Backlog of Orders.ISM's Backlog Backlog The total value of sales orders waiting to be fulfilled. Notes: This figure is used mainly in the manufacturing industry. Increases or decreases in a company's backlog indicate the future direction of sales and earnings. of Orders Index (not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Mathematically adjusted by moderating a macroeconomic indicator (e.g., oil prices/imports) so that relative comparisons can be drawn from month to month all year. ) registered 52.5%, indicating manufacturers' backlogs in September were higher when compared to August. Of the 89% of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. who report their backlog of orders, 23% reported greater backlogs, 18% reported smaller backlogs, and 59% reported no change from August. The nine industries reporting an increase in order backlogs during the month are: Furniture; Instruments & Photographic Equipment; Rubber & Plastic Products; Food; Glass, Stone, & Aggregate; Electronic Components & Equipment; Wood & Wood Products; Industrial & Commercial Equipment & Computers; and Fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: Metals. |
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