liability corporations in a given year.In the catalogFirms with female top managerShare of surveyed firms whose top manager is a woman.In the catalogFirms competing against informal firmsShare of surveyed firms that report competing against unregistered or informal firms.In the catalog
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  • Headline
  • Industrial production
  • Corporate financials
  • Surveys & leading indicators
  • Manufacturing PMI
  • Leading index
  • Activity nowcast
  • Business confidence
  • Orders & activity
  • Durable goods orders
  • Business inventories
  • Capacity
  • Construction
  • Innovation & technology
  • Researchers in R&D
  • Technicians in R&D
  • Scientific and Technical Journal Articles
  • Fixed telephone subscriptions
  • Fixed broadband subscriptions
  • Patent applications, nonresident
  • R&D
  • Patents
  • Innovation
  • Digital
  • Firms & entrepreneurship
  • New business registrations
  • Firms with female top manager
  • Firms competing against informal firms
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Country entry points

Sorted by series-coverage depth under this topic, with the countries that have the most provider data first.

United States17Germany15Spain15Turkey15China14France14Italy14Brazil14South Korea14Netherlands14Switzerland14Austria14Belgium14Czech Republic14Denmark14Estonia14Finland14Greece14Croatia14Hungary14Ireland14Lithuania14Luxembourg14Latvia14Poland14Portugal14Sweden14Slovenia14Slovakia14Japan13

+230 more countries with data. Browse all coverage in the catalog.

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United StatesGermanySpainTurkeyChinaFranceItalyBrazil

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