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     44.9    57.7    54.5    59.9    45.8    58.3    51.9    45.5    58.3    45.5    58.0    53.8 
  2008     43.9    42.0    46.2    42.3    50.3    50.6    46.2    41.3    29.5    39.7    28.8    21.5 
  2009     30.9    40.4    30.1 
 
 Three Months Earlier
  2007     50.0    55.6    52.1    63.1    58.7    56.7    54.8    52.9    54.5    44.6    56.1    51.9 
  2008     49.4    40.7    37.5    40.1    44.2    41.0    43.6    38.1    26.6    30.1    23.1    23.4 
  2009     15.1    19.9    28.5 
 
 Six Months Earlier
  2007     43.3    46.9    49.5    56.3    58.2    53.1    59.9    54.5    53.8    47.1    52.2    56.4 
  2008     46.5    47.4    47.1    44.9    39.1    34.6    36.9    38.5    25.0    25.3    25.6    17.0 
  2009     15.7    14.7    20.5 
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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.