US industrial production for April 0.7% versus 0.3% estimate

2026年5月15日最近のFX関連情報ニュース

• Industrial production prior month -0.5% revised to -0.3%
• Capacity utilization prior month 75.7
• Manufacturing production last month -0.1% revised to +0.1%

For April:

• Industrial production 0.7% versus 0.3% expected. Year on Year industrial production is up 1.4%
• capacity utilization 76.1% versus 75.8% estimate. The index a year ago was at 76.1% as well.
• manufacturing output 0.6% versus 0.2% estimate. Year on Year the manufacturing output is up 1.3%, led by utilities which are up 2.7%

Not surprising, utilities are helping with demand for AI increasing.

Looking at the major market groups:

• Final Products
  • MoM: +1.1% vs -0.6% last month. Higher
  • YoY: +1.4%
• Consumer Goods
  • MoM: +0.9% versus -0.8% last month. Higher
  • YoY: -0.2%
• Business Equipment
  • MoM: +1.5% versus -0.1% last month. Higher
  • YoY: +6.0%
• Nonindustrial Supplies
  • MoM: +0.2% versus +0.5% last month. Lower
  • YoY: +1.5%
• Construction
  • MoM: 0.0% versus +0.9% last month. Lower
  • YoY: +1.2%
• Materials
  • MoM: +0.5% versus -0.4% last month. Higher
  • YoY: +1.2%

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at investinglive.com.