Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Year	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
One Month Earlier
2014	42.5	65.9	66.9	51.5	59.5	56.5	58.2	46.8	62.9	51.5	61.9	49.8
2015	42.8	44.1	54.5	49.5	50.8	47.5	57.9	50.5	41.1	56.2	48.8	51.5
2016	52.5	51.0	45.0	47.3	51.3	51.5	58.4
Three Months Earlier
2014	45.8	57.2	61.9	67.9	62.2	58.2	61.5	59.2	57.9	55.9	65.9	59.5
2015	54.8	41.1	43.1	49.2	53.2	47.8	54.2	56.5	51.5	54.2	48.5	50.2
2016	50.8	52.3	46.2	41.6	43.3	49.8	56.5
Six Months Earlier
2014	51.2	53.5	61.5	60.5	59.9	61.5	67.6	64.5	57.5	61.9	66.2	60.9
2015	56.2	51.5	53.8	52.8	45.2	45.5	51.5	55.9	55.9	54.8	50.8	54.8
2016	48.2	48.2	46.2	41.8	48.3	48.2	54.8

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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