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

Release Date: February 16, 2005
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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                        
2002   58.3   53.0   61.3   57.7   58.3   61.7   46.7   50.0   50.3   41.0   51.7   46.3
2003   43.7   50.7   43.0   37.0   52.7   56.0   49.7   48.3   59.0   60.3   71.0   58.7
2004   59.0   61.7   49.7   61.7   58.3   53.5   58.3   56.3   44.7   58.7   55.7   57.8
                         
Three Months Earlier                        
2002   52.0   57.9   59.2   57.0   62.0   61.3   56.7   50.3   44.3   45.3   46.0   44.3
2003   42.7   40.3   40.7   35.3   37.3   47.3   57.3   55.7   57.3   61.7   71.7   66.3
2004   66.3   61.0   62.0   62.7   61.7   61.3   60.0   58.0   53.0   56.7   56.0   65.3
                         
Six Months Earlier                        
2002   48.7   46.5   54.5   57.9   60.9   60.9   56.3   55.7   53.3   49.0   45.3   41.0
2003   39.7   36.0   36.3   34.7   38.7   43.3   44.0   43.7   51.7   62.0   69.7   67.7
2004   67.3   70.3   67.7   72.3   65.7   62.0   66.3   62.7   58.3   60.7   58.0   65.7

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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