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

Release Date: March 14, 2003
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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                        
2001   41.4   40.3   40.3   46.8   35.3   38.0   47.5   45.1   42.4   43.1   38.6   49.5
2002   55.6   61.0   61.0   58.0   59.3   55.9   52.9   48.5   43.9   41.7   48.1   46.4
2003   58.8                      
                         
Three Months Earlier                        
2001   34.6   29.8   33.9   36.9   33.9   36.9   39.0   40.3   38.0   40.7   37.6   40.3
2002   44.7   55.1   59.9   60.7   63.1   62.0   63.7   58.3   47.5   38.3   47.1   43.1
2003   52.9                      
                         
Six Months Earlier                        
2001   30.2   30.5   28.5   27.8   27.8   30.8   31.5   38.0   38.0   32.5   33.2   38.0
2002   39.3   43.9   52.7   53.7   66.3   66.3   65.8   63.7   54.9   49.8   51.2   46.8
2003   45.4                      

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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