Consumer Good Application

The course spreadsheet located below contains an Assigned Consumer Good and a link to the Federal Reserve website https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/Manufacturing Research and Analysis  which lists six months of seasonally adjusted Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization data. Fill in the table.

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Product	*IP Proportion	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month
Add Consumer Good
Total Index
* IP proportion data - estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.

Provide a brief written description of the table. Describe overall industrial production and that of the assigned consumer good during the six months and the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.

Research the assigned consumer good from a production and market standpoint. Describe what is happening with the product during the 6 months. Find a balance between explanations, data, and statistics provided. You must decide what information should be included in this section. Include an industry-specific application for a productivity trend. This section must be ¾ of a page in length.

Industrial/Business Good Application

The course spreadsheet located below contains an Assigned Industrial/Business Good and a link to the Federal Reserve website which lists six months of seasonally adjusted Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization data. Fill in the table.

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Product	*IP Proportion	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month	Add Month
Add Industrial/Business Good
Total Index
* IP proportion data - estimates of the industries' relative contributions to overall IP growth in the following year.