US manufacturing output lookup
How much were American factories producing in the year you were born, or in any month since January 1972? Enter a year or a month, or compare two months, to see the Federal Reserve's index of US manufacturing output, how it compares with today and where it ranks in the record. The latest reading is 99.4 (2017 = 100), for September 2026.
Updated 1 November 2026. Source: Federal Reserve Board, G.17 Industrial Production: Manufacturing (NAICS). Monthly chart and CSV: US manufacturing output tracker. Key figures: US manufacturing statistics.
In September 2026, the Federal Reserve’s index of US manufacturing output stood at 99.4 (2017 = 100). That is the latest month published. It was 0.3% higher than August 2026 (99.2) and 1.4% higher than a year earlier (98.0). It ranks 100th highest of the 657 months since January 1972. The record is 106.6, in December 2007.
Key figures
- The Federal Reserve’s index of US manufacturing output was 99.4 in September 2026 (2017 = 100), +0.3% on the month and +1.4% on the year. It ranks 100th highest of the 657 months since January 1972. #
- The highest monthly reading since January 1972 is 106.6, in December 2007. Output in September 2026 was 6.7% below that record. #
- Factory output in September 2026 was 2.76 times its level in January 1972 (36.0), a rise of 175.9%, or 1.9% a year on average over 54.7 years. #
- The highest yearly average is 105.4, in 2007. The latest complete year, 2025, averaged 97.3, ranking 15th of the 54 complete years since 1972. #
- The largest fall in yearly average output was in 2009, when it dropped 13.7% from 2008 (100.7 to 86.9). #
- The largest rise in yearly average output was in 1984, up 10.0% on 1983 (45.4 to 50.0). #
Example: 1990
In 1990, US manufacturing output averaged 58.9 on the Federal Reserve’s index (2017 = 100). That is 0.9% higher than the 1989 average (58.4). Its strongest month was August 1990 (59.4) and its weakest December 1990 (57.8). Among the 54 complete years since 1972, it ranks 35th highest. The 2025 average (97.3) is 65.2% higher than the 1990 average, and the latest month, September 2026 (99.4), is 68.8% higher.
US manufacturing output by year since 1972
Yearly averages of the monthly index (2017 = 100), with the change on the previous year, the strongest and weakest month, and the rank among the complete years (1 = highest). Each row has its own link, for example #year-2009.
| Year | Average index | Change on year | Strongest month | Weakest month | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 98.7 | +1.4% | September (99.4) | January (97.1) | – |
| 2025 | 97.3 | +1.0% | August (98.1) | January (95.8) | 15 |
| 2024 | 96.4 | −0.9% | May (97.1) | October (95.4) | 17 |
| 2023 | 97.3 | −0.8% | April (97.8) | October (96.8) | 16 |
| 2022 | 98.0 | +0.4% | March (99.0) | December (95.8) | 13 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | +5.0% | November (99.0) | February (93.7) | 14 |
| 2020 | 93.0 | −6.5% | February (98.8) | April (79.9) | 21 |
| 2019 | 99.5 | −2.0% | January (100.9) | October (98.1) | 10 |
| 2018 | 101.5 | +1.5% | September (102.0) | January (100.2) | 3 |
| 2017 | 100.0 | +0.5% | November (100.8) | March (99.1) | 7 |
| 2016 | 99.5 | −0.7% | January (99.9) | August (99.2) | 8 |
| 2015 | 100.2 | −0.5% | January (100.8) | December (99.5) | 6 |
| 2014 | 100.7 | +1.2% | November (101.6) | January (98.6) | 4 |
| 2013 | 99.5 | +1.1% | October (99.9) | July (98.8) | 9 |
| 2012 | 98.4 | +2.9% | December (99.2) | October (98.0) | 12 |
| 2011 | 95.6 | +3.2% | December (97.2) | January (94.5) | 18 |
| 2010 | 92.6 | +6.6% | December (94.4) | January (89.8) | 22 |
| 2009 | 86.9 | −13.7% | November (88.8) | June (84.4) | 27 |
