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

Release for:                    October 2018

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

Percent Changes From 3 Months Prior

Calculated by Market News International from seasonally adjusted levels

                                                May-18 Jun-18 Jul-18 Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18

Total Index                                        0.8    1.0    0.2    1.9    1.4    1.1

MARKET GROUPS

Final Products and Nonindustrial Supply           -0.2    0.2   -1.0    1.3    1.0    1.2

  Consumer goods                                  -0.7   -0.4   -1.8    1.2    1.0    1.0

   Durable                                        -4.1   -1.8   -1.5    4.9    2.4    1.8

    Automotive products                           -7.1   -3.5   -4.0    8.2    2.8    2.6

    Home electronics                              -3.7   -0.7    3.8    4.5    2.8   -0.5

    Appliances, carpet, furniture                 -2.0    0.8    1.2    0.4    0.9   -0.4

    Miscellaneous goods                            0.0   -0.1    1.0    1.5    2.5    1.8

   Nondurable                                      0.4    0.0   -1.7    0.3    0.7    0.7

    Nonenergy                                     -1.5   -0.2    0.1    0.5    0.6    0.1

     Foods and tobacco                            -1.5    0.1    0.4    0.4    0.6   -0.3

     Clothing                                      0.0   -2.9   -0.5   -2.6   -1.1   -7.2

     Chemical products                            -1.2    0.7    1.1    1.1    0.2    0.3

     Paper products                               -3.8   -7.4   -6.1   -1.6    4.1    2.6

    Energy products                                7.0    1.0   -7.5   -0.5    0.6    3.0

   Business equipment                             -1.1    0.8    0.1    3.9    2.6    3.2

    Transit                                       -5.1    0.3   -0.1    7.4    2.7    2.4

    Information processing                         0.5    0.7    1.4    1.8    1.0    0.1

    Industrial and other                           0.0    1.2   -0.4    3.3    3.4    5.0

   Defense and space equipt.                       1.1    2.0    1.0    2.3    2.2    2.6

   Construction supplies                          -0.1    0.5   -0.1   -0.1   -0.3    0.4

   Business supplies                               0.9    0.4   -0.7   -0.3   -0.4   -0.5

 Materials                                         2.1    1.7    1.5    2.4    2.0    1.0

  Non-Energy                                       0.7    1.1    0.5    1.3    0.7    0.7

  Durable                                         -0.4    0.3   -0.1    1.2    1.0    1.2

   Consumer parts                                 -3.9   -2.8   -3.2    2.8    0.5    1.2

   Equipment parts                                 0.8    1.8    1.0    2.2    2.3    2.4

   Other                                           0.0    0.6    0.3    0.3    0.5    0.6

  Nondurable                                       2.4    1.9    1.4    1.6    0.4   -0.3

   Textile                                        -2.2    1.2   -1.1    3.1    0.0    3.4

   Paper                                          -0.1   -1.7    1.5   -0.8    0.2   -1.2

   Chemical                                        5.8    4.0    2.3    2.7    0.5   -0.1

  Energy                                           3.9    2.9    3.1    4.1    3.5    1.5

INDUSTRY GROUPS

Manufacturing                                     -0.5    0.3    0.1    1.5    1.1    1.0

 Manufacturing (NAICS)                            -0.5    0.6    0.3    1.6    1.0    0.9

  Durable                                         -0.9    0.3   -0.3    2.5    1.6    2.2

  Wood products                                   -1.4   -1.0   -1.3    0.6    1.1    1.7

   Nonmetallic minerals                           -0.4   -0.3   -1.3   -1.3   -1.6    0.1

   Primary metals                                  0.1   -1.1   -1.2    0.9    2.3    5.9

   Fabricated metals                              -0.1    1.1    0.9    2.0    0.8    1.2

   Machinery                                       0.6    2.0    0.0    4.0    4.2    5.2

   Computer and electronics                        1.0    1.5    1.9    1.9    0.9   -0.2

   Electrical equipment

     and appliances                                0.2    2.8    1.7    1.6    0.6   -0.6

    Motor vehicles and parts                      -7.8   -4.0   -4.5    8.2    2.4    2.1

   Aircraft and other miscellaneous

   transportation equipment                        0.2    2.0    1.0    2.2    1.9    3.4

   Furniture and related products                  0.6    0.7    1.0   -0.4    1.3    2.3

   Miscellaneous                                   1.3    0.6    0.2   -0.5    0.1    1.7

 Nondurable                                        0.0    0.8    0.9    0.8    0.5   -0.2

  Food and tobacco products                       -1.3    0.3    0.4    0.5    0.7   -0.2

  Textile mill products                           -2.1    0.3   -0.6    2.2   -0.5    0.6

  Apparel products                                -0.3   -3.0   -0.8   -2.7   -1.2   -6.8

  Paper and products                              -0.2   -1.2    0.1   -0.3    0.2   -0.6

  Printing and publishing                         -0.7    1.8    1.1   -1.8   -0.5   -2.2

  Petroleum products                               1.7    1.6    0.5    0.6    0.3    0.2

  Chemical                                         2.1    2.0    1.7    1.4    0.6    0.0

  Rubber and plastics products                    -3.1   -2.3    0.1    0.7    1.3   -0.4

 Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)                  -2.8   -6.5   -6.9   -4.8   -0.8   -1.1

 Mining                                            3.1    3.7    3.7    5.1    3.2    1.9

 Utilities                                         7.4    1.5   -4.0   -0.3    1.1    0.5

 Electric                                          8.4    3.2    0.2   -0.9    0.7   -1.2

 Gas                                               0.9   -8.2  -24.4    4.5    3.9   11.1

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

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