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) [2] |
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1981 | -.4 | -.4 | .3 | .5 | .6 | -.5 | .3 | .0 | -.6 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.7 | .8 | 3.2 | -.1 | -10.6 | 1.0 |
1982 | -2.2 | 2.6 | -.8 | -.6 | -.3 | -.2 | -.1 | -.9 | -.3 | -1.3 | -.6 | -.5 | -8.8 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -9.0 | -5.5 |
1983 | 2.5 | -.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.5 | .7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
1984 | 2.0 | .8 | .8 | .5 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .1 | -.3 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 9.9 |
1985 | -.4 | -.2 | .7 | -.2 | .1 | .1 | -.4 | .5 | .1 | -.4 | .6 | .4 | -.1 | 1.4 | .1 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1986 | 1.2 | -.5 | -.4 | .4 | .1 | -.4 | .1 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 4.8 | -.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 2.1 |
1987 | -.6 | 1.6 | .2 | .5 | .6 | .5 | .8 | .5 | .5 | 1.4 | .6 | .5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 5.4 |
1988 | -.1 | .3 | .3 | .7 | -.1 | .0 | .2 | .1 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
1989 | .8 | -1.0 | .0 | .1 | -.8 | .1 | -1.1 | .9 | -.3 | -.2 | .1 | .2 | 1.8 | -3.1 | -3.2 | .0 | .7 |
1990 | -.2 | 1.4 | .4 | -.1 | .1 | .3 | -.2 | .1 | -.1 | -.7 | -1.2 | -.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | .4 | -6.6 | .6 |
1991 | -.7 | -.7 | -.7 | .4 | .7 | 1.1 | .4 | .0 | 1.1 | -.1 | -.3 | -.1 | -8.6 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
1992 | -.6 | 1.0 | .9 | .5 | .6 | .2 | .8 | -.3 | .0 | .6 | .5 | -.2 | .8 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1993 | .9 | .2 | .0 | .4 | -.1 | -.2 | .3 | -.2 | .9 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 3.5 |
1994 | .4 | .1 | 1.2 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .4 | .8 | .2 | .9 | .8 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 6.1 |
1995 | .5 | -.1 | .1 | -.1 | .1 | .5 | -.6 | 1.2 | .9 | -.2 | .2 | .5 | 6.3 | .4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1996 | -.9 | 1.3 | -.3 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.1 | .4 | .6 | .7 | .1 | .9 | .8 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 |
1997 | .3 | 1.6 | .6 | .3 | .5 | .7 | .3 | 1.4 | .8 | .7 | .8 | .4 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.5 |
1998 | .9 | .2 | .2 | .8 | .3 | -.6 | -.1 | 2.1 | -.3 | 1.0 | -.1 | .2 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
1999 | .5 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .7 | .0 | .5 | .8 | .0 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 4.9 |
2000 | .2 | .6 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .3 | -.1 | -.5 | .4 | -.4 | -.4 | -.6 | 6.1 | 7.1 | .1 | -2.9 | 5.0 |
2001 | -.8 | -.5 | -.5 | -.5 | -.6 | -.7 | .0 | -.5 | -.6 | -.6 | -.4 | -.4 | -7.1 | -6.2 | -4.9 | -6.1 | -4.1 |
2002 | .6 | .1 | .2 | .3 | .4 | .4 | .4 | .1 | -.2 | -.6 | .1 | -.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -3.7 | -1.1 |
2003 | .5 | .0 | -.2 | -.7 | .1 | .1 | .5 | -.3 | .7 | -.6 | -2.9 | 2.9 | |||||
IP (1997 = 100) |
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2001 | 115.7 | 115.1 | 114.5 | 114.0 | 113.3 | 112.5 | 112.5 | 111.9 | 111.2 | 110.6 | 110.1 | 109.6 | 115.1 | 113.3 | 111.9 | 110.1 | 112.6 |
2002 | 110.3 | 110.4 | 110.7 | 111.0 | 111.4 | 111.9 | 112.3 | 112.4 | 112.1 | 111.4 | 111.6 | 110.6 | 110.5 | 111.4 | 112.3 | 111.2 | 111.4 |
2003 | 111.1 | 111.1 | 110.9 | 110.1 | 110.2 | 110.4 | 111.0 | 110.6 | 111.4 | 111.0 | 110.2 | 111.0 | |||||
Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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2001 | 147.5 | 147.9 | 148.2 | 148.5 | 148.8 | 149.1 | 149.3 | 149.5 | 149.7 | 149.9 | 150.1 | 150.2 | 147.9 | 148.8 | 149.5 | 150.1 | 149.1 |
2002 | 150.4 | 150.5 | 150.6 | 150.8 | 150.9 | 151.0 | 151.1 | 151.1 | 151.2 | 151.3 | 151.4 | 151.4 | 150.5 | 150.9 | 151.1 | 151.4 | 151.0 |
2003 | 151.6 | 151.7 | 151.8 | 151.9 | 152.0 | 152.1 | 152.2 | 152.3 | 152.4 | 151.7 | 152.0 | 152.3 | |||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1981 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 76.1 | 75.0 | 73.6 | 78.1 | 78.2 | 77.6 | 74.9 | 77.2 |
1982 | 71.8 | 73.6 | 72.8 | 72.3 | 71.9 | 71.7 | 71.5 | 70.7 | 70.5 | 69.4 | 69.0 | 68.6 | 72.8 | 72.0 | 70.9 | 69.0 | 71.1 |
1983 | 70.2 | 70.0 | 70.7 | 71.5 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 70.3 | 72.3 | 74.8 | 76.8 | 73.5 |
1984 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 78.8 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.5 |
1985 | 79.1 | 78.7 | 79.1 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.2 | 77.7 | 78.1 | 78.3 | 79.0 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 78.0 | 78.4 |
1986 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.4 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 79.0 | 78.6 |
1987 | 78.8 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.7 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 81.4 | 83.1 | 81.1 |
1988 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 83.4 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.8 | 84.1 |
1989 | 85.6 | 84.5 | 84.4 | 84.3 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.2 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 84.8 | 83.7 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 83.2 |
1990 | 81.6 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.0 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 81.9 | 80.1 | 81.6 |
1991 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.8 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.4 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 77.9 | 77.8 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.3 |
1992 | 77.7 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 78.4 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 79.3 |
1993 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 80.5 | 80.0 |
1994 | 80.9 | 80.8 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 84.2 | 81.1 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 83.7 | 82.4 |
1995 | 84.3 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 83.9 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 81.9 | 82.8 |
1996 | 80.6 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 80.7 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.2 |
1997 | 81.6 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 82.7 |
1998 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 80.8 | 82.0 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 82.9 | 82.0 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.9 |
1999 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.9 | 81.4 |
2000 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 81.4 | 80.0 | 81.4 |
2001 | 78.5 | 77.8 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 76.1 | 75.5 | 75.3 | 74.8 | 74.3 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 77.9 | 76.1 | 74.8 | 73.4 | 75.6 |
2002 | 73.3 | 73.4 | 73.5 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 73.0 | 73.4 | 73.9 | 74.3 | 73.5 | 73.7 |
2003 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.1 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 72.5 | 72.9 |
[1] See note on cover page. Return to table
[2] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table