Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Release: Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
Units:
Frequency:
Unfilled Orders to Shipments Ratio Excludes Semiconductor Manufacturing. excludes the following industries with no unfilled orders: Wood products; nonmetallic mineral products; medical equipment and supplies; office supplies; other miscellaneous manufacturing; cutlery and handtools; farm and garden machinery; computer storage and peripheral devices; audio and video equipment; manufacturing and reproducing magnetic and optical media; batteries; automobiles; light trucks and utility vehicles; heavy duty trucks; and miscellaneous furniture.
U.S. Census Bureau, Ratio of Manufacturers' Total Inventories to Unfilled Orders for Durable Goods Industries: Primary Metals [A31SUS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A31SUS, August 15, 2020.
