 August 2023 Industrial Production increased 0.1%, Capacity Utilization moved up to 79.7% Posted: September 15, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in August, and manufacturing output inched up 0.1 percent. The August reading for manufacturing was held back by a drop of 5 percent in the output of motor vehicles and parts; factory output elsewhere rose 0.6 percent. The index for mining moved up 1.4 percent, and the index for utilities climbed ... |
 July 2023 Industrial Production increased 1.0%, Capacity Utilization moved up to 79.3% Posted: August 16, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)In July, total industrial production increased 1.0 percent following declines in the previous two months. Manufacturing output rose 0.5 percent in July; the production of motor vehicles and parts jumped 5.2 percent, while factory output elsewhere edged up 0.1 percent. The index for mining moved up 0.5 percent, and the index for utilities ... |
 June 2023 Industrial Production declined 0.5%, Capacity Utilization stepped down to 78.9% Posted: July 18, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production declined 0.5 percent in June for a second consecutive month but advanced 0.7 percent at an annual rate for the second quarter as a whole. Manufacturing output moved down 0.3 percent in June but rose 1.5 percent in the second quarter. In June, the indexes for mining and utilities fell 0.2 percent and 2.6 percent, ... |
 March 2023 Industrial Production rose 0.4%, Capacity Utilization moved up to 79.8% Posted: April 14, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production rose 0.4 percent in March and was little changed in the first quarter, increasing at an annual rate of 0.2 percent. In March, manufacturing and mining output each fell 0.5 percent. The index for utilities jumped 8.4 percent, as the return to more seasonal weather after a mild February boosted the demand for heating. At ... |
 February 2023 Industrial Production was unchanged%, Capacity Utilization unchanged at 78.0% Posted: March 17, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production was unchanged in February, and manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent. The index for mining fell 0.6 percent, while the index for utilities rose 0.5 percent. At 102.6 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in February was 0.2 percent below its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization was unchanged ... |
 January 2023 Industrial Production was unchanged%, Capacity Utilization decreased to 78.3% Posted: February 15, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Industrial production was unchanged in January after falling 0.6 percent and 1.0 percent in November and December, respectively. In January, manufacturing output moved up 1.0 percent and mining output rose 2.0 percent following two months with substantial decreases for each sector. The output of utilities fell 9.9 percent in January, as a ... |
 December 2022 Industrial Production decreased 0.7%, Capacity Utilization decreased to 78.8% Posted: January 18, 2023 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Industrial production decreased 0.7 percent in December and 1.7 percent at an annual rate in the fourth quarter. In December, manufacturing output fell 1.3 percent amid widespread declines across the sector. The index for utilities jumped 3.8 percent, as cold temperatures boosted the demand for heating, while the index for mining moved ... |
 November 2022 Industrial Production decreased 0.2%, Capacity Utilization decreased to 79.7% Posted: December 15, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Industrial production declined 0.2 percent in November. Decreases of 0.6 percent for manufacturing and 0.7 percent for mining were partly offset by a rebound of 3.6 percent for utilities following three months of declines. At 104.5 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in November was 2.5 percent above its year-earlier ... |
 October 2022 Industrial Production decreased 0.1%, Capacity Utilization decreased to 79.9% Posted: November 16, 2022 at 09:16 AM (Wednesday)Industrial production decreased 0.1 percent in October, and its gain in September was revised down to 0.1 percent. Manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent in October, and its increases in July, August, and September were all lower than previously reported. In October, the index for mining stepped down 0.4 percent, and the index for ... |
 September 2022 Industrial Production increased 0.4%, Capacity Utilization moved up to 80.3% Posted: October 18, 2022 at 09:17 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in September and 2.9 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter. In September, manufacturing output rose 0.4 percent after advancing a similar amount in the previous month. The index for mining moved up 0.6 percent, and the index for utilities fell 0.3 percent. At 105.2 percent of its 2017 ... |
 August 2022 Industrial Production decreased 0.2%, Capacity Utilization declined to 80.0% Posted: September 15, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Industrial production decreased 0.2 percent in August. Manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent after increasing 0.6 percent in July. The index for mining was unchanged, and the index for utilities decreased 2.3 percent. At 104.5 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in August was 3.7 percent above its year-earlier ... |
 July 2022 Industrial Production increased 0.6%, Capacity Utilization moved up to 80.3% Posted: August 16, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)In July, total industrial production increased 0.6 percent. Manufacturing output gained 0.7 percent after having fallen 0.4 percent in each of the two previous months. The production of motor vehicles and parts rose 6.6 percent, while factory output elsewhere moved up 0.3 percent. The index for mining increased 0.7 percent, while the index ... |
 June 2022 Industrial Production moved down 0.2%, Capacity Utilization decreased to 80.0% Posted: July 15, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production moved down 0.2 percent in June but advanced at an annual rate of 6.1 percent for the second quarter as a whole. Manufacturing output declined 0.5 percent for a second consecutive month in June; even so, it rose at an annual rate of 4.2 percent in the second quarter. In June, the index for mining advanced 1.7 ... |
