The Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Report describe what is going on in the manufacturing sector. These figures are released by the Federal Reserve on the 15th of each month at 9:15 a.m.

Given the new and highly predictive nature of our modern technology, it is seldom these numbers contain any surprises regarding the manufacturing sector as they are tracked regularly by business and sector analysts.  

Anticipated Market Reaction:

Event	Fixed Income	Equities	Dollar
Industrial Production Up	Bond Market Down	Stock Market Up	Little Impact
Capacity Utilization Up	Bond Market Down	Stock Market Up	Little Impact
Industrial Production Down	Bond Market Up	Stock Market Down	Little Impact
Capacity Utilization Down	Bond Market Up	Stock Market Down	Little Impact