US Data: Industrial Output - 6-Month Pct Changes>

Release for:                    October 2018

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

Percent Changes From 6 Months Prior

Calculated by Market News International from seasonally adjusted levels

                                                                     Aug-18 Sep-18 Oct-18

Total Index                                                             2.7    2.4    1.3

MARKET GROUPS

Final Products and Nonindustrial Supply                                 1.1    1.2    0.2

  Consumer goods                                                        0.6    0.7   -0.7

   Durable                                                              0.7    0.6    0.3

    Automotive products                                                 0.6   -0.8   -1.5

    Home electronics                                                    0.6    2.1    3.2

    Appliances, carpet, furniture                                      -1.6    1.8    0.8

    Miscellaneous goods                                                 1.5    2.4    2.9

   Nondurable                                                           0.7    0.7   -1.1

    Nonenergy                                                          -1.0    0.4    0.2

     Foods and tobacco                                                 -1.1    0.7    0.1

     Clothing                                                          -2.6   -4.0   -7.7

     Chemical products                                                 -0.1    0.9    1.4

     Paper products                                                    -5.4   -3.6   -3.7

    Energy products                                                     6.5    1.7   -4.7

   Business equipment                                                   2.7    3.4    3.3

    Transit                                                             2.0    2.9    2.3

    Information processing                                              2.3    1.7    1.5

    Industrial and other                                                3.3    4.7    4.6

   Defense and space equipt.                                            3.5    4.3    3.7

   Construction supplies                                               -0.2    0.3    0.3

   Business supplies                                                    0.6    0.0   -1.2

 Materials                                                              4.6    3.7    2.5

  Non-Energy                                                            2.0    1.7    1.1

  Durable                                                               0.8    1.3    1.1

   Consumer parts                                                      -1.2   -2.3   -2.0

   Equipment parts                                                      3.0    4.1    3.5

   Other                                                                0.3    1.1    0.9

  Nondurable                                                            4.0    2.3    1.1

   Textile                                                              0.8    1.2    2.3

   Paper                                                               -0.9   -1.5    0.3

   Chemical                                                             8.7    4.4    2.2

  Energy                                                                8.2    6.5    4.7

INDUSTRY GROUPS

Manufacturing                                                           1.0    1.4    1.1

 Manufacturing (NAICS)                                                  1.1    1.6    1.2

  Durable                                                               1.6    1.9    1.9

  Wood products                                                        -0.9    0.1    0.4

   Nonmetallic minerals                                                -1.7   -1.9   -1.2

   Primary metals                                                       1.0    1.1    4.5

   Fabricated metals                                                    1.9    1.9    2.1

   Machinery                                                            4.6    6.3    5.2

   Computer and electronics                                             2.9    2.5    1.8

   Electrical equipment

     and appliances                                                     1.8    3.3    1.2

    Motor vehicles and parts                                           -0.2   -1.7   -2.5

   Aircraft and other miscellaneous

   transportation equipment                                             2.4    3.9    4.4

   Furniture and related products                                       0.2    2.0    3.3

   Miscellaneous                                                        0.7    0.7    1.9

 Nondurable                                                             0.8    1.3    0.7

  Food and tobacco products                                            -0.9    1.0    0.3

  Textile mill products                                                 0.1   -0.2    0.0

  Apparel products                                                     -2.9   -4.2   -7.5

  Paper and products                                                   -0.5   -1.0   -0.5

  Printing and publishing                                              -2.5    1.2   -1.1

  Petroleum products                                                    2.3    1.9    0.7

  Chemical                                                              3.5    2.6    1.7

  Rubber and plastics products                                         -2.3   -1.0   -0.3

 Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)                                       -7.4   -7.2   -7.9

 Mining                                                                 8.4    7.0    5.7

 Utilities                                                              7.1    2.5   -3.5

 Electric                                                               7.3    3.9   -1.0

 Gas                                                                    5.4   -4.6  -16.1

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

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