US manufacturing output increased 2.4% year-on-year in January 2026, picking up from a revised 1.5% gain in December. The reading marked the strongest annual expansion in factory activity since March 2022. source: Federal Reserve

Manufacturing Production in the United States increased 2.40 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Manufacturing Production in the United States averaged 3.49 percent from 1920 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 67.90 percent in July of 1933 and a record low of -39.40 percent in February of 1946. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Manufacturing Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Manufacturing Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Manufacturing Production in the United States increased 2.40 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Manufacturing Production in the United States is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Manufacturing Production is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-16 02:15 PM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Dec 2% 2.2% 2.0%
2026-02-18 02:15 PM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Jan 2.4% 1.5% 1.8%
2026-03-16 01:15 PM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Feb 2.4%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Car Production 9.82 9.74 Million Units Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capacity Utilization 76.20 75.70 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY 2.30 1.30 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM 0.70 0.20 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 2.40 1.50 percent Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM 0.60 0.00 Percent Jan 2026
Mining Production 2.50 0.40 percent Jan 2026


United States Manufacturing Production
Manufacturing production measures the output of businesses operating in the manufacturing sector. It is the most important sector and accounts for 78 percent of total production. The biggest segments within the sector are: Chemicals (12 percent of total production); food, drink and tobacco (11 percent); machinery (6 percent); fabricated metal products (6 percent); computer and electronic products (6 percent); and motor vehicles and parts (6 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.40 1.50 67.90 -39.40 1920 - 2026 percent Monthly
2017=100, SA