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Table 15
Historical Statistics for Industrial Production, Capacity, and Utilization: Manufacturing [1] Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries
Seasonally adjusted
Year	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Annual

IP (percent
change) [2]
1981	-.6	-.5	.3	.3	.5	-.6	.2	-.2	-.6	-1.2	-1.2	-1.9	-.4	2.2	-1.1	-11.9	.0
1982	-2.3	2.5	-.8	-.7	-.4	-.2	-.3	-.8	-.3	-1.5	-.7	-.6	-10.1	-3.1	-4.7	-9.9	-6.7
1983	2.5	-.3	.9	1.2	1.3	.7	1.3	.9	1.5	1.0	.2	.2	8.1	11.6	13.9	10.7	3.6
1984	1.8	.7	.7	.3	.2	.3	.4	.0	-.4	.3	.2	.3	11.5	4.8	2.1	1.3	8.4

1985	-.5	-.2	.7	.0	.1	.0	-.3	.5	.2	-.4	.6	.4	-.5	2.1	.7	1.7	1.3
1986	1.3	-.5	-.4	.4	.1	-.2	-.2	.5	.2	.4	.4	.8	4.9	-.3	.5	5.0	2.1
1987	-.8	1.5	.2	.4	.5	.5	.6	.4	.5	1.4	.5	.4	3.6	6.3	6.1	9.3	4.4
1988	-.2	.3	.2	.6	-.2	-.1	.1	.1	.3	.5	.3	.4	2.2	3.1	.8	4.2	4.3
1989	.8	-1.1	.0	.0	-.8	.1	-1.3	.8	-.3	-.3	.0	.2	2.1	-3.4	-4.2	-.9	.3

1990	-.3	1.4	.3	-.2	.1	.2	-.2	.2	-.1	-.8	-1.3	-.7	3.7	2.3	.1	-7.4	-.1
1991	-.7	-.8	-.8	.4	.7	1.0	.4	-.1	1.1	-.1	-.4	-.3	-9.3	1.3	6.7	.8	-2.6
1992	-.8	1.0	.9	.4	.5	.0	.7	-.4	-.1	.4	.4	-.2	-.9	6.7	2.5	1.6	2.5
1993	.9	.1	.0	.4	-.2	-.3	.3	-.4	.8	.5	.4	.6	3.8	.9	.4	5.3	2.5
1994	.3	.1	.9	.5	.5	.2	.2	.6	.0	.7	.6	.9	4.9	6.5	3.7	6.7	4.4

1995	.2	-.3	-.2	-.4	-.2	.3	-.9	.9	.5	-.6	-.1	.3	3.1	-2.4	.3	.4	2.5
1996	-1.1	1.1	-.5	1.0	.4	.9	.1	.3	.4	-.3	.7	.6	-1.2	6.4	4.5	3.3	1.6
1997	.0	1.2	.2	.0	.1	.4	.0	1.2	.7	.6	.5	.0	6.3	2.9	5.5	7.2	4.8
1998	.5	-.1	.1	.7	.2	-1.0	-.6	1.9	-.6	.8	-.3	-.1	2.6	1.9	-.4	3.1	3.4
1999	.1	.3	-.1	.0	.5	-.4	.0	.7	-.2	.7	.5	.3	.4	1.1	1.2	5.1	1.4

2000	-.3	.3	.5	.3	-.1	.2	-.4	-.7	.2	-.7	-.6	-.7	1.5	2.7	-3.0	-5.5	1.3
2001	-.7	-.5	-.5	-.3	-.5	-.6	.1	-.6	-.6	-.7	-.4	-.5	-7.1	-4.9	-3.8	-6.5	-4.9
2002	.6	.1	.2	.2	.3	.4	.4	.0	-.2	-.7	.1	-1.0	1.1	2.8	2.6	-4.4	-1.2
2003	.5	-.1	-.3	-.8	.1	.1	.3	-.3					-1.2	-3.8

IP
(1997 = 100)
2001	103.4	102.9	102.4	102.1	101.7	101.1	101.2	100.6	100.1	99.4	99.0	98.5	102.9	101.6	100.6	98.9	101.0
2002	99.1	99.2	99.4	99.5	99.9	100.2	100.6	100.6	100.4	99.7	99.8	98.8	99.2	99.9	100.5	99.4	99.8
2003	99.3	99.2	98.9	98.1	98.2	98.3	98.6	98.3					99.1	98.2

