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G.17 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, April 2020 (released May 15, 2020)

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17, May 15, 2020

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · United States (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
Statistical release (context only; not an order)
Issued
2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
Effective
n/a (read as 2020-05-15)
End
n/a
In force
May 15, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Limitation types
Other
Functions reached
  • PF (facts and circumstances)
  • SC
  • DS
Collection
Manufacturing SEC-10

Operative words

Total industrial production fell 11.2 percent in April for its largest monthly drop in the 101-year history of the index... Manufacturing output dropped 13.7 percent, its largest decline on record, as all major industries posted decreases. The output of motor vehicles and parts fell more than 70 percent... essentially month-long closures of most factories producing motor vehicles and civilian aircraft... At 85.5 percent of its 2012 average, manufacturing production was at its lowest level since August 1997. The index for durable manufacturing fell 19.3 percent

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

Context exhibit: the measured effect of the March-April 2020 closure orders on the industry

Retrieval note

Context; never pleaded as an order.