US Capacity Utilization Rate

Industrial production in the United States improved by 0.7% in February compared to the previous month, exceeding analysts' expectations, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors revealed in its report on Tuesday. Manufacturing output grew by 0.9% in the reported month compared to January and by 0.7% compared to February 2024. Mining climbed by 2.8% on a monthly basis and remained unchanged on an annual basis. Utilities fell by 2.5% compared to the prior month and jumped by 8.7% compared to the same period in the previous year. ...

Industrial production in the United States increased by 0.5% in January compared to the previous month, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors stated in its report published on Friday. Manufacturing output dipped by 0.1% compared to the month before but rose 1.0% on an annual basis. Mining output fell by 1.2% on a monthly basis, and expanded by 3.4% year-over-year. Meanwhile, the utilities index climbed by 7.2% compared to the month prior and jumped 6.9% year on year. Capacity utilization for the total industrial sector stood at ...

Industrial production in the United States expanded by 0.9% in December compared to the previous month, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors stated in its report published on Friday. Manufacturing output rose 0.6% compared to the month before and stood stable on an annual basis. Mining gained by 1.8% on a monthly basis, and by 0.3% year-over-year. Meanwhile, the utilities index climbed by 2.1% compared to the month prior and jumped 4.3% year on year. Capacity utilization for the total industrial sector stood at 77.6%, going up by ...

Industrial production in the United States decreased by 0.1% in November compared to the previous month and by 0.9% compared to the same period in 2023, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors revealed in its report on Tuesday. Manufacturing output advanced by 0.2% in the reported month compared to October but declined by 1% year on year. Mining dropped by 0.9% on a monthly basis and by 1.3% on an annual basis. Utilities fell by 1.3% compared to the prior month and by 0.1% compared to the same period in the previous year. Capacity ...

Industrial production in the United States observed a monthly decline of 0.3% in October, the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors said in its report released on Friday. Manufacturing output decreased by .05% in October compared to the previous month and 0.3% year-over-year. Mining climbed by 0.3% month-on-month but dropped 1.5% on an annual basis. Utilities advanced by 0.7% compared to September and 1.5% compared to October 2023. Capacity utilization fell to 77.1%, which is 2.6 percentage points below its long-run average. On an ...

Industrial production (IP) decreased 0.3% in September after advancing 0.3% in August, according to the Federal Reserve. A strike at a major producer of civilian aircraft held down total IP growth by an estimated 0.3% in September, and the effects of two hurricanes subtracted an estimated 0.3%. For the third quarter as a whole, industrial production declined at an annual rate of 0.6%. Manufacturing output moved down 0.4% in September, and the index for mining fell 0.6%. The index for utilities gained 0.7%. At 102.6% of its 2017 ...

From the Fed: Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization In August, industrial production rose 0.8 percent after falling 0.9 percent in July. Similarly, the output of manufacturing increased 0.9 percent in August after decreasing 0.7 percent during the previous month. This pattern was due in part to a recovery in the index of motor vehicles and parts, which jumped nearly 10 percent in August after dropping roughly 9 percent in July. The index for manufacturing excluding motor vehicles and parts moved up 0.3 percent in August. The ...

Industrial production fell 0.6% in July after increasing 0.3% in June, according to the Federal Reserve. Early July shutdowns concentrated in the petrochemical and related industries due to Hurricane Beryl held down the growth of industrial production by an estimated 0.3 percentage point. Manufacturing output stepped down 0.3% as the index for motor vehicles and parts fell nearly 8%; manufacturing excluding motor vehicles and parts rose 0.3%. The index for mining moved sideways while the index for utilities decreased 3.7%. At 102.9% ...