Federal Reserve Statistical Release – Industrial production and capacity utilization

Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17- Industrial production and capacity utilization

“Industrial production advanced 1.2 percent in May after having risen 0.7 percent in April. Manufacturing output climbed 0.9 percent last month, its third consecutive monthly gain of about 1 percent, and was 7.9 percent above its year-earlier level. Outside of manufacturing, the output of mines edged down 0.2 percent, and the output of utilities increased 4.8 percent. The jump in utilities reflected unseasonably warm temperatures that boosted air conditioning usage in May after uncharacteristically temperate weather in April reduced heating demand. At 103.5 percent of its 2002 average, total industrial output in May was 7.6 percent above its year-earlier level. The capacity utilization rate for total industry rose 1.0 percentage point to 74.7 percent, a rate 6.2 percentage points above the rate from a year earlier but 5.9 percentage points below its average from 1972 to 2009.”

Federal Reserve Statistical Release – Industrial production and capacity utilization

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