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BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms grew at a much slower pace in November, the statistics bureau said on Monday, pressured by tumbling prices of some raw materials, a faltering property market and weaker consumer demand. Profits rose 9.0% on-year in November to 805.96 billion yuan ($126.54 billion), well off the 24.6% gain reported in October.... ...Zhu Hong, senior statistician at NBS, said while state efforts to cool soaring wholesale prices in November took cost pressures off downstream industries, the curbs meant the contribution from the mining and raw material sectors to overall profit growth weakened.......

Consumer prices flat, industrial production dips By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writer 4 mins ago WASHINGTON – Consumer prices were flat in April, while industrial production fell by the smallest amount in six months — further evidence that the recession's grip is slowly easing. The disappearance of inflation has been a product of the country's deep recession as surging job layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak consumer demand keeps a lid on price increases. Some economists are worried about a dangerous bout of falling prices, but most say that possibility remains remote because the Federal...

<p>U.S. Industrial Production Rose 1.1% in May; Plant-Use at 77.8% June 16 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. industrial production increased 1.1 percent in May, the most in almost six years, as utility output surged and companies made more electronics and business equipment, a report from the Federal Reserve showed.</p>

U.S. Dec industrial output rose 0.1 pct Friday January 16, 9:15 am ET WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board report of U.S. industrial production and capacity utilization, seasonally adjusted. Total Industrial: Dec Nov Oct Dec03/02 Production, Pct Change 0.1 1.0 0.4 2.3 Previous Estimates 0.9 0.4 Production Index-X 113.2 113.1 111.9 . Dec Nov Oct Dec'02 Pct of Capacity Use 75.8 75.8 75.1 74.9 Previous Estimates 75.7 75.1 X--1997 equals 100 Pct change: Dec Nov Oct Dec03/02 Final Products -0.2 1.0 UNCH 1.8 Consumer Goods -0.2 0.8 0.1 Business Equipment -0.1 1.9 -0.1 Nonindustrial Supplies -0.2 1.0 0.9...

U.S. Nov industrial output rose 0.9 pct Tuesday December 16, 9:16 am ET WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Board report of U.S. industrial production and capacity utilization, seasonally adjusted. Total Industrial: Nov Oct Sept Nov03/02 Production, Pct Change 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.6 Previous Estimates 0.2 0.5 Production Index-X 112.9 111.9 111.5 . Nov Oct Sept Nov'02 Pct of Capacity Use 75.7 75.1 74.9 75.4 Previous Estimates 75.0 74.9 X--1997 equals 100 Pct change: Nov Oct Sept Nov03/02 Final Products 0.7 UNCH 0.5 0.9 Consumer Goods 0.4 UNCH 0.4 Business Equipment 1.7 -0.2 1.0 Nonindustrial Supplies 0.9 1.0 UNCH...

Chicago Fed national activity index slips in Oct Thursday November 20, 10:00 am ET NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said on Thursday its National Activity Index for October slipped due mainly to a weak reading of industrial production. The index came in at 0.01 in October, from a downwardly revised 0.16 in September. Factory production ran below trend in October, and employment continued to drag on the index, despite recent reports of improvement in the job market. The personal consumption and housing components provided the bright spot for the month, lifting the overall...

Release Date: November 14, 2003 Release dates | Historical data | DocumentationCurrent Monthly Release   Other formats: ASCII | PDF (144 KB)Supplemental Monthly Release   Other formats: ASCII | PDF (144 KB) Annual Revision Release   Other formats: ASCII | PDF (150 KB)INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION[2003 Revision Notice Below] Industrial production rose 0.2 percent in October, and output over the previous three months was revised up slightly. At 111.8 percent of its 1997 average, the October index was 0.6 percent higher than its year-ago level. Manufacturing output edged up 0.1 percent in October; a large decline in the production of motor...

The economic statistics released today have encouraged most economists to revise the third quarter real GDP up again.  This has been almost a ritual over the past few weeks as the quarter was ending and is continuing now that it has ended.  It is amazing how brilliant the economists become after the end of the period they are forecasting.  Do you remember how excited they got (in unison) at the beginning of 2000 about the robust economy when real GDP grew at 7.1% in the fourth quarter of 1999?  The ?forecasts? of that quarter were also revised up throughout the...

US industrial production rose 0.4 pct in Sept Thursday October 16, 9:17 am ET WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production rose in September, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday, as factory output posted its biggest gain since early 2000. The Fed said production increased 0.4 percent after a revised 0.1 percent decline in August. Firms operated at 74.7 percent of full capacity in September, their fastest pace since March. The numbers were close to Wall Street expectations. In a sign that the troubled U.S. manufacturing sector remains on the mend, factory production -- which makes up more than...

UPDATE - U.S. industrial production up 0.1 pct in August Monday September 15, 10:13 am ET (Adds details and background)WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Output at U.S. factories, mines and utilities eked out a small gain in August, although the pace at which industries operated remained slow, the Federal Reserve said in a report on Monday. The Fed said industrial production rose a weaker-than-expected 0.1 percent in August after an upwardly revised 0.7 percent gain in July. The percentage of productive capacity in use held steady at 74.6 percent, the Fed said. Wall Street analysts had expected a rise of...