| Industrial production was unchanged in July after having gained 0.2 percent in June. In July, manufacturing production declined 0.1 percent. The output of mines advanced 2.1 percent, its fourth consecutive monthly increase, and the production of utilities fell 2.1 percent, its fourth consecutive monthly decrease. At 98.9 percent of its 2007 average, total industrial production in July was 1.4 percent above its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization for total industry edged down 0.1 percentage point to 77.6 percent in July, a rate 0.3 percentage point below its level of a year earlier and 2.6 percentage points below its long-run (1972-2012) average. See the complete report at this link: Federal Reserve |
16 August 2013
• U.S. Industrial Production Index – July 2013
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