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Economic Data Brief |
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Manufacturing
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization — August 2026
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| Industrial production, total index was essentially flat in August 2026 at 103.1, +1.4% from a year ago. Prior month: 103.0. Prior periods were revised in 42 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Total IP
103.1
▲ 0.0% m/m
· +1.4% y/y
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Manufacturing
99.1
▼ −0.3% m/m
· +1.0% y/y
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Cap. utilization
76.3%
▼ −0.1 pp m/m
· +0.2 pp y/y
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Cap. util, mfg
75.7%
▼ −0.3 pp m/m
· −0.1 pp y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (42) — since last report. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Business equipment · July 2026 | 100.4 | → | 101.0 | ▲ +0.6 | | Business equipment · May 2026 | 99.2 | → | 99.7 | ▲ +0.5 | | Business equipment · June 2026 | 99.6 | → | 100.0 | ▲ +0.4 | | Utilities · July 2026 | 110.7 | → | 111.1 | ▲ +0.4 | | Mining · March 2026 | 120.5 | → | 120.2 | ▼ −0.4 | | Business equipment · April 2026 | 98.2 | → | 98.5 | ▲ +0.3 | | Utilities · June 2026 | 110.2 | → | 110.5 | ▲ +0.3 | | Durable manufacturing · May 2026 | 102.2 | → | 102.4 | ▲ +0.2 | | Mining · June 2026 | 122.2 | → | 122.4 | ▲ +0.2 | | Manufacturing · May 2026 | 98.8 | → | 99.0 | ▲ +0.2 | | Capacity utilization, manufacturing · May 2026 | 75.8% | → | 75.9% | ▲ +0.1 pp | | Consumer goods · June 2026 | 97.6 | → | 97.5 | ▼ −0.1 | | Durable manufacturing · June 2026 | 102.5 | → | 102.6 | ▲ +0.1 | | Capacity utilization, total · May 2026 | 76.1% | → | 76.2% | ▲ +0.1 pp | | and 28 more smaller revisions (all of them are applied to the figures below). |
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Key figures| Headline → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Industrial production, total indexREVISED 2017=100, SA | 103.1 | 103.0 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 0.0% | ▲ +1.4 | ▲ +1.4% | | | ManufacturingREVISED | 99.1 | 99.4 | ▼ −0.3 | ▼ −0.3% | ▲ +1.0 | ▲ +1.0% | | | MiningREVISED | 122.7 | 122.5 | ▲ +0.2 | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +0.3 | ▲ +0.3% | | | UtilitiesREVISED | 113.0 | 111.1 | ▲ +2.0 | ▲ +1.8% | ▲ +6.6 | ▲ +6.2% | | | Capacity utilization, totalREVISED long-run 1972-2025 average 79.4% | 76.3% | 76.3% | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | ▲ +0.2 pp | — | | | Capacity utilization, manufacturingREVISED long-run average 78.2% | 75.7% | 76.0% | ▼ −0.3 pp | — | ▼ −0.1 pp | — | | | Trend bars show the level over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Industrial production, total index: highest since January 2019 (91 months).
- Utilities: up 6.2% from a year ago — the fastest pace since February 2025.
- Mining: 5 straight months of increase.
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — market groups → | August 2026 | July 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Durable manufacturingREVISED | 102.7 | 103.2 | ▼ −0.5 | ▼ −0.5% | ▲ +3.3 | ▲ +3.3% | | Nondurable manufacturingREVISED | 95.3 | 95.3 | ▼ 0.0 | ▼ 0.0% | ▼ −1.5 | ▼ −1.5% | | Business equipmentREVISED | 100.5 | 101.0 | ▼ −0.5 | ▼ −0.5% | ▲ +6.7 | ▲ +7.1% | | Consumer goodsREVISED | 97.3 | 97.1 | ▲ +0.1 | ▲ +0.1% | ▼ −1.1 | ▼ −1.1% | | MaterialsREVISED | 108.1 | 107.9 | ▲ +0.2 | ▲ +0.2% | ▲ +1.6 | ▲ +1.5% |
Sources |
Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-09-18 13:21 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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