 May 2022 Industrial Production moved up 0.2%, Capacity Utilization increased to 79.0% Posted: June 17, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production moved up 0.2 percent in May. Output has increased in every month of the year so far, with an average monthly gain of nearly 0.8 percent. In May, manufacturing output declined 0.1 percent after three months when growth averaged nearly 1 percent; the indexes for utilities and mining rose 1.0 percent and 1.3 ... |
 April 2022 Industrial Production increased 1.1%, Capacity Utilization increased to 79.0% Posted: May 17, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)In April, total industrial production increased 1.1 percent—the fourth consecutive month of gains of 0.8 percent or greater—and manufacturing output rose 0.8 percent. The index for utilities moved up 2.4 percent, and the index for mining advanced 1.6 percent. At 105.6 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in April was ... |
 March 2022 Industrial Production increased 0.9%, Capacity Utilization increased to 78.3% Posted: April 15, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production advanced 0.9 percent in March and rose at an annual rate of 8.1 percent for the first quarter. Manufacturing output gained 0.9 percent in March; the output of motor vehicles and parts jumped 7.8 percent, while factory output elsewhere moved up 0.4 percent. The index for utilities increased 0.4 percent, and the index ... |
 February 2022 Industrial Production increased 0.5%, Capacity Utilization increased to 77.6% Posted: March 17, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Total industrial production rose 0.5 percent in February to a level that is 103.6 percent of its 2017 average. Manufacturing output increased 1.2 percent after having been little changed in each of the previous two months. In February, the index for utilities declined 2.7 percent, and the output of mines edged up ... |
 January 2022 Industrial Production increased 1.4%, Capacity Utilization increased to 77.6% Posted: February 16, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)In January, total industrial production increased 1.4 percent. Manufacturing output and mining production rose 0.2 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. The index for utilities jumped 9.9 percent; after being held down in December by unusually mild weather, the demand for heating surged in January with the arrival of ... |
 Industrial Production declined 0.1%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 76.5% Posted: January 14, 2022 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production declined 0.1 percent in December. Losses of 0.3 percent for manufacturing and 1.5 percent for utilities were mostly offset by a gain of 2.0 percent for mining. For the fourth quarter as a whole, total industrial production rose at an annual rate of 4.0 percent. At 101.9 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial ... |
 Industrial Production rose 0.5%
Capacity Utilization increased to 76.8% Posted: December 16, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Industrial production rose 0.5 percent in November. The indexes for both manufacturing and mining increased 0.7 percent, while the index for utilities decreased 0.8 percent.
At 102.3 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in November was 5.3 percent above its year-earlier level and at its highest reading since September 2019. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased 0.3 percentage point to 76.8 percent; even ... |
 Industrial Production rose 1.6%
Capacity Utilization increased to 76.4% Posted: November 16, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production rose 1.6 percent in October after falling 1.3 percent in September; about half of the gain in October reflected a recovery from the effects of Hurricane Ida. Manufacturing output increased 1.2 percent in October; excluding a large gain in the production of motor vehicles and parts, factory output moved up 0.6 percent. ... |
 Industrial Production fell 1.3%
Capacity Utilization fell to 75.2% Posted: October 18, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Monday)Industrial production fell 1.3 percent in September after moving down 0.1 percent in August; output was previously reported to have risen 0.4 percent in August. In September, manufacturing output decreased 0.7 percent: The production of motor vehicles and parts fell 7.2 percent, as shortages of semiconductors continued to hobble operations, ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 76.4% Posted: September 15, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in August after moving up 0.8 percent in July. Late-month shutdowns related to Hurricane Ida held down the gain in industrial production by an estimated 0.3 percentage point. Although the hurricane forced plant closures for petrochemicals, plastic resins, and petroleum refining, overall ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.9%
Capacity Utilization increased to 76.1% Posted: August 17, 2021 at 09:53 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production increased 0.9 percent in July after moving up 0.2 percent in June. In July, manufacturing output rose 1.4 percent. About half of the gain in factory output is attributable to a jump of 11.2 percent for motor vehicles and parts, as a number of vehicle manufacturers trimmed or canceled their typical July shutdowns. Despite ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 75.4% Posted: July 15, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in June after moving up 0.7 percent in May. In June, manufacturing output edged down 0.1 percent, as an ongoing shortage of semiconductors contributed to a decrease of 6.6 percent in the production of motor vehicles and parts. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, factory output increased 0.4 percent. ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.8%
