Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: April 16, 2013

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2013
Mar.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2013
        2012 2013
Q1
2010 2011 2012 2013 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 -2.1 1.3 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.8 .1
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 -2.0 .6 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 .7 -1.0 4.6 4.7 3.9 4.9 4.4 4.0 3.8 .3
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.9 .7 2.2 1.9 1.5 1.1 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 19.6 17.3 15.8 20.0 11.1 26.4 4.1 4.9 4.2 -.3 -.3 1.9 .3
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 -2.7 -.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.6 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.6 .4 -.5 .7 -1.5 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.8 .2
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.7 -1.1 1.4 .7 .8 .7 .4 .3 .5 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.3 -2.1 .4 3.3 2.9 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.2 .2

[1] Refer to note on cover page. Return to table


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Last update: April 16, 2013