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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1982 | -1.9 | 1.8 | -.7 | -.9 | -.8 | -.4 | -.5 | -.9 | -.5 | -.9 | -.4 | -.9 | -8.1 | -5.7 | -6.8 | -8.3 | -5.9 |
1983 | 1.7 | -.5 | .7 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | .6 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 1.8 |
1984 | 1.9 | .1 | .6 | .5 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .0 | -.3 | -.2 | .3 | .1 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | -.8 | 7.9 |
1985 | -.4 | .6 | .0 | .1 | .1 | .0 | -.5 | .5 | .5 | -.5 | .2 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.5 | -.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
1986 | .6 | -.7 | -.8 | .1 | .1 | -.1 | .3 | -.2 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .8 | 2.6 | -2.7 | .7 | 4.0 | .9 |
1987 | -.7 | 1.4 | .2 | .6 | .5 | .6 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 4.2 |
1988 | .0 | .5 | .2 | .3 | -.1 | .1 | .2 | .5 | -.4 | .5 | .2 | .5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
1989 | .3 | -.5 | .4 | -.2 | -.6 | .0 | -1.1 | .9 | -.4 | -.2 | .2 | .7 | 1.8 | -1.9 | -3.6 | .8 | .6 |
1990 | -.6 | .8 | .4 | -.1 | .1 | .3 | -.2 | .3 | .1 | -.8 | -1.3 | -.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -6.5 | .3 |
1991 | -.4 | -.8 | -.6 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .9 | -.2 | -.2 | -.5 | -7.9 | 2.0 | 5.1 | .1 | -2.0 |
1992 | -.8 | .9 | .7 | .6 | .3 | -.2 | .7 | -.4 | .1 | .6 | .4 | .0 | -1.6 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
1993 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .2 | -.4 | .2 | .3 | -.2 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .6 | 3.0 | .6 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
1994 | .5 | .1 | .7 | .2 | .4 | .6 | .0 | .4 | .0 | .6 | .5 | .9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
1995 | .2 | -.2 | -.2 | -.2 | .0 | .2 | -.6 | 1.1 | .1 | -.6 | .2 | .3 | 3.1 | -1.4 | 1.3 | .4 | 2.4 |
1996 | -.9 | 1.2 | -.4 | .7 | .5 | .7 | -.4 | .5 | .3 | -.2 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
1997 | .1 | 1.1 | -.1 | .2 | .0 | .3 | .5 | .8 | .7 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 4.2 |
1998 | .1 | .1 | .2 | .5 | .4 | -.8 | -.7 | 1.8 | -.5 | .7 | -.5 | -.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | -.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
1999 | .3 | .1 | .1 | -.2 | .5 | -.3 | .1 | .6 | -.3 | .8 | .3 | .5 | .5 | .6 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
2000 | -.5 | .3 | .2 | .4 | .3 | .0 | -.8 | -.3 | .2 | -.5 | -.2 | -.3 | .7 | 3.0 | -3.2 | -2.8 | 1.2 |
2001 | -.8 | -.4 | -.4 | -.1 | -.4 | -.5 | -.3 | -.1 | -.7 | -.4 | -.6 | -.4 | -6.0 | -3.8 | -4.3 | -5.5 | -3.9 |
2002 | .6 | .1 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .6 | -.2 | -.2 | -.2 | -.3 | .0 | -.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .0 | -3.0 | -1.1 |
2003 | .5 | .3 | -.8 | -.7 | -.1 | -.1 | .7 | -.2 | .5 | .1 | .9 | .0 | .1 | -5.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | -.8 |
2004 | .7 | .7 | |||||||||||||||
IP (1997 = 100) |
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2002 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 100.3 | 100.7 | 100.7 | 101.3 | 101.1 | 100.9 | 100.7 | 100.3 | 100.3 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 100.1 | 100.5 |
2003 | 100.3 | 100.5 | 99.7 | 99.0 | 98.9 | 98.7 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.2 | 98.9 | 99.5 | 100.5 | 99.7 |
2004 | 101.5 | 102.2 | |||||||||||||||
Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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2002 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 131.0 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 130.8 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.3 | 131.0 |
2003 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 131.4 | 131.4 | 131.4 | 131.4 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 131.4 | 131.5 | 131.4 |
2004 | 131.6 | 131.6 | |||||||||||||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1982 | 75.3 | 76.6 | 75.9 | 75.1 | 74.4 | 74.0 | 73.6 | 72.9 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 71.3 | 70.7 | 75.9 | 74.5 | 73.0 | 71.2 | 73.7 |
1983 | 71.9 | 71.5 | 72.0 | 72.9 | 73.4 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 71.8 | 73.4 | 75.7 | 77.5 | 74.6 |
1984 | 79.3 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.0 | 80.1 |
1985 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.6 |
1986 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 79.0 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 78.9 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 79.2 |
1987 | 79.2 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 79.9 | 81.0 | 82.0 | 83.6 | 81.6 |
1988 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 85.4 | 84.1 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 85.2 | 84.6 |
1989 | 85.6 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.0 | 84.3 | 84.2 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 85.3 | 84.5 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 84.0 |
1990 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
1991 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.8 |
1992 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 80.9 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.3 |
1993 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 81.3 |
1994 | 82.5 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.7 | 82.6 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 83.4 |
1995 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 84.3 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 83.4 |
1996 | 81.7 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.6 |
1997 | 83.0 | 83.7 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 83.5 |
1998 | 83.9 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.0 | 82.2 | 83.5 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 83.2 |
1999 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 81.7 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 82.1 |
2000 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 82.0 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 80.8 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 81.8 | 81.1 | 82.0 |
2001 | 80.1 | 79.7 | 79.3 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 78.0 | 77.8 | 77.2 | 76.9 | 76.3 | 76.0 | 79.7 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 76.4 | 78.1 |
2002 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 77.3 | 77.1 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.0 | 76.5 | 77.0 | 76.9 | 76.3 | 76.7 |
2003 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 75.9 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 76.0 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 76.3 | 75.3 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 75.9 |
2004 | 77.1 | 77.6 |
[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.