US Data: Industrial Production - Diffusion Indexes>

Release for: October 2017

Source:  U.S. Federal Reserve

Percentage of series increasing plus one-half percentage unchanged

Figures lag by one month

                     Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec

1-Month

            2015    44.8 46.2 53.2 51.2 50.5 46.5 58.9 50.2 40.5 53.5 48.2 46.8

            2016    54.8 50.8 45.8 47.8 51.2 48.2 53.8 49.2 58.2 60.5 49.2 52.5

            2017    58.5 51.5 45.2 65.6 43.8 57.9 53.2 51.8 59.2

3-Month

            2015    56.2 39.8 44.5 49.8 52.8 46.8 53.2 55.9 51.8 51.2 46.5 45.5

            2016    50.8 51.5 50.8 44.8 46.2 50.8 51.5 47.2 54.5 56.9 58.9 56.2

            2017    55.9 59.5 48.2 56.5 42.5 55.2 49.5 53.8 58.9

6-Month

            2015    50.2 47.5 49.8 51.8 46.5 41.8 50.2 52.8 51.5 49.8 49.2 49.8

            2016    50.2 45.8 46.5 45.2 50.8 51.5 53.2 47.5 57.5 58.9 57.2 61.9

            2017    61.2 62.5 54.8 62.9 53.8 53.2 52.2 51.5 58.2

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

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