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The latest contraction in the ISM manufacturing report indicates the US manufacturing sector is slowing.  There have been signs this was hap...

This post is part of the Bonddad  Economic History Project.  For more information, please see the right side of the blog In 1955, the US ...

The above FRED chart shows that industrial production grew throughout the year.  We see production increase in the first quarter, sow i...

The above chart of industrial production from the FRED system shows that industrial production did not take off until the last quarter o...

Below are excerpts from the 1951 Economic Report to the President on 1950's production. In addition, here is the accompanying cha...

From the Federal Reserve: Industrial production decreased 0.4 percent in June after having fallen 1.2 percent in May. For the second quart...

From the Fed: Industrial production decreased 1.1 percent in May after having fallen a downward-revised 0.7 percent in April. The average de...

From the Institute for Supply Management: The report was issued today by Norbert J. Ore, CPSM, C.P.M., chair of the Institute for Supply Man...

From the Federal Reserve: Industrial production fell 1.5 percent in March after a similar decrease in February. For the first quarter as a w...

From the Federal Reserve: Industrial production fell 1.4 percent in February; the overall index has now declined for 4 consecutive months an...

From the Federal Reserve: Industrial production fell 1.8 percent in January. At 101.3 percent of its 2002 average, output in January was 10....

From the Fed: Industrial production fell 2.0 percent in December, and declines were again widespread. Output was revised up in October, but ...

We've had all the monthly manufacturing data released. The news is terrible. Let's start with the ISM manufacturing survey. Here i...

Amidst all of yesterday's turmoil two key pieces of economic data were lost. The Empire State index and Industrial Production. Why is t...

Over the last few weeks we've seen three important manufacturing reports released: industrial production from the Federal Reserve, the ...