Economic Market Indicators Report Updated Series

NFPA’s Econ and Market Indicators (EMI) report pulls together data from multiple sources to provide the latest trends for: 

  • Customer Markets (U.S. Census Bureau) 
  • Economic Indicators (U.S. Census Bureau) 
  • Industrial Production (Federal Reserve) 
  • Capacity Utilization (Federal Reserve) 
  • Producer Price Index (Bureau of Labor Statistics) 

Recent changes have been made to the EMI report.

Listed below are the locations in the EMI file and the data series that have been added:

  • M3 Shipments 
    • Computers and Electronic Products 
  • M3 Orders 
    • Computers and Electronic Products 
  • Indicators 
    • Total Construction Spending: Manufacturing in the United States 
  • PPI Markets
    • Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 
  • PPI Products 
    • Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing 
    • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 
    • Final Demand: Private Capital Equipment 
  • Industrial Production 
    • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component 
  • Capacity Utilization 
    • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component 

Listed below are the locations in the EMI file and the data series that are no longer being updated:

  • PPI Products 
    • Non aerospace – type pneumatic fluid power cylinders & actuators, linear & rotary 

The EMI report can be accessed at this link: https://nfpahub.com/reports/econ-market-indicator/. An excel file with all the raw data is also available to download for internal analysis. Members can view individual series and apply different calculations such as moving averages and rates of change. 

Questions? Contact Cecilia Bart at cbart@nfpa.com or 414-259-2027. 

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