| 2008 | 100.7 | −4.5% | January (106.4) | December (90.7) | 5 |
| 2007 | 105.4 | +3.3% | December (106.6) | January (103.4) | 1 |
| 2006 | 102.1 | +2.8% | December (103.8) | March (101.4) | 2 |
| 2005 | 99.3 | +4.4% | December (101.0) | January (97.9) | 11 |
| 2004 | 95.1 | +3.1% | December (97.3) | January (93.4) | 19 |
| 2003 | 92.2 | +1.7% | November (93.6) | April (91.3) | 23 |
| 2002 | 90.7 | +0.7% | November (91.8) | January (89.0) | 24 |
| 2001 | 90.1 | −3.4% | January (92.3) | November (88.3) | 25 |
| 2000 | 93.2 | +4.0% | July (93.8) | January (92.2) | 20 |
| 1999 | 89.7 | +5.3% | December (92.2) | January (87.5) | 26 |
| 1998 | 85.1 | +6.7% | December (87.3) | July (83.7) | 28 |
| 1997 | 79.8 | +8.5% | December (83.4) | January (76.2) | 29 |
| 1996 | 73.5 | +5.3% | December (76.2) | January (70.5) | 30 |
| 1995 | 69.8 | +5.4% | December (71.0) | February (69.0) | 31 |
| 1994 | 66.2 | +6.3% | December (69.1) | January (63.7) | 32 |
| 1993 | 62.3 | +3.7% | December (63.7) | January (61.7) | 33 |
| 1992 | 60.1 | +4.0% | November (61.2) | January (58.1) | 34 |
| 1991 | 57.8 | −1.9% | September (58.7) | March (56.6) | 38 |
| 1990 | 58.9 | +0.9% | August (59.4) | December (57.8) | 35 |
| 1989 | 58.4 | +0.9% | January (59.3) | July (57.7) | 36 |
| 1988 | 57.9 | +5.6% | December (58.8) | January (56.9) | 37 |
| 1987 | 54.8 | +5.7% | December (57.1) | January (52.7) | 39 |
| 1986 | 51.9 | +2.2% | December (52.9) | June (51.4) | 40 |
| 1985 | 50.7 | +1.5% | December (51.2) | February (50.4) | 41 |
| 1984 | 50.0 | +10.0% | December (50.7) | January (48.7) | 42 |
| 1983 | 45.4 | +4.9% | December (47.8) | February (43.1) | 47 |
| 1982 | 43.3 | −5.7% | February (44.5) | December (42.2) | 48 |
| 1981 | 46.0 | +0.9% | May (46.5) | December (44.3) | 44 |
| 1980 | 45.5 | −3.8% | January (47.5) | July (43.4) | 46 |
| 1979 | 47.3 | +3.1% | March (47.7) | April (46.9) | 43 |
| 1978 | 45.9 | +6.2% | December (47.7) | January (43.9) | 45 |
| 1977 | 43.3 | +8.6% | December (44.6) | January (41.1) | 49 |
| 1976 | 39.8 | +9.2% | December (41.2) | January (38.5) | 52 |
| 1975 | 36.5 | −10.8% | December (38.0) | May (35.4) | 54 |
| 1974 | 40.9 | −0.2% | January (41.6) | December (37.8) | 51 |
| 1973 | 40.9 | +9.2% | December (41.9) | January (39.8) | 50 |
| 1972 | 37.5 | – | December (39.5) | January (36.0) | 53 |
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Students, teachers, writers, analysts and researchers are welcome to use and link to this lookup. Each year and key figure has its own link, such as #year-2007, #record-high or #largest-annual-fall.
How the lookup works
Monthly values are the Federal Reserve Board's index of industrial production for manufacturing, defined on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis and seasonally adjusted, from the monthly G.17 release on industrial production and capacity utilization, as published on FRED (series IPMAN) from January 1972. Months from 2000 onward use the same figures as the US manufacturing output tracker. The index measures the real, inflation-adjusted output of US factories, with the 2017 average set to 100.
Yearly figures are the average of the monthly readings in each calendar year; the current year shows the average of the months published so far, and only complete years are ranked. Changes, ranks and average yearly growth rates are calculated by BureauLine from the official index, using unrounded values. Ranks count months or years with a higher reading, so 1st is the highest. The Federal Reserve revises recent months as more complete data arrive and periodically revises the whole history, so figures here can change. This page is updated daily with the tracker's latest data.