US Manufacturing Output Rises for 5th Month

2025-04-16 13:26 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

US manufacturing output rose 0.3% in March 2025, the fifth consecutive month of increases, as expected, after a stronger 1% gain in February.

Durable goods production climbed 0.6%, driven by solid gains in motor vehicles (+1.2%) and aerospace equipment (+1.8%), with broad strength across categories.

Nondurable goods were flat overall, as increases in food, chemicals, and apparel were offset by declines in paper, printing, and petroleum products.

"Other manufacturing," including publishing and logging, rose 0.5%.

Capacity utilization edged up to 77.3%, still slightly below its long-term average.

For the first quarter, factory output expanded 5.1%.



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