Capacity
(percent of
1997 output)
2001	132.4	132.5	132.5	132.6	132.6	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.5	132.6	132.7	132.7	132.6
2002	132.7	132.7	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.7	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.6
2003	132.6	132.6	132.6	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.7	132.8					132.6	132.7

Utilization
(percent)
1981	78.0	77.5	77.6	77.7	78.0	77.5	77.5	77.3	76.7	75.6	74.6	73.1	77.7	77.7	77.1	74.4	76.8
1982	71.3	73.0	72.3	71.8	71.4	71.2	70.9	70.3	70.1	69.0	68.6	68.1	72.2	71.4	70.4	68.6	70.7
1983	69.8	69.7	70.3	71.2	72.1	72.6	73.6	74.2	75.4	76.2	76.3	76.5	69.9	72.0	74.4	76.3	73.2
1984	77.8	78.3	78.8	79.0	79.0	79.2	79.4	79.3	78.8	79.0	79.0	79.1	78.3	79.0	79.1	79.0	78.9

1985	78.6	78.3	78.8	78.6	78.6	78.5	78.2	78.4	78.5	78.1	78.5	78.7	78.5	78.6	78.4	78.4	78.5
1986	79.6	79.1	78.7	78.9	78.9	78.7	78.5	78.8	78.9	79.1	79.3	79.9	79.1	78.9	78.7	79.4	79.0
1987	79.1	80.2	80.2	80.5	80.8	81.1	81.5	81.7	82.0	83.1	83.5	83.8	79.9	80.8	81.8	83.5	81.5
1988	83.6	83.8	84.0	84.6	84.4	84.3	84.4	84.5	84.7	85.0	85.2	85.5	83.8	84.4	84.5	85.2	84.5
1989	86.1	85.0	84.9	84.8	83.9	83.9	82.6	83.2	82.7	82.3	82.1	82.1	85.3	84.2	82.8	82.2	83.6

1990	81.8	82.8	83.0	82.7	82.6	82.6	82.3	82.3	82.1	81.3	80.2	79.5	82.6	82.6	82.3	80.3	81.9
1991	78.8	78.1	77.3	77.5	77.9	78.6	78.8	78.6	79.4	79.2	78.8	78.5	78.1	78.0	79.0	78.9	78.5
1992	77.7	78.4	79.0	79.2	79.5	79.5	80.0	79.6	79.4	79.6	79.8	79.5	78.4	79.4	79.6	79.6	79.3
1993	80.2	80.1	80.0	80.2	80.0	79.7	79.8	79.5	80.0	80.3	80.5	80.8	80.1	80.0	79.8	80.5	80.1
1994	81.0	81.0	81.7	82.0	82.3	82.3	82.4	82.8	82.7	83.1	83.4	84.0	81.2	82.2	82.6	83.5	82.4

1995	84.0	83.6	83.2	82.7	82.4	82.4	81.5	82.0	82.2	81.5	81.3	81.3	83.6	82.5	81.9	81.4	82.3
1996	80.3	81.0	80.4	81.0	81.1	81.7	81.5	81.6	81.8	81.4	81.8	82.1	80.5	81.2	81.6	81.7	81.3
1997	81.8	82.6	82.6	82.3	82.1	82.2	81.9	82.6	82.9	83.1	83.2	82.9	82.3	82.2	82.5	83.1	82.5
1998	83.1	82.7	82.5	82.8	82.8	81.7	81.0	82.4	81.7	82.1	81.7	81.4	82.8	82.4	81.7	81.7	82.2
1999	81.3	81.4	81.2	81.0	81.3	80.8	80.6	81.1	80.8	81.2	81.5	81.6	81.3	81.0	80.8	81.4	81.1

2000	81.2	81.3	81.5	81.7	81.5	81.5	81.1	80.4	80.5	79.9	79.3	78.7	81.3	81.6	80.7	79.3	80.7
2001	78.1	77.7	77.3	77.0	76.6	76.2	76.3	75.8	75.4	74.9	74.6	74.2	77.7	76.6	75.8	74.6	76.2
2002	74.7	74.8	74.9	75.1	75.3	75.6	75.9	75.9	75.7	75.2	75.3	74.5	74.8	75.3	75.8	75.0	75.2
2003	74.9	74.8	74.5	73.9	74.0	74.1	74.3	74.1					74.7	74.0


     [1]  See note on cover page.
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     [2]  Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates.  Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages.
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     Note.  Selected high-technology industries are computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.

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