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Hardware & Semiconductors (7)
Semiconductor PPI
US Producer Price Index for semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing. Tracks chip and component cost trends affecting hardware purchases.
Computer PPI
US Producer Price Index for electronic computer manufacturing. Measures factory-gate cost trends for workstations, servers, and desktops.
PC PPI
US Producer Price Index for personal computers. Tracks wholesale pricing trends for PCs and workstations.
Storage PPI
US Producer Price Index for computer storage device manufacturing (SSDs, HDDs, storage arrays). Tracks storage cost trends.
Components PPI
US Producer Price Index for electronic components and accessories (capacitors, resistors, connectors, PCBs). Tracks the bill-of-materials cost for hardware.
SOX Index
PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX). Market sentiment indicator for the semiconductor industry. Tracks 30 major semiconductor companies.
Chip Capacity %
US semiconductor industry capacity utilization rate. Above 85% typically signals supply constraints and 6-18 month lead time extensions.
Software & Cloud (4)
Software PPI
US Producer Price Index for software publishers. Tracks software licensing and subscription cost trends.
Cloud PPI
US Producer Price Index for data processing, hosting, and related services. Tracks cloud infrastructure and data center service cost trends.
IT Retail PPI
US Producer Price Index for computer hardware, software, and supplies retailing. Tracks retail channel pricing for IT equipment and software.
IT Consulting PPI
US Producer Price Index for IT technical support and consulting services. Tracks outsourced IT service cost trends.
Canadian Tech Prices (6)
Digital Equip CPI
Canadian CPI for digital computing equipment and devices (laptops, desktops, monitors). Tracks consumer-market pricing trends.
Internet CPI
Canadian CPI for internet access services. Tracks ISP pricing trends for business and consumer internet.
Cellular CPI
Canadian CPI for cellular services. Tracks mobile plan pricing trends.
CA Computer IPPI
Canadian Industrial Product Price Index for computers and computer peripherals. Tracks Canadian manufacturer/wholesale pricing for IT hardware.
CA Chip IPPI
Canadian IPPI for printed/integrated circuits, semiconductors, and printed circuit assemblies. Canadian-market chip cost indicator.
Comms CPI
Canadian CPI for Communications (telephone, internet, cellular combined). Overall telecom cost trend for Canada.
Trade & Import Costs (6)
CAD/USD
US dollars per Canadian dollar. A weaker CAD (higher value) increases import costs but benefits exporters.
USD Index
Nominal Broad US Dollar Index (Trade Weighted, Jan 2006=100). Measures USD strength against a basket of major trading partners' currencies.
Tech Import $$
US Import Price Index for computers, peripherals, and semiconductors. Captures tariff effects, currency impacts, and supply chain costs on imported IT hardware.
Chip Import $$
US Import Price Index for semiconductors. Isolates semiconductor import costs — particularly relevant given US-China trade restrictions.
Trade Uncertainty
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Trade Policy (news-based). High readings signal elevated trade policy uncertainty affecting IT procurement planning.
Tech Orders
US manufacturers' new orders for computers and electronic products ($M). Leading indicator for hardware supply chain activity and lead times.
IT Labour Market (5)
IT Services Jobs
US employment in computer systems design and related services (thousands). Proxy for IT labour market tightness.
HW Mfg Jobs
US employment in computer and electronic product manufacturing (thousands). Indicator of hardware supply chain health.
Info Sector Jobs
Total US employment in the Information sector (thousands). Broad measure of tech industry employment health.
CA Info Jobs
Canadian employment in Information, culture and recreation sector (thousands). Includes IT services, software, data processing, telecommunications.
CA Prof Jobs
Canadian employment in Professional, scientific and technical services (thousands). Includes computer systems design, IT consulting, engineering.
Rates & Macro (1)
BoC Rate
Bank of Canada overnight target rate. Affects borrowing costs for capital projects and credit terms.