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9:15 AM ET 6/15/06 U.S. MAY CAPACITY UTILIZATION 81.7% VS 81.9% IN APRIL
9:15 AM ET 6/15/06 U.S. MAY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DECLINE FIRST SINCE JAN.
9:15 AM ET 6/15/06 U.S. MAY INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION DOWN 0.1% VS UP 0.2 FORECAST

ECONOMIC REPORT: U.S. May industrial production down 0.1%; First drop since Jan., industrial capacity also declines slightly
By Greg Robb, MarketWatch
Last Update: 9:15 AM ET Jun 15, 2006

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities fell in May for the first time since January, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.

U.S. industrial production slipped 0.1%, the Fed said.

Capacity utilization fell 0.2 percentage point to 81.7 in May from 81.9 in the previous month. This is the first decline since January.

The drop in production was unexpected. Economists had been expecting May's production to rise 0.2%.

Economists had also been anticipating capacity utilization would hold steady at 81.9%.

Industrial production was up 4.3% in the past year.

The output of consumer goods edged down 0.1% in May, led by the index for consumer durable goods. Output of automotive products, home electronics, appliances, furniture and carpeting all declined in May.

Consumer nondurable output rose 0.2% because of a jump in gasoline production. Manufacturing output fell 0.1% in May, while output of utilities rose 0.2%.
Mining output fell 0.2%. Semiconductor production rose by 0.3%, while consumer equipment rose 0.7%. Output of motor vehicles fell by 1.3% in May after falling 0.2% in the previous month. Excluding motor vehicles, industrial production was flat in May. Production of non-industrial supplies fell 0.3% in May after rising 0.7% in the previous month. The production of business equipment fell 0.2% after rising 2.1% in April. Output of construction materials was down 0.6% in May after rising 0.3% in April.