United States Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

0.1

Units In

-0.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 17, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
16.6 May 1933	-13.6 Apr 2020	0.26 %	1919-2025	Federal Reserve

In the United States, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 78 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Chemicals (12 percent of total production); food, drink and tobacco (11 percent); machinery (6 percent); fabricated metal products (6 percent); computer and electronic products (6 percent); and motor vehicles and parts (6 percent). Mining and quarrying account for 11 percent of production and utilities account for the remaining 11 percent.

Latest Updates

Industrial production in the United States ticked up 0.1% in August 2025, beating market expectations for a 0.1% decrease after a downwardly revised 0.4% fall in July. Manufacturing output, which makes up about 78% of total industrial production, rose 0.2% after decreasing 0.1% in July and compared with forecasts for a 0.2% drop. Mining output grew 0.9%, while the index for utilities decreased 2%, as a 2.3% decline in the output of electric utilities more than offset a 0.2% increase in the output of natural gas utilities. Capacity utilization maintained the same rate of 77.4%, a rate that is 2.2 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2024) average.