Gate News message, April 16 — U.S. industrial output declined 0.5% month-over-month in March, falling short of market expectations for 0.1% growth and signaling renewed downward pressure on economic momentum. The decline reversed gains from February, when industrial output expanded 0.7% after revisions.
Manufacturing output, which accounts for roughly three-quarters of total industrial production, fell 0.1% in March, while utilities output dropped sharply by 2.3% and mining output also declined. Across specific sectors, consumer goods, business equipment, and raw materials production all contracted. Automotive and parts, primary metals, and furniture industries all posted declines. However, when excluding automotive production, manufacturing output rose 0.1%, marking the third consecutive monthly gain.
Capacity utilization rates also retreated, with factory utilization falling to 75.3%, reflecting weakened alignment between demand and production. The pressure stems partly from rising energy and raw material costs, which have begun to dampen business confidence after early-quarter signs of recovery. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s manufacturing index had climbed to its highest level since 2021, supported by easing trade policy uncertainty and steady equipment investment, but sustained cost pressures threaten to restrain new orders and slow the manufacturing recovery.
On the labor front, initial jobless claims fell by 11,000 to 207,000 for the week ending April 12, marking the largest decline since February and suggesting limited corporate layoffs despite industrial headwinds.
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