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
  2009     34.0    42.3    36.2    43.6    42.3    44.9    64.7    61.5    59.6    54.2    64.4    50.6 
  2010     64.4    51.0    64.1    62.2    62.5    51.9    58.0    49.4    50.0    59.0    53.8    61.9 
  2011     62.5 
 
 Three Months Earlier
  2009     17.3    21.8    31.1    36.2    36.2    41.0    51.3    64.4    66.3    62.5    67.0    57.7 
  2010     66.7    58.3    64.7    62.2    71.5    65.4    62.2    56.1    56.1    53.8    53.8    59.0 
  2011     61.9 
 
 Six Months Earlier
  2009     15.7    16.7    22.4    19.6    22.4    33.0    39.4    45.8    55.4    58.3    67.0    67.3 
  2010     68.6    66.3    67.3    72.1    72.4    70.8    67.6    68.6    65.4    59.6    57.1    62.5 
  2011     59.0 
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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.