US Data: Industrial Output - 3-Month Pct Changes>

Release for:                    August 2017

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

Percent Changes From 3 Months Prior

Calculated by Market News International from seasonally adjusted levels

                                                Mar-17 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17 Aug-17

Total Index                                        0.1    1.4    1.4    1.3    0.7   -0.4

MARKET GROUPS

Final Products and Nonindustrial Supply           -0.5    1.4    1.8    1.3    0.1   -0.8

  Consumer goods                                  -1.4    1.0    2.2    1.5    0.6   -0.8

   Durable                                        -2.1    0.3   -1.3    0.9   -3.5   -1.2

    Automotive products                           -4.0    0.6   -2.0    0.8   -6.9   -3.0

    Home electronics                              -3.9   -0.1    2.6   -0.6   -2.9   -1.3

    Appliances, carpet, furniture                 -2.0   -2.4   -1.2    3.2    0.1   -0.3

    Miscellaneous goods                            1.5    1.2   -0.6    0.2    0.5    1.5

   Nondurable                                     -1.3    1.1    3.2    1.7    1.7   -0.6

    Nonenergy                                     -0.1    0.6    0.0    0.9    1.1    1.0

     Foods and tobacco                             1.3    1.3   -0.1    1.2    0.4    0.7

     Clothing                                     -5.7   -5.4   -4.2   -3.0   -0.1   -3.0

     Chemical products                            -3.1   -0.9    1.2    1.4    3.1    2.0

     Paper products                                4.3    2.5   -2.3   -2.4   -0.8   -0.4

    Energy products                               -5.5    3.0   16.0    4.7    3.9   -5.8

   Business equipment                              0.0    3.3    2.5    1.7   -1.9   -1.3

    Transit                                       -2.7    1.6   -0.4    2.6   -2.7   -0.9

    Information processing                         0.5    1.0    0.9   -0.1   -1.4    0.4

    Industrial and other                           1.3    5.0    4.6    1.8   -1.8   -2.1

   Defense and space equipt.                      -0.9   -1.3   -0.2    0.6    1.0    2.7

   Construction supplies                           1.8    1.3   -1.2   -0.2   -1.0   -0.8

   Business supplies                              -0.3    0.5    1.0    0.3    0.9   -0.9

 Materials                                         0.9    1.6    0.8    1.3    1.3    0.1

  Non-Energy                                       0.6    0.9   -0.4    1.0   -0.2    0.0

  Durable                                          0.8    1.2   -1.3    0.4   -1.1    0.7

   Consumer parts                                 -1.2    0.0   -1.7    0.9   -3.3   -0.3

   Equipment parts                                -0.2    0.6   -0.1    0.9   -0.2    1.0

   Other                                           2.2    2.3   -1.7   -0.1   -0.9    0.8

  Nondurable                                       0.3    0.3    0.9    2.0    1.2   -1.2

   Textile                                        -2.7   -2.2   -2.2   -0.4   -2.7    0.3

   Paper                                          -0.7    1.2   -2.4   -1.2   -2.0    1.0

   Chemical                                        1.1    0.7    3.3    4.0    3.2   -2.5

  Energy                                           1.5    2.9    2.7    1.8    3.5    0.4

INDUSTRY GROUPS

Manufacturing                                      0.0    0.9    0.1    0.9   -0.3   -0.1

 Manufacturing (NAICS)                             0.0    0.9    0.2    1.0   -0.3   -0.1

  Durable                                         -0.1    1.2   -0.2    0.4   -1.7   -0.3

  Wood products                                    0.7   -0.7   -2.7   -2.6    0.4    0.0

   Nonmetallic minerals                            4.2    1.0   -2.5   -2.5    0.0   -0.3

   Primary metals                                  2.2    0.8   -3.8   -1.4   -2.9    1.1

   Fabricated metals                               1.2    1.2    0.2    0.2    0.0    0.5

   Machinery                                       0.7    5.4    5.3    4.2   -0.7   -1.8

   Computer and electronics                        0.1    1.5    1.4    0.0   -1.9    0.2

   Electrical equipment

     and appliances                               -1.1   -0.6    0.2    1.7    1.0   -0.9

    Motor vehicles and parts                      -3.5    1.7   -1.9    1.0   -7.1   -2.8

   Aircraft and other miscellaneous

   transportation equipment                       -1.8   -1.5   -1.2    0.6    0.5    2.7

   Furniture and related products                  0.3   -1.7   -1.0   -0.5   -0.9    0.0

   Miscellaneous                                  -0.1    0.8   -3.3   -2.1   -3.0    0.0

 Nondurable                                        0.2    0.6    0.5    1.5    1.3    0.2

  Food and tobacco products                        1.2    1.1   -0.1    1.1    0.4    0.6

  Textile mill products                           -0.4   -0.9   -1.1    0.0   -1.4    0.6

  Apparel products                                -5.3   -5.0   -3.9   -3.0   -0.1   -3.0

  Paper and products                              -0.3    0.3   -1.8   -0.9   -1.8    0.0

  Printing and publishing                         -1.1    0.9   -1.4    0.1   -1.6    0.0

  Petroleum products                               2.4    2.9    4.6    3.0    0.3   -2.0

  Chemical                                        -0.9   -0.6    1.7    2.4    3.7    0.0

  Rubber and plastics products                     0.3    0.9   -2.5    1.3    0.7    1.5

 Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)                   0.4   -0.6   -3.4   -1.3   -0.2   -0.7

 Mining                                            4.6    4.1    1.4    2.9    3.4    1.7

 Utilities                                        -4.4    3.1   11.3    1.9    3.2   -5.0

 Electric                                         -2.8    3.9    9.0    1.4    2.4   -4.4

 Gas                                             -15.3   -2.7   30.2    5.7   10.6   -8.9

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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