by Calculated Threat on 10/17/2024 04:01:00 PM
Earlier from the Fed: Industrial Manufacturing and Capability Utilization
Industrial manufacturing (IP) decreased 0.3 p.c in September after advancing 0.3 p.c in August. A strike at a serious producer of civilian plane held down complete IP progress by an estimated 0.3 p.c in September, and the results of two hurricanes subtracted an estimated 0.3 p.c. For the third quarter as an entire, industrial manufacturing declined at an annual fee of 0.6 p.c. Manufacturing output moved down 0.4 p.c in September, and the index for mining fell 0.6 p.c. The index for utilities gained 0.7 p.c. At 102.6 p.c of its 2017 common, complete industrial manufacturing in September was 0.6 p.c under its year-earlier degree. Capability utilization edged right down to 77.5 p.c in September, a fee that’s 2.2 proportion factors under its long-run (1972–2023) common.
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This graph exhibits Capability Utilization. This sequence is up from the report low set in April 2020, and above the extent in February 2020 (pre-pandemic).
Capability utilization at 77.5% is 2.2% under the typical from 1972 to 2022. This was under consensus expectations.
Observe: y-axis does not begin at zero to higher present the change.