- Prior was 0.0%
- Capacity utilization 78.7% vs 78.6% expected
- Manufacturing output +0.9% vs +0.3% expected
- Prior manufacturing output -0.3% (revised to -0.4%)
- The index for mining increased 0.3% in May, and the index for utilities advanced 1.6%
- The index for defense and space equipment rose 1.0% and was nearly 10% above its year-earlier level
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This is an impressive reading and the best one since January 2023. It follows two months of nil growth. Annual revisions to industrial production are due on June 28.
