Table 6
 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production
 Percent
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 Year       Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.     May    June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.    Nov.    Dec.
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 One Month Earlier
  2007     42.9    56.4    58.3    62.2    49.7    57.4    55.6    45.5    53.8    44.6    57.1    50.0 
  2008     48.1    45.5    53.5    42.6    53.4    51.4    49.4    41.3    30.4    38.6    29.8    21.5 
  2009     32.1 
 
 Three Months Earlier
  2007     46.2    52.9    51.0    62.5    59.6    61.9    59.6    56.7    55.8    43.6    52.9    51.9 
  2008     48.4    42.6    46.8    45.2    52.9    45.2    48.4    41.7    27.9    28.8    24.4    21.5 
  2009     14.4 
 
 Six Months Earlier
  2007     38.8    43.6    45.5    57.4    58.7    56.4    65.4    57.7    61.2    51.6    53.5    54.8 
  2008     46.5    43.9    47.1    44.2    44.6    44.9    44.9    43.9    28.8    28.2    23.4    15.1 
  2009     14.7 
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      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.