At 104.7 percent of its 2012 average, total industrial production in February was 0.3 percent above its level of a year earlier. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector declined 0.1 percentage point in February to 75.4 percent, a rate that is 4.5 percentage points below its long-run (1972â2016) average.
Learner's definition of COUNTENANCE. [+ object] formal. : to accept, support, or approve of (something) The city would not countenance [=permit] a rock concert in the park. The leader did not officially countenance [=encourage] negotiations with the rebels.
Definition of countenance. 2a : calm expression He managed to keep his countenance through the ordeal.b : mental composure â¦ startled, and also somewhat out of countenance. 4 : face, visage; especially : the face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character The photograph showed his somber countenance. Examples of countenance in a sentence. â¦ 1  his white countenance was rendered eerie by the redness of the sagging lids below his eyes â¦ âJohn Updike, The Afterlife, 1994. 2  You could see it in his frame and deportment â¦ a beaming countenance, expansive salutations, a warm handshake â¦ âSimon Schama, Granta, Autumn 1990.