July 20, 2023
US industrial production fell -0.5% m/m in June, down -0.4% from a year ago. Production for Q2 as a whole rose +0.2% q/q, flat from a year ago. For the first half of 2023, production was up +0.4% from a year before. Total industrial capacity utilization fell to 78.9% in June. US manufacturing output (a […]
June 19, 2023
US industrial production fell -0.2% m/m in May, up just +0.2% from a year ago. Total industrial capacity utilization fell slightly to 79.6% in May. US manufacturing output (a subset of industrial production) rose +0.1% m/m in May, but is down -0.3% from a year ago. Manufacturing capacity utilization remained unchanged at 78.4% in May
May 16, 2023
US industrial production rose +0.5% m/m in April, up just +0.2% from a year ago. However, it appears to be growing again after a modest drop at the end of last year. Total industrial capacity utilization rose slightly to 79.7% in April. US manufacturing output (a subset of industrial production) rose +1.0% m/m in April […]
April 18, 2023
US industrial production rose +0.4% m/m in March, up +0.5% from a year ago, recovering from a modest drop in 4Q22. For Q1 as a whole, production was flat q/q, up +1.0% from a year before. Total industrial capacity utilization rose slightly to 79.8% in March. US manufacturing output (a subset of industrial production) fell […]
January 18, 2023
US industrial production fell -0.7% m/m in December, its third straight month of decline. Nevertheless, production is still up +1.6% from a year ago. For Q4 as a whole, production fell -0.4% q/q, up +2.4% from a year before. For 2022 as a whole, it was up +3.9% from 2021. Total industrial capacity utilization declined […]
December 13, 2022
US industrial production fell -0.2% m/m in November. Nevertheless, production is still up +2.5% from a year ago. Total industrial capacity utilization declined to 79.7% in November. US manufacturing output (a subset of industrial production) fell -0.6% m/m in November, though it is still up +1.4% from a year ago. Manufacturing capacity utilization declined to […]