United States · Industrial production · SA
Industrial production diffusion, 3 months (Chartlas: % of industries rising): 51.5 in Sep 2026, up from 50.9 in Aug 2026.
Next release: 17 Nov 2026.
How broad US industrial output growth is: the middle year-on-year change among the Federal Reserve's ~145 industry production indexes (every industry counted once), the share of industries whose output rose over one, three and six months, and chemicals output excluding pharmaceuticals. A Chartlas calculation from the Fed's G.17 data, published with industrial production.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | — | 51.5 | +0.6 |
| Aug 2026 | — | 50.9 | −7.6 |
| Jul 2026 | — | 58.5 | −2.2 |
| Jun 2026 | — | 60.7 | 0 |
| May 2026 | — | 60.7 | −2.1 |
| Apr 2026 | — | 62.8 | +4.1 |
| Mar 2026 | — | 58.6 | +7.6 |
| Feb 2026 | — | 51.0 | −0.7 |
| Jan 2026 | — | 51.7 | +6.2 |
| Dec 2025 | — | 45.5 | −4.1 |
| Nov 2025 | — | 49.7 | +6.9 |
| Oct 2025 | — | 42.8 | −6.2 |
Source: Beige Book, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The tone and uncertainty measures are Chartlas's own reading of the text.