Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: August 14, 2015

Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
One Month Earlier
2013 55.2 60.5 45.5 46.2 52.5 58.2 48.5 60.2 57.2 52.5 52.2 52.2
2014 40.8 63.5 66.6 49.5 60.9 57.2 63.9 46.5 61.2 56.2 63.2 54.5
2015 49.2 46.5 52.5 53.5 54.5 49.5
 
Three Months Earlier
2013 59.2 63.5 57.9 50.8 45.2 51.8 51.2 59.9 55.9 62.5 58.2 55.2
2014 47.8 57.9 64.2 69.6 68.9 58.9 64.2 62.5 62.9 57.5 64.9 65.9
2015 59.5 43.8 47.2 49.8 55.5 49.8
 
Six Months Earlier
2013 56.2 59.2 60.2 57.5 57.9 55.5 53.2 55.5 57.2 61.9 61.2 58.9
2014 53.5 56.2 64.9 63.2 62.2 67.2 69.6 68.9 64.2 63.9 69.2 68.6
2015 60.9 57.9 58.9 57.5 50.8 47.5

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 14, 2015