Industrial production: Chemical (volume; index; NAICS = 325) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Seasonally adjusted US industrial production volume (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, production in the chemical sector was 101.59 (index) in May 2026, compared to 102.42 in April 2026. This marks a reduction of 0.81 percent.
Sample. There are 653 records overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1972 to May 2026.
History. Check out some summary statistics computed on the entire sample: production reached its minimum of 49.62 in May 1975; it peaked at 126.87 in September 2007; it was equal on average to 89.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 102.9571 |
| 2026-04-30 | 102.4179 |
| 2026-05-31 | 101.5926 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Industrial production: Chemical (NAICS = 325) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Index (2017 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Units of product or equivalent concept |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial production: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 1289 | 1919-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial production: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Industrial production: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Industrial production: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Industrial production: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 1289 | 1919-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Industrial production: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 1049 | 1939-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial production: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Industrial production: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |