Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: October 17, 2016

Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
One Month Earlier
2014 42.5 65.9 66.9 51.5 59.5 56.5 58.2 46.8 62.9 51.5 61.9 49.8
2015 42.8 44.1 54.5 49.5 50.8 47.5 57.9 50.5 41.1 56.2 48.8 51.5
2016 52.5 51.0 45.0 47.0 52.3 50.8 55.5 45.5
 
Three Months Earlier
2014 45.8 57.2 61.9 67.9 62.2 58.2 61.5 59.2 57.9 55.9 65.9 59.5
2015 54.8 41.1 43.1 49.2 53.2 47.8 54.2 56.5 51.5 54.2 48.5 50.2
2016 50.8 52.3 46.2 41.6 44.0 50.8 56.5 51.2
 
Six Months Earlier
2014 51.2 53.5 61.5 60.5 59.9 61.5 67.6 64.5 57.5 61.9 66.2 60.9
2015 56.2 51.5 53.8 52.8 45.2 45.5 51.5 55.9 55.9 54.8 50.8 54.8
2016 48.2 48.2 46.2 41.8 48.7 48.8 54.5 47.8

Note: The diffusion indexes are calculated as the percentage of series that increased over the indicated
span (one, three, or six months) plus one-half the percentage that were unchanged.


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