| Year | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual |
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| IP (percent change) |
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| 1980 | .3 | .0 | -.1 | -2.2 | -2.7 | -1.3 | -.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.6 | .5 | -.7 | -16.6 | -4.9 | 13.8 | -4.0 |
| 1981 | -.9 | .4 | .4 | -.8 | .8 | .5 | .9 | -.5 | -1.0 | -.8 | -1.6 | -1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -11.8 | .8 |
| 1982 | -1.6 | 2.0 | -.8 | -.9 | -.9 | -.4 | -1.0 | -.4 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -.3 | -1.2 | -7.7 | -5.8 | -8.2 | -9.1 | -6.5 |
| 1983 | 2.5 | -.4 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .6 | -.2 | .5 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 16.8 | 8.7 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | 1.9 | -.3 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .1 | -.1 | -.2 | -.5 | .0 | -.5 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | -3.5 | 7.5 |
| 1985 | .3 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .2 | -.1 | -.5 | .6 | .7 | -.8 | .3 | .7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | .5 | 1.0 | .9 |
| 1986 | .7 | -.8 | -1.1 | .8 | -.3 | -.2 | .0 | .2 | -.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 | -.6 | 6.3 | .8 |
| 1987 | -.8 | 1.2 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .8 | .5 | .1 | -.2 | 1.3 | .3 | .5 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
| 1988 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .4 | -.2 | .1 | .6 | .5 | -.3 | .4 | .6 | .5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 1989 | .5 | -.7 | .9 | .1 | -.7 | -.3 | -.9 | .4 | -.3 | -.3 | .2 | .3 | 3.5 | -.3 | -4.8 | -.4 | 1.4 |
| 1990 | -.4 | .5 | .5 | -.5 | .3 | -.1 | .0 | .1 | .2 | -.6 | -1.4 | -.7 | 1.7 | .6 | .7 | -6.4 | -.5 |
| 1991 | -.5 | -.9 | -1.0 | .4 | .8 | 1.2 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 | -.2 | -.2 | -.7 | -8.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 | .4 | -2.4 |
| 1992 | -.3 | .5 | .8 | .7 | .2 | -.3 | .8 | -.4 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .1 | -.9 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 1993 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .3 | -.5 | .2 | .2 | -.3 | .9 | .3 | .4 | .7 | 3.5 | .8 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | .2 | .3 | .6 | .3 | .5 | .4 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .6 | .5 | .8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | .2 | -.2 | -.1 | -.4 | .1 | .3 | -.6 | 1.1 | .1 | -.4 | .1 | .0 | 2.8 | -1.4 | 1.4 | .3 | 2.4 |
| 1996 | -.5 | 1.1 | -.3 | .8 | .5 | .5 | -.1 | .3 | .3 | -.3 | .8 | .4 | .6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| 1997 | .2 | .9 | -.2 | .4 | .1 | .3 | .2 | .8 | .6 | .6 | .3 | -.2 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | .2 | -.2 | .3 | .5 | .2 | -.9 | -.6 | 1.8 | -.5 | .5 | -.5 | -.2 | .7 | 1.9 | -.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| 1999 | .4 | .0 | .2 | -.1 | .3 | -.1 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .6 | .1 | .3 | .7 | .8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| 2000 | -.2 | .3 | .2 | .2 | .3 | .3 | -.7 | .0 | -.1 | -.5 | -.4 | -.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | -2.0 | -3.9 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | -.7 | -.2 | -.3 | -.4 | -.1 | -.8 | .3 | -.3 | -1.1 | -.7 | -.3 | -.5 | -5.4 | -3.9 | -3.3 | -7.3 | -3.9 |
| 2002 | .5 | .2 | .3 | .1 | .4 | .6 | .6 | -.4 | -.2 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |||||
| IP (1992 = 100) |
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| 2000 | 121.7 | 122.0 | 122.3 | 122.5 | 122.9 | 123.2 | 122.3 | 122.3 | 122.2 | 121.6 | 121.1 | 120.5 | 122.0 | 122.8 | 122.2 | 121.0 | 122.0 |
| 2001 | 119.6 | 119.4 | 119.1 | 118.6 | 118.5 | 117.6 | 117.9 | 117.6 | 116.3 | 115.5 | 115.1 | 114.6 | 119.4 | 118.2 | 117.2 | 115.0 | 117.3 |
| 2002 | 115.1 | 115.4 | 115.7 | 115.8 | 116.2 | 117.0 | 117.6 | 117.2 | 117.0 | 115.4 | 116.3 | 117.3 | |||||
| Capacity (percent of 1992 output) |
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| 2000 | 149.2 | 149.3 | 149.4 | 149.5 | 149.6 | 149.7 | 149.7 | 149.8 | 149.9 | 150.0 | 150.1 | 150.2 | 149.3 | 149.6 | 149.8 | 150.1 | 149.7 |
| 2001 | 150.2 | 150.3 | 150.4 | 150.5 | 150.5 | 150.6 | 150.7 | 150.7 | 150.8 | 150.9 | 150.9 | 151.0 | 150.3 | 150.5 | 150.7 | 150.9 | 150.6 |
| 2002 | 151.0 | 151.1 | 151.1 | 151.1 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.2 | 151.3 | 151.1 | 151.2 | 151.2 | |||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1980 | 84.4 | 84.3 | 84.1 | 82.1 | 79.8 | 78.7 | 78.0 | 78.8 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 84.3 | 80.2 | 78.9 | 81.3 | 81.2 |
| 1981 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 80.7 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 82.2 | 81.6 | 80.7 | 79.9 | 78.5 | 77.3 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 78.6 | 80.6 |
| 1982 | 76.0 | 77.4 | 76.7 | 75.9 | 75.1 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 73.5 | 72.6 | 71.8 | 71.5 | 70.5 | 76.7 | 75.2 | 73.3 | 71.3 | 74.1 |
| 1983 | 72.3 | 72.0 | 72.6 | 73.4 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 75.8 | 76.8 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 78.2 | 78.6 | 72.3 | 74.0 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 75.4 |
| 1984 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 79.7 | 80.3 |
| 1985 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 79.7 |
| 1986 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 78.7 | 78.4 | 79.4 | 79.0 |
| 1987 | 79.4 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 80.0 | 81.2 | 82.1 | 83.2 | 81.6 |
| 1988 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 85.0 | 84.2 |
| 1989 | 85.7 | 85.0 | 85.6 | 85.6 | 84.9 | 84.6 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 83.7 | 83.3 | 84.4 |
| 1990 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 82.4 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.0 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 1991 | 80.0 | 79.2 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 79.1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.7 |
| 1992 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.4 |
| 1993 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 80.8 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 81.3 |
| 1994 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 84.2 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 83.1 |
| 1995 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 83.9 | 83.1 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 83.1 |
| 1996 | 81.7 | 82.4 | 82.0 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.7 |
| 1997 | 83.2 | 83.7 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 83.6 |
| 1998 | 83.7 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 82.2 | 81.4 | 82.6 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 83.4 | 82.9 | 82.0 | 81.6 | 82.5 |
| 1999 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.7 | 81.3 |
| 2000 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.2 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 81.6 | 80.7 | 81.5 |
| 2001 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 78.0 | 77.1 | 76.6 | 76.3 | 75.9 | 79.4 | 78.5 | 77.8 | 76.2 | 78.0 |
| 2002 | 76.2 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 77.5 | 77.3 | 76.4 | 77.0 | 77.5 |
Note. Excluded industries are computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components. See also note to table 11.