| 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 | -.7 | -.5 | .5 | -.7 | .7 | .5 | .7 | -.2 | -.7 | -.8 | -1.2 | -1.3 | .2 | .5 | 3.4 | -10.0 | .5 |
| 1982 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -.8 | -.9 | -.9 | -.4 | -.4 | -.8 | -.4 | -1.1 | -.4 | -1.0 | -8.1 | -6.2 | -6.5 | -8.5 | -6.0 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | -.6 | .7 | 1.3 | .6 | .5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 2.1 | .1 | .6 | .5 | .4 | .2 | .2 | -.1 | -.3 | -.1 | .3 | .0 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 1.5 | -.8 | 7.8 |
| 1985 | -.3 | .6 | .0 | .1 | .1 | -.1 | -.5 | .4 | .5 | -.4 | .3 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.1 | -.3 | 2.3 | .8 |
| 1986 | .6 | -.6 | -.7 | -.1 | .0 | -.1 | .0 | .0 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .8 | 2.7 | -2.9 | -.1 | 4.4 | .8 |
| 1987 | -.7 | 1.3 | .2 | .5 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .6 | .2 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 4.0 |
| 1988 | .1 | .5 | .1 | .3 | -.2 | .1 | .2 | .6 | -.4 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.5 | .4 | -.1 | -.7 | -.1 | -1.2 | .8 | -.3 | -.2 | .1 | .7 | 2.0 | -1.7 | -3.9 | .6 | .6 |
| 1990 | -.7 | .9 | .5 | -.1 | .0 | .4 | -.2 | .1 | .1 | -.7 | -1.3 | -.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .6 | -6.6 | .2 |
| 1991 | -.3 | -.9 | -.6 | .2 | 1.0 | .8 | .1 | -.1 | .9 | -.2 | -.3 | -.5 | -7.8 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .1 | -2.1 |
| 1992 | -.8 | .8 | .8 | .5 | .3 | -.2 | .7 | -.4 | .1 | .5 | .4 | .1 | -1.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | .4 | .2 | .1 | .3 | -.5 | .1 | .4 | -.2 | .6 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 3.0 | .6 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | .5 | .1 | .7 | .3 | .4 | .6 | .0 | .4 | -.1 | .6 | .4 | .9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 |
| 1995 | .2 | -.1 | -.2 | -.3 | .1 | .2 | -.6 | 1.1 | .1 | -.6 | .2 | .3 | 3.4 | -1.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 2.4 |
| 1996 | -.9 | 1.2 | -.4 | .7 | .4 | .7 | -.3 | .4 | .4 | -.2 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 1997 | .1 | 1.1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .8 | .8 | .7 | .3 | -.1 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | .1 | .0 | .2 | .5 | .4 | -.8 | -.5 | 1.6 | -.5 | .5 | -.5 | -.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 1999 | .4 | .1 | .2 | -.1 | .3 | -.2 | .3 | .4 | -.2 | .6 | .3 | .4 | .8 | .9 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | -.4 | .4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | .1 | -.5 | -.4 | .1 | -.6 | -.3 | -.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | -2.5 | -3.6 | 1.4 |
| 2001 | -.8 | -.4 | -.5 | -.3 | -.5 | -.5 | .0 | -.3 | -.7 | -.4 | -.7 | -.5 | -6.0 | -5.1 | -3.7 | -6.1 | -4.1 |
| 2002 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .3 | .7 | -.3 | .0 | -.7 | .2 | -.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -3.9 | -.8 |
| 2003 | .7 | .0 | -.7 | -.6 | .0 | -.2 | .7 | -.2 | .3 | -.2 | -4.6 | 2.2 | |||||
| IP (1997 = 100) |
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| 2001 | 103.6 | 103.2 | 102.7 | 102.4 | 101.8 | 101.3 | 101.3 | 101.0 | 100.3 | 99.9 | 99.3 | 98.7 | 103.2 | 101.8 | 100.9 | 99.3 | 101.3 |
| 2002 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 100.3 | 100.5 | 100.8 | 101.5 | 101.2 | 101.2 | 100.5 | 100.6 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 100.6 | 101.3 | 100.3 | 100.5 |
| 2003 | 100.5 | 100.5 | 99.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 98.9 | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.8 | 100.3 | 99.1 | 99.6 | |||||
| Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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| 2001 | 129.4 | 129.6 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 129.9 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 129.5 | 129.8 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 129.9 |
| 2002 | 130.2 | 130.3 | 130.3 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.4 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 130.6 | 130.7 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 130.4 |
| 2003 | 130.8 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 130.8 | 131.1 | 131.3 | |||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1981 | 80.5 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 77.9 | 76.8 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 77.9 | 79.6 |
| 1982 | 75.3 | 76.5 | 75.8 | 75.0 | 74.2 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 72.8 | 72.4 | 71.6 | 71.3 | 70.5 | 75.9 | 74.3 | 72.9 | 71.1 | 73.6 |
| 1983 | 71.8 | 71.4 | 71.9 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 74.8 | 75.7 | 76.6 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 71.7 | 73.3 | 75.7 | 77.4 | 74.5 |
| 1984 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.0 | 80.1 |
| 1985 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.5 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.5 |
| 1986 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 79.0 | 78.9 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.2 |
| 1987 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.9 | 83.4 | 81.5 |
| 1988 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 85.1 | 84.5 |
| 1989 | 85.5 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.0 | 84.4 | 84.2 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 85.2 | 84.5 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 84.0 |
| 1990 | 82.6 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 1991 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.8 |
| 1992 | 78.8 | 79.3 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 79.3 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.2 |
| 1993 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 82.0 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.7 | 81.2 |
| 1994 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.5 | 82.4 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 84.1 | 83.3 |
| 1995 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 82.7 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 84.3 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 83.3 |
| 1996 | 81.7 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 83.1 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.7 |
| 1997 | 83.1 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 83.6 |
| 1998 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 83.0 | 82.3 | 83.4 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 83.2 |
| 1999 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.3 |
| 2000 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 82.4 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 80.8 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 82.1 | 81.1 | 82.2 |
| 2001 | 80.1 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 78.4 | 78.0 | 77.9 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 75.8 | 79.6 | 78.4 | 77.6 | 76.3 | 78.0 |
| 2002 | 76.3 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 77.6 | 77.5 | 76.9 | 77.0 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 77.6 | 76.8 | 77.0 |
| 2003 | 76.8 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 75.9 |
[1] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table
Note. Selected high-technology industries are computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.