PURCHASE ORDER LEAD TIME
The number of days from when a company buys the production inputs it needs to when those items arrive at the manufacturing plant. Purchase order lead time can have a significant impact on a company's bottom line. It is a key component of delivery cycle time, along with the time it takes to make the product and the time it takes to deliver the product.
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 06:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Wholesale Price Index | May | |
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | May | |
| 09:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | May | |
| 10:00 | Trade Balance | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Current Account (sa) | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Apr | |
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | May | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Jun |
