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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1984 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .2 | -.2 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.9 |
1985 | -.4 | -.3 | .8 | -.3 | .1 | .1 | -.6 | .6 | .1 | -.3 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 1.1 | .1 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1986 | 1.2 | -.7 | -.3 | .4 | .2 | -.4 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .3 | .5 | .9 | 4.4 | -.1 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.2 |
1987 | -.3 | 1.4 | .1 | .5 | .7 | .4 | .7 | .5 | .6 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 11.3 | 5.5 |
1988 | -.2 | .1 | .3 | .8 | -.1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .3 | .7 | .3 | .4 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
1989 | .8 | -1.0 | -.1 | .1 | -.8 | .1 | -1.1 | .9 | -.3 | -.2 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 | -3.4 | -3.0 | .5 | .8 |
1990 | -.2 | 1.4 | .4 | -.1 | .0 | .2 | -.2 | .3 | .0 | -.8 | -1.1 | -.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | .6 | -6.5 | .7 |
1991 | -.8 | -.7 | -.6 | .3 | .7 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | -.2 | -.2 | -.1 | -9.1 | 2.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | -2.0 |
1992 | -.5 | .9 | .9 | .5 | .7 | .3 | .8 | -.4 | .0 | .6 | .4 | -.1 | .7 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
1993 | 1.0 | .1 | -.1 | .5 | -.1 | -.1 | .3 | -.1 | .6 | .8 | .4 | .6 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 |
1994 | .3 | .1 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .5 | .7 | .3 | 1.0 | .8 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 6.0 |
1995 | .4 | -.1 | .3 | -.1 | .0 | .4 | -.6 | 1.2 | .9 | -.1 | .1 | .4 | 5.7 | .6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
1996 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -.3 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.0 | .2 | .7 | .7 | .0 | 1.0 | .9 | .8 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 4.6 |
1997 | .2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -.3 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 1.5 | .9 | .7 | 1.2 | .5 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 8.5 |
1998 | .7 | .1 | -.1 | .6 | .5 | -.6 | -.4 | 2.6 | -.3 | 1.0 | .1 | .5 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
1999 | .3 | .8 | -.1 | .4 | 1.0 | -.2 | .5 | .7 | -.4 | 1.5 | .7 | .8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 5.2 |
2000 | .3 | .3 | .6 | .7 | .0 | .2 | -.1 | -.7 | .4 | -.3 | -.3 | -.7 | 6.1 | 5.0 | -1.2 | -2.9 | 4.6 |
2001 | -.8 | -.7 | -.4 | -.1 | -.8 | -.6 | -.2 | -.7 | -.3 | -.6 | -.2 | .3 | -7.5 | -5.1 | -5.6 | -4.2 | -4.2 |
2002 | .5 | -.1 | .8 | .1 | .5 | 1.0 | -.4 | .3 | .0 | -.6 | .3 | -.5 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 2.2 | -2.1 | .1 |
2003 | .4 | -.2 | .2 | -.9 | -.1 | .6 | .3 | -.1 | .9 | .1 | 1.1 | .1 | .3 | -2.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 | .5 |
2004 | .3 | .9 | .2 | .8 | .8 | -.6 | .8 | .7 | -.4 | .8 | .0 | .5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
2005 | .5 | .5 | -.3 | .0 | .4 | .3 | .1 | .4 | -.5 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 4.0 |
2006 | .7 | -.1 | .5 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||
IP (2002 = 100) |
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2004 | 102.6 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 104.6 | 105.5 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 106.4 | 106.0 | 106.9 | 106.9 | 107.5 | 103.3 | 105.0 | 106.1 | 107.1 | 105.4 |
2005 | 108.1 | 108.6 | 108.2 | 108.3 | 108.7 | 109.0 | 109.1 | 109.5 | 108.9 | 110.9 | 111.7 | 112.2 | 108.3 | 108.6 | 109.2 | 111.6 | 109.6 |
2006 | 113.0 | 112.8 | 113.4 | 113.1 | |||||||||||||
Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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2004 | 136.3 | 136.3 | 136.3 | 136.4 | 136.4 | 136.5 | 136.5 | 136.6 | 136.7 | 136.9 | 137.0 | 137.2 | 136.3 | 136.4 | 136.6 | 137.0 | 136.6 |
2005 | 137.4 | 137.6 | 137.8 | 138.1 | 138.3 | 138.6 | 138.8 | 139.1 | 139.3 | 139.6 | 139.9 | 140.1 | 137.6 | 138.3 | 139.1 | 139.9 | 138.7 |
2006 | 140.4 | 140.7 | 141.0 | 140.7 | |||||||||||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1984 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.4 |
1985 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 77.7 | 78.0 | 77.9 | 77.6 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
1986 | 78.9 | 78.2 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 78.2 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.8 | 78.3 |
1987 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 81.2 | 83.0 | 81.0 |
1988 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 83.3 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.8 | 84.0 |
1989 | 85.5 | 84.5 | 84.3 | 84.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.2 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 83.1 |
1990 | 81.5 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 81.0 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 80.0 | 81.6 |
1991 | 78.4 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 77.8 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.3 |
1992 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 78.6 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.6 |
1993 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
1994 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.5 | 81.4 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 84.0 | 82.8 |
1995 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 82.0 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.4 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 84.1 | 83.1 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 83.0 |
1996 | 80.8 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 81.8 |
1997 | 82.2 | 82.8 | 83.3 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.4 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 83.0 |
1998 | 83.4 | 82.9 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 80.9 | 80.1 | 81.7 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 82.8 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.7 |
1999 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 80.8 |
2000 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 80.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 77.8 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 80.0 | 78.6 | 80.3 |
2001 | 77.0 | 76.2 | 75.7 | 75.4 | 74.6 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 72.7 | 72.2 | 72.0 | 72.1 | 76.3 | 74.7 | 73.2 | 72.1 | 74.1 |
2002 | 72.5 | 72.3 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 73.3 | 74.0 | 73.7 | 73.9 | 73.9 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 73.4 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 73.3 |
2003 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 73.2 | 73.4 | 73.4 | 74.0 | 74.1 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 73.5 | 73.0 | 73.6 | 74.7 | 73.7 |
2004 | 75.3 | 76.0 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 77.9 | 77.5 | 78.1 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 75.8 | 77.0 | 77.6 | 78.2 | 77.1 |
2005 | 78.6 | 78.9 | 78.5 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 78.2 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 78.7 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 79.8 | 78.9 |
2006 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 80.4 |
[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