Short-term and sub-annual statistics are a key tool for economic policymaking, business cycle analysis and forecasting. However, these statistics are often influenced by seasonal fluctuations as well as calendar and trading day effects, which can cover relevant short- and long-term movements of the time series and obscure a clear understanding of economic phenomena.

UNIDO Statistics publishes a series of quarterly reports and monthly infographics about current growth trends of the world manufacturing production, which is based on the index numbers of industrial production (IIP) collected from national data sources. The main objective of these reports is to provide an overview of the current growth trends of the world manufacturing production by country groups and major sectors.