Total manufacturing sales increased 0.2% to $72.9 billion in February, marking the fifth consecutive monthly gain and the highest level since September 2023. Sales rose in 11 of the 21 subsectors in February 2025, led by the primary metal (+8.3%) and chemical product (+6.7%) subsectors. Petroleum and coal product sales (-5.2%) posted the largest decline. On a year-over-year basis, total manufacturing sales rose 2.1% in February.
On a constant dollar basis, sales were unchanged in February, while the Industrial Product Price Index rose 0.4%.
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