G17: G.17 Data for August 2026 are now available

Industrial production and capacity utilization data for August 2026 are now available.

Industrial production (IP) was unchanged in August after increasing 0.2 percent in July. Manufacturing output decreased 0.3 percent in August. The index for mining ticked up 0.1 percent, and the index for utilities increased 1.8 percent. At 103.1 percent of its 2017 average, total IP in August was 1.4 percent above its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization was unchanged at 76.3 percent, a rate that is 3.1 percentage points below its long-run (1972-2025) average.