The Philly Fed Survey current business activity index plunged -30.7% for August. The below graph is the Philadelphia Fed Current Business Activity Index against Industrial Production, the national manufacturing and output indicator, released by the Fed.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a 0.9% increase for July 2011 Industrial Production, otherwise known as output for factories and mines. June, May and April were all revised, +0.4%, +0.2% and -0.3% respectively. June's revision is a +0.2 percentage point increase. To sum up a conclusion on this month's statistics: reports of America's economic death are greatly exaggerated.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a measly 0.2% increase for June 2011 Industrial Production, otherwise known as output for factories and mines. May was revised downward to -0.1%. Manufacturing industrial production flat lined with no change and Japan supply disruptions are to blame according to the Fed. Autos & Parts did drop -2.0% in June, yet generally the market and industry group monthly changes were a mixed bag.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a measly 0.1% increase for May 2011 Industrial Production, otherwise known as output for factories and mines. Manufacturing industrial production rose 0.4% yet had dropped -0.5% in April. Japan is still affecting autos and without them, which declined -0.5%, manufacturing would have increased +0.6%. April would have been only a -0.1% drop and they note the terrible tornadoes in the South affecting manufacturing.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a no change for April 2011 Industrial Production, or output for factories and mines. Manufacturing industrial production alone dropped 0.4% for April. Here is their detailed report. March was revised one percentage point lower to 0.7% and February had a 0.3% decrease in industrial production.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a +0.8% increase for March 2011 Industrial Production, or output for factories and mines. Here is their detailed report. February had a 0.1% increase in industrial production. Industrial Production is still down 6.3% from pre-recession levels.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a -0.1% decrease, for January 2011 in Industrial Production. Here is their detailed report. December had a 1.2% increase in industrial production, revised.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a 0.8%, increase for December 2010 in Industrial Production. Here is a detailed report. This is after November showed a 0.3% increase.
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a 0.0%, no change for October 2010 in Industrial Production. Here is a detailed report. It's not as bad as it sounds, manufacturing output itself increased and utilities dragged the index down. High temperatures are blamed for the drop in utilities, but myself, I cannot help but wonder if less people can afford them?
The Federal Reserve's Factory Production report shows a -0.2% decrease for September 2010 in Industrial Production. Here is a detailed report. Here's something not good, although the Fed is referring to the slowdown in growth, Industrial Production is up 3.6% for Q3 2010. Below is a quote from the report:
The index for manufacturing decelerated sharply in the third quarter
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