US industrial production for clothing drops 0.7% YoY in Dec 2025

Industrial production grew at 0.7 per cent YoY in the fourth quarter (Q4) last year.

Manufacturing output rose by 0.2 per cent MoM and 2 per cent YoY in December, but declined by 0.7 per cent YoY in Q4 2025, a Fed release said.

Capacity utilisation for US manufacturing was unchanged in December at 75.6 per cent, a rate that is 2.6 percentage points (pps) below its long-run (1972-2024) average.  

The industrial production for textiles in the country fell by 1.1 per cent MoM and 1 per cent YoY in December, while the same for clothing declined by 0.9 per cent MoM and 0.7 per cent YoY.

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