United States Census Bureau. Manufacturing Shipments, Inventories, Orders: Non-Seasonally Adjusted: Non-Seasonally Adjusted New Orders | Industry: Electronic Equipment, Appliances and Components, 02/1992 - 11/2013. Data-Planet™ Statistical Datasets by Conquest Systems, Inc. Dataset-ID: 001-021-002
Dataset: Reports the monthly value of new orders of United States manufacturers. New orders are net of order cancellations and include orders received and filled during the month as well as orders received for future delivery. They also include the value of contract changes which increase or decrease the value of the unfilled orders to which they relate. Orders are defined to include those supported by binding legal documents such as signed contracts, letters of award, or letters of intent, although in some industries this definition may not be strictly applicable. In the case of letters of intent, the full amount of the sales value is included if the parties are in substantial agreement on the amount; otherwise, only the funds specifically authorized to be expended are included.
Data are from the Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey, conducted monthly by the United States Census Bureau since 1957. The 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. Data are used by the Executive Branch of the Government for developing economic, fiscal, and monetary policy; the Bureau of Economic Analysis as components of the gross domestic product estimates; and trade associations, corporate economists, and other members of the business community as an analytical tool for assessing the current and future economic condition of the country.
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Category: Industry, Business, and Commerce
Subject: Sales, Value, Manufactured Goods, Manufacturing Businesses, Manufacturing Industry
Source: United States Census Bureau
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