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2025-09-16 21:54:27
U.S. Industrial Output Surprisingly Rebounded by 0.1% Month-Over-Month in August: (1) U.S. industrial output rose 0.1% month-over-month in August, exceeding market expectations for a 0.1% decline. The previous reading was revised from a 0.4% decline to a 0.3% decline. (2) Manufacturing output, which accounts for 78% of total industrial output, rose 0.2% month-over-month, compared with a previous reading of a 0.1% decline and market expectations of a 0.2% decline. (3) Mining output rose 0.9%, while the utility output index fell 2%, primarily due to a 2.3% drop in electricity output. (4) Natural gas utility output edged up 0.2%, but this was unable to offset the decline in the power sector. (5) Capacity utilization remained unchanged at 77.4%, 2.2 percentage points below the long-term average for 1972-2024.
