Manufacturing production in the United States rose 1 percent in April 2023, more than market expectations of a 0.1 percent increase. Durable and nondurable manufacturing advanced 1.4 percent and 0.6 percent in April, respectively. Other manufacturing (publishing and logging) ticked down 0.1 percent. Industry groups within durable manufacturing posted somewhat mixed results, with the largest increase coming from motor vehicles and parts (9.3 percent) and the largest decrease coming from miscellaneous manufacturing (1.4 percent). Within nondurables, plastics and rubber products recorded the largest gain (1.2 percent), while apparel and leather recorded the largest loss (0.8 percent). Capacity utilization for manufacturing moved up 0.7 percentage point in April to 78.3 percent, a rate that is 0.1 percentage point above its long-run (1972–2022) average.

Manufacturing Production MoM in the United States averaged 0.26 Percent from 1919 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 17.30 Percent in May of 1933 and a record low of -15.50 Percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Manufacturing Production MoM. United States Manufacturing Production MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2023.

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United States Manufacturing Production MoM



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-04-14 01:15 PM Mar -0.5% 0.6% -0.1% -0.5%
2023-05-16 01:15 PM Apr 1% -0.8% 0.1% -0.2%
2023-06-15 01:15 PM May 1% -0.1% -0.2%

United States Manufacturing Production MoM
Manufacturing production measures the output of businesses operating in the manufacturing sector. It is the most important sector and accounts for 78 percent of total production. The biggest segments within the sector 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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.00 -0.80 17.30 -15.50 1919 - 2023 Percent Monthly

News Stream
US Manufacturing Output Rises More Than Expected
Manufacturing production in the United States rose 1 percent in April 2023, more than market expectations of a 0.1 percent increase. Durable and nondurable manufacturing advanced 1.4 percent and 0.6 percent in April, respectively. Other manufacturing (publishing and logging) ticked down 0.1 percent. Industry groups within durable manufacturing posted somewhat mixed results, with the largest increase coming from motor vehicles and parts (9.3 percent) and the largest decrease coming from miscellaneous manufacturing (1.4 percent). Within nondurables, plastics and rubber products recorded the largest gain (1.2 percent), while apparel and leather recorded the largest loss (0.8 percent). Capacity utilization for manufacturing moved up 0.7 percentage point in April to 78.3 percent, a rate that is 0.1 percentage point above its long-run (1972–2022) average.
2023-05-16
US Manufacturing Output Falls More than Forecast
Manufacturing production in the United States fell 0.5 percent in March 2023, more than market expectations of a 0.1 percent decrease. The indexes for durable manufacturing and nondurable manufacturing moved down 0.9 percent and 0.1 percent in March, respectively, while the index for other manufacturing (publishing and logging) fell 0.7 percent. Most durables industries posted losses; wood products posted the largest drop, of 2.9 percent, followed by nonmetallic mineral products, which fell 2.6 percent. Within nondurables, gains of at least 1 percent were registered by apparel and leather and by petroleum and coal products; chemicals posted the largest loss, at 0.9 percent. Capacity utilization for manufacturing moved down 0.5 percentage point in March to 78.1 percent, a rate that is 0.1 percentage point below its long-run average. For the first quarter as a whole, the manufacturing sector edged up 0.3 percent at an annual rate.
2023-04-14
US Manufacturing Output Unexpectedly Rises
Manufacturing production in the United States increased 0.1 percent in February 2023, compared with expectations of a 0.1 percent decrease. The indexes for durable manufacturing and nondurable manufacturing moved up 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively, while the index for other manufacturing (publishing and logging) fell 1.5 percent. Within durables, computer and electronic products recorded the largest gain (1.2 percent), while nonmetallic mineral products recorded the largest loss (0.5 percent). Within nondurables, decreases of at least 1 percent were registered by textile and product mills and by plastics and rubber products; only chemicals recorded an increase of more than 1 percent. Capacity utilization for manufacturing slipped 0.1 percentage point in February to 77.6 percent, a rate that is 0.6 percentage point below its long-run average.
2023-03-17