Industrial Production for August, 2008
The Industrial Production numbers for August, 2008 were released by the Federal Reserve this morning:
Industrial Production:
Predicted: -0.3%
Actual: -1.1%
Capacity Utilization Rate:
Predicted: 79.5%
Actual: 78.7%
Industrial Production:
Predicted: -0.3%
Actual: -1.1%
Capacity Utilization Rate:
Predicted: 79.5%
Actual: 78.7%
The above Industrial Production numbers represent the month-to-month change in physical output from mining operations, utility plants and factories for the entire United States.
The Capacity Utilization Rate percentages represent the use of available resources at mining operations, utility plants and factories for the entire United States last month.
The "predicted" figures are what economists and Wall Street forecasters were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.
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posted by Steve Brown | 9/15/2008 12:42:00 PM
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