G17: G.17 Data for October 2013 are now available
By FEDERAL RESERVE
Published - Dec 02, 2022, 01:07 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 09, 2023, 12:24 AM EST
Industrial production and capacity utilization data for October 2013 are now available.Industrial production edged down 0.1 percent in October after having increased 0.7 percent in September. Manufacturing production rose 0.3 percent in October for its third consecutive monthly gain. The index for mining fell 1.6 percent after having risen for six consecutive months, and the output of utilities dropped 1.1 percent after having jumped 4.5 percent in September. The level of the index for total industrial production in October was equal to its 2007 average and was 3.2 percent above its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector declined 0.2 percentage point in October to 78.1 percent, a rate 1.1 percentage points above its level of a year earlier and 2.1 percentage points below its long-run (1972-2012) average.]]>