Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization; title with eagle logo links to Statistical Release home page

Release Date: September 15, 2004
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Table 6
Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production
Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
                         
One Month Earlier                        
2002   52.9   54.9   62.4   58.0   59.0   60.7   45.8   48.5   47.5   44.1   53.6   48.8
2003   48.8   48.8   38.3   36.3   51.5   52.5   57.6   45.8   59.3   62.4   69.2   53.2
2004   60.7   56.6   53.9   60.5   62.7   52.2   60.2          
                         
Three Months Earlier                        
2002   46.8   57.1   60.2   64.7   68.1   63.1   58.0   52.9   43.7   44.4   45.8   45.8
2003   47.5   45.1   42.0   33.6   36.3   45.4   55.6   55.3   59.3   60.5   73.2   62.4
2004   64.4   60.7   64.4   64.1   64.1   61.4   60.3          
                         
Six Months Earlier                        
2002   41.4   42.5   53.4   56.1   61.6   65.0   61.4   61.7   52.9   50.8   46.8   44.4
2003   40.7   40.0   40.3   33.6   34.9   39.3   43.1   42.4   52.9   60.3   67.1   68.5
2004   67.1   70.5   66.1   70.2   63.1   62.0   66.4          

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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