Capacity Utilization increased to 75.2% Posted: June 15, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Total industrial production increased 0.8 percent in May. Manufacturing production advanced 0.9 percent, reflecting, in part, a large gain in motor vehicle assemblies; factory output excluding motor vehicles and parts increased 0.5 percent. The indexes for mining and utilities rose 1.2 percent and 0.2 ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.7%
Capacity Utilization increased to 74.9% Posted: May 14, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production increased 0.7 percent in April. The indexes for mining and utilities increased 0.7 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively; the index for manufacturing rose 0.4 percent despite a drop in motor vehicle assemblies that principally resulted from shortages of semiconductors. An important contributor to the gain in ... |
 Industrial Production increased 1.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 74.4% Posted: April 15, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)In March, total industrial production increased 1.4 percent. The gain in March followed a drop of 2.6 percent in February, which largely resulted from widespread outages related to severe winter weather in the south central region of the country. For the first quarter as a whole, total industrial production rose 2.5 percent at an annual rate. ... |
 Industrial Production decreased 2.2%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 73.8% Posted: March 16, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)In February, total industrial production decreased 2.2 percent. Manufacturing output and mining production fell 3.1 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively; the output of utilities increased 7.4 percent.
The severe winter weather in the south central region of the country in mid-February accounted for the bulk of the declines in output for the month. Most notably, some petroleum refineries, petrochemical facilities, and plastic resin plants suffered damage from the deep ... |
 Industrial Production increased 1.6%
Capacity Utilization increased to 74.5% Posted: January 15, 2021 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production advanced 1.6 percent in December, with gains of 0.9 percent for manufacturing, 1.6 percent for mining, and 6.2 percent for utilities. The increase for utilities resulted from a rebound in demand for heating after unseasonably warm weather in November. For the fourth quarter as a whole, total industrial production rose at ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 73.3% Posted: December 15, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production increased 0.4 percent in November. After having fallen 16.5 percent between February and April, the level of the index has risen to about 5 percent below its pre-pandemic (February) reading. In November, manufacturing output advanced 0.8 percent for its seventh consecutive monthly gain. An increase of 5.3 percent for ... |
 Industrial Production increased 1.1%
Capacity Utilization increased to 72.8% Posted: November 17, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production rose 1.1 percent in October. The index has recovered much of its 16.5 percent decline from February to April, but output in October was still 5.6 percent lower than its pre-pandemic February level. After edging up 0.1 percent in September, manufacturing output increased 1.0 percent in October. The output of utilities rose ... |
 Industrial Production decreased 0.6%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 71.5% Posted: October 16, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production fell 0.6 percent in September, its first decline after four consecutive months of gains. The index increased at an annual rate of 39.8 percent for the third quarter as a whole. Although production has recovered more than half of its February to April decline, the September reading was still 7.1 percent below its ... |
 Industrial Production increased 0.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 71.4% Posted: September 15, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production rose 0.4 percent in August for its fourth consecutive monthly increase. However, even after the recent gains, the index in August was 7.3 percent below its pre-pandemic February level. Manufacturing output continued to improve in August, rising 1.0 percent, but the gains for most manufacturing industries have gradually ... |
 Industrial Production increased 3.0%
Capacity Utilization increased to 70.6% Posted: August 14, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production rose 3.0 percent in July after increasing 5.7 percent in June; even so, the index in July was 8.4 percent below its pre-pandemic February level. Manufacturing output continued to improve in July, rising 3.4 percent. Most major industries posted increases, though they were much smaller in magnitude than the ... |
 Industrial Production increased 5.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 68.6% Posted: July 15, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Total industrial production rose 5.4 percent in June after increasing 1.4 percent in May; even so, it remained 10.9 percent below its pre-pandemic February level. For the second quarter as a whole, the index fell 42.6 percent at an annual rate, its largest quarterly decrease since the industrial sector retrenched after World War II. ... |
 Industrial Production increased 1.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 64.8% Posted: June 16, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Total industrial production increased 1.4 percent in May, as many factories resumed at least partial operations following suspensions related to COVID-19. Even so, total industrial production in May was 15.4 percent below its pre-pandemic level in February. Manufacturing output—which fell sharply in March and April—rose 3.8 percent in May; ... |
 Industrial Production fell 11.2%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 64.9% Posted: May 15, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Total industrial production fell 11.2 percent in April for its largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic led many factories to slow or suspend operations throughout the month. Manufacturing output dropped 13.7 percent, its largest decline on record, as all major industries ... |
