Analysts tables on average a decline of 0.8%. It is far ....
According the U.S. Federal Reserve, nearly all of this decrease is attributable to hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which hit the southern United States in late August and mid-September as well as the impact of the strike by workers at the aircraft manufacturer Boeing .
According to the central bank, the Hurricanes have lost 2.25 percentage points to the index and the consequences of the strike 27'000 Boeing mechanics 0.5 points.
However, for the entire third quarter, industrial production fell 6.0% annual rate. And then there are hurricanes for nothing ...
According to revised figures released Thursday, only the month of June draws well, and yet just as the industry increased its production by 0.1% during this period.On a year, industrial production fell 4.5% in September, after 1.5% in August, the Fed said.
The rate of industrial capacity utilization fell to reach 76.4%, against 78.7% the previous month.
The only manufacturing production (excluding mining and energy) fell 2.6% in September, after falling 0.9% in August. Mine production fell 7.8% after having been stable in the previous month, while the energy sector has increased its production by 2.2% after a decline of 3.1% in August.The activity of the industrial sector of the Philadelphia area has contracted sharply in October, the index measuring conditions in the sector have plunged to -37.5, registering the largest monthly decline in its history, according to data released Thursday by the Philadelphia Fed.
Which attempts to relativize, referring also hurricanes and a strike at Boeing.( Finance Information City )
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