Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: August 15, 2013

Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
One Month Earlier
2011 52.6 51.0 60.3 46.2 54.8 51.3 57.7 53.8 56.1 56.7 50.3 63.5
2012 62.2 64.4 46.8 63.8 54.2 58.3 52.2 43.6 53.2 48.4 71.2 61.9
2013 52.9 60.4 46.3 46.8 53.8 60.1
 
Three Months Earlier
2011 59.6 58.3 61.5 50.3 54.5 49.0 53.8 53.8 58.3 60.6 61.5 61.5
2012 66.7 74.0 61.9 58.7 51.0 61.9 54.5 51.3 47.4 42.3 62.5 63.8
2013 66.3 64.4 53.4 48.4 45.2 53.2
 
Six Months Earlier
2011 58.0 56.1 62.2 58.7 59.3 53.8 56.1 54.2 51.9 61.9 58.0 63.5
2012 71.5 71.5 65.7 65.4 64.4 60.3 58.7 53.8 59.0 51.9 55.1 59.9
2013 57.1 67.0 62.2 62.8 53.5 54.5

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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Last update: August 15, 2013