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 58.3 53.0 61.3 57.7 58.3 61.7 46.7 50.0 50.3 41.0 51.7 46.3 2003 43.7 50.7 43.0 37.0 52.7 56.0 49.7 48.3 59.0 60.3 71.0 58.7 2004 59.0 61.7 49.7 61.7 58.3 53.5 58.3 56.3 44.7 58.7 55.7 57.8 Three Months Earlier 2002 52.0 57.9 59.2 57.0 62.0 61.3 56.7 50.3 44.3 45.3 46.0 44.3 2003 42.7 40.3 40.7 35.3 37.3 47.3 57.3 55.7 57.3 61.7 71.7 66.3 2004 66.3 61.0 62.0 62.7 61.7 61.3 60.0 58.0 53.0 56.7 56.0 65.3 Six Months Earlier 2002 48.7 46.5 54.5 57.9 60.9 60.9 56.3 55.7 53.3 49.0 45.3 41.0 2003 39.7 36.0 36.3 34.7 38.7 43.3 44.0 43.7 51.7 62.0 69.7 67.7 2004 67.3 70.3 67.7 72.3 65.7 62.0 66.3 62.7 58.3 60.7 58.0 65.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.