backlog

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Decreases in new orders and order backlogs—two of the four demand indicators—more than offset gains posted by the indexes charting new export orders and customer inventories, Spence said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Contractors working on data centers have an average backlog of 10.9 months of work, compared with eight months for their peers, according to data from ABC.

From The Wall Street Journal

Figures on the backlog of people waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application include both applicants and dependants.

From BBC

The backlog of those waiting for a first decision has been declining steadily across the year, but there has been a growing backlog of appeals.

From BBC

The drop in November was driven largely by a fall in order backlogs, which hit their lowest level since March 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal