US industrial output growth slows in February

16/03/2026 Argaam

The pace of US industrial production growth slowed in February, following a 0.6% decline in the utilities sector, according to data released Monday by the Federal Reserve.

 

This deceleration coincided with a slowdown in mining sector output growth to 0.8% in February, down from a 0.9% increase previously. Meanwhile, manufacturing output edged up by 0.2%.

 

US industrial production in February

Metric

Estimates

Previous Reading

Current Reading

Change

Monthly output

-

+0.7%

+0.2%

(0.5%)

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