Industrial Production Inched up 0.1% in August

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025-Industrial production (IP) ticked up 0.1% in August after decreasing 0.4% in July, according to the Federal Reserve. 

Manufacturing output rose 0.2% in August after edging down 0.1% in July. Within manufacturing, the production of motor vehicles and parts increased 2.6% in August, while factory output elsewhere edged up 0.1%. The index for mining moved up 0.9%, and the index for utilities decreased 2.0%. 

At 103.9% of its 2017 average, total IP in August was 0.9% above its year-earlier level. Capacity utilization maintained the same rate of 77.4% in August, a rate that is 2.2 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2024) average.