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Factory Output Rises a Seventh Month to 99.3

Factory Output rose for a seventh straight month in July 2026, reaching 99.3, up 1.3% on the year.

Factory Output rose for a seventh straight month in July 2026, reaching 99.3, up 1.3% on the year.

consecutive increases: 7 months. from 97.0 after December 2025 to 99.3

The run began after December 2025, when the series stood at 97.0 — a climb of 2.4% over the streak.

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 7-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a eighth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: Federal Reserve G.17 via FRED.

Published 2026-09-09.