 Industrial Production fell 5.4%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 72.7% Posted: April 15, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Total industrial production fell 5.4 percent in March, as the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic led many factories to suspend operations late in the month. Manufacturing output fell 6.3 percent; most major industries posted decreases, with the largest decline registered by motor vehicles and parts. The decreases for total ... |
 Industrial Production rose 0.6%
Capacity Utilization increased to 77.0% Posted: March 17, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production rose 0.6 percent in February after falling 0.5 percent in January. Manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent in February; excluding a large gain for motor vehicles and parts and a large drop for civilian aircraft, factory output was unchanged. The index for mining declined 1.5 percent, but the index for utilities jumped ... |
 Industrial Production declined 0.3%
Capacity Utilization fell to 76.8% Posted: February 14, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production declined 0.3 percent in January, as unseasonably warm weather held down the output of utilities and as a major manufacturer significantly slowed production of civilian aircraft. The index for manufacturing edged down 0.1 percent in January; excluding the production of aircraft and parts, factory output advanced 0.3 ... |
 Industrial Production declined 0.3%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 77.0% Posted: January 17, 2020 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production declined 0.3 percent in December, as a decrease of 5.6 percent for utilities outweighed increases of 0.2 percent for manufacturing and 1.3 percent for mining. The drop for utilities resulted from a large decrease in demand for heating, as unseasonably warm weather in December followed unseasonably cold weather in ... |
 Industrial Production rebounded 1.1%
Capacity Utilization increased to 77.3% Posted: December 17, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production and manufacturing production both rebounded 1.1 percent in November after declining in October. These sharp November increases were largely due to a bounceback in the output of motor vehicles and parts following the end of a strike at a major manufacturer. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, the indexes for total ... |
 Industrial Production fell 0.8%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 76.7% Posted: November 15, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production fell 0.8 percent in October after declining 0.3 percent in September. Manufacturing production decreased 0.6 percent in October. Much of this decline was due to a drop of 7.1 percent in the output of motor vehicles and parts that resulted from a strike at a major manufacturer of motor vehicles. The decreases for ... |
 Industrial Production fell back 0.4%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 77.5% Posted: October 15, 2019 at 09:17 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production fell back 0.4 percent in September after advancing 0.8 percent in August. For the third quarter, industrial production rose at an annual rate of 1.2 percent following declines of about 2 percent in both the first and the second quarters.
Manufacturing production decreased 0.5 percent in September, with output reduced by a strike at a major manufacturer of motor vehicles. Excluding motor vehicles and parts, the overall index and the manufacturing index each moved down 0.2 percent. Mining production fell 1.3 ... |
 Industrial Production rose 0.6%
Capacity Utilization increased to 77.9% Posted: September 17, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production rose 0.6 percent in August after declining 0.1 percent in July. Manufacturing production increased 0.5 percent, more than reversing its decrease in July. Factory output has increased 0.2 percent per month over the past four months after having decreased 0.5 percent per month during the first four months of the year. ... |
 Industrial Production declined 0.2%
Capacity Utilization increased to 77.5% Posted: August 15, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Thursday)Industrial production declined 0.2 percent in July. Manufacturing output decreased 0.4 percent last month and has fallen more than 1-1/2 percent since December 2018. In July, mining output fell 1.8 percent, as Hurricane Barry caused a sharp but temporary decline in oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico. The index for utilities rose 3.1 percent. ... |
 Industrial Production unchanged%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 77.9% Posted: July 16, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Tuesday)Industrial production was unchanged in June, as increases for both manufacturing and mining offset a decline for utilities. For the second quarter as a whole, industrial production declined at an annual rate of 1.2 percent, its second consecutive quarterly decrease. In June, manufacturing output advanced 0.4 percent. An increase of nearly ... |
 Industrial Production rose 0.4%
Capacity Utilization increased to 78.1% Posted: June 14, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Friday)Industrial production rose 0.4 percent in May after falling 0.4 percent in April. The indexes for manufacturing and mining gained 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively, in May; the index for utilities climbed 2.1 percent. At 109.6 percent of its 2012 average, total industrial production was 2.0 percent higher in May than it was a year ... |
 Industrial Production down 0.5%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 77.9% Posted: May 15, 2019 at 09:15 AM (Wednesday)Industrial production fell 0.5 percent in April, and the rates of change for previous months were revised down on net. Output is now reported to have declined 1.9 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter. Manufacturing production moved down 0.5 percent in April after being unchanged in March. The index for mining advanced 1.6 percent ... |