| 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) [1] |
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| 1981 | -.6 | -.4 | .5 | -.5 | .7 | .5 | .7 | -.1 | -.7 | -.7 | -1.1 | -1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -9.0 | 1.2 |
| 1982 | -1.7 | 1.9 | -.7 | -.8 | -.8 | -.4 | -.3 | -.8 | -.4 | -1.0 | -.3 | -.9 | -7.2 | -5.3 | -5.8 | -7.9 | -5.2 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | -.5 | .7 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .7 | .4 | .5 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 2.6 |
| 1984 | 2.1 | .2 | .7 | .6 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .1 | -.3 | -.1 | .3 | .0 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 2.7 | .0 | 9.0 |
| 1985 | -.3 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .1 | -.1 | -.6 | .4 | .4 | -.4 | .3 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | -.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| 1986 | .5 | -.6 | -.6 | .0 | .1 | -.3 | .3 | .1 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .8 | 2.6 | -2.6 | .9 | 4.9 | .9 |
| 1987 | -.6 | 1.3 | .2 | .6 | .6 | .6 | .7 | .7 | .2 | 1.3 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 4.8 |
| 1988 | .1 | .4 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .1 | .3 | .6 | -.3 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.5 | .4 | .0 | -.7 | -.1 | -1.0 | .9 | -.3 | -.1 | .2 | .7 | 1.8 | -1.5 | -3.0 | 1.3 | .8 |
| 1990 | -.6 | .9 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .4 | -.2 | .1 | .1 | -.6 | -1.3 | -.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | .8 | -6.0 | .8 |
| 1991 | -.4 | -.7 | -.5 | .2 | 1.0 | .9 | .1 | -.1 | .9 | -.2 | -.2 | -.3 | -7.3 | 2.3 | 5.2 | .6 | -1.7 |
| 1992 | -.6 | .8 | .8 | .6 | .4 | -.1 | .8 | -.4 | .2 | .7 | .5 | .1 | -.5 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.7 |
| 1993 | .4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | -.4 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .7 | .5 | .5 | .6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | .5 | .1 | .9 | .6 | .6 | .7 | .2 | .5 | .1 | .8 | .6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 7.6 | 5.3 |
| 1995 | .5 | .1 | .0 | -.1 | .3 | .4 | -.4 | 1.4 | .4 | -.2 | .4 | .4 | 6.0 | .8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | -.8 | 1.4 | -.2 | .9 | .7 | .9 | .0 | .6 | .6 | .1 | .9 | .6 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
| 1997 | .3 | 1.4 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 1.0 | .9 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .6 | .5 | -.5 | -.1 | 1.8 | -.2 | .7 | -.3 | .1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| 1999 | .7 | .3 | .4 | .2 | .5 | .1 | .7 | .5 | -.1 | .9 | .6 | .7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 4.3 |
| 2000 | .1 | .7 | .4 | .7 | .6 | .2 | -.2 | -.2 | .3 | -.4 | -.1 | -.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | .2 | -1.6 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | -.8 | -.5 | -.5 | -.5 | -.6 | -.6 | -.1 | -.3 | -.7 | -.4 | -.6 | -.5 | -6.1 | -6.1 | -4.6 | -5.8 | -3.5 |
| 2002 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .3 | .3 | .7 | -.2 | -.1 | -.6 | .2 | -.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | -2.9 | -.7 |
| 2003 | .7 | ||||||||||||||||
| IP (1997=100) |
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| 2001 | 114.2 | 113.6 | 113.1 | 112.5 | 111.8 | 111.1 | 111.0 | 110.7 | 109.9 | 109.5 | 108.8 | 108.3 | 113.6 | 111.8 | 110.5 | 108.9 | 111.2 |
| 2002 | 109.0 | 109.2 | 109.6 | 110.1 | 110.4 | 110.8 | 111.6 | 111.3 | 111.2 | 110.6 | 110.8 | 110.3 | 109.3 | 110.5 | 111.4 | 110.6 | 110.5 |
| 2003 | 111.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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| 2001 | 142.3 | 142.7 | 143.0 | 143.4 | 143.6 | 143.9 | 144.1 | 144.4 | 144.6 | 144.8 | 145.0 | 145.1 | 142.7 | 143.6 | 144.4 | 145.0 | 143.9 |
| 2002 | 145.3 | 145.4 | 145.6 | 145.7 | 145.9 | 146.0 | 146.1 | 146.2 | 146.4 | 146.5 | 146.6 | 146.7 | 145.4 | 145.9 | 146.2 | 146.6 | 146.0 |
| 2003 | 146.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1981 | 80.8 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 79.9 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.7 | 80.0 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 77.0 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 78.1 | 79.9 |
| 1982 | 75.5 | 76.8 | 76.0 | 75.2 | 74.5 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 73.0 | 72.6 | 71.8 | 71.5 | 70.8 | 76.1 | 74.6 | 73.1 | 71.3 | 73.8 |
| 1983 | 72.1 | 71.6 | 72.1 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 75.9 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 78.0 | 71.9 | 73.5 | 75.9 | 77.7 | 74.8 |
| 1984 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 |
| 1985 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.4 |
| 1986 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 78.8 |
| 1987 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.3 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 81.6 | 83.1 | 81.2 |
| 1988 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 84.2 |
| 1989 | 85.1 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.6 | 83.9 | 83.7 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 84.8 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 83.6 |
| 1990 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 80.9 | 80.3 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 81.1 | 82.5 |
| 1991 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.6 |
| 1992 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.8 | 79.3 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 80.1 |
| 1993 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 81.1 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.6 | 81.1 |
| 1994 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.7 | 82.2 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 83.3 |
| 1995 | 84.8 | 84.5 | 84.2 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 84.5 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 83.6 |
| 1996 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.5 |
| 1997 | 82.9 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 83.7 |
| 1998 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 82.9 |
| 1999 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 82.4 |
| 2000 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.9 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 83.0 | 83.5 | 82.7 | 81.6 | 82.7 |
| 2001 | 80.2 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 76.0 | 75.6 | 75.1 | 74.6 | 79.6 | 77.9 | 76.6 | 75.1 | 77.3 |
| 2002 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 76.1 | 76.0 | 75.5 | 75.6 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 75.7 | 76.2 | 75.4 | 75.6 |
| 2003 | 75.7 |
[1] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table