| 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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| 1984 | 2.1 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .5 | .4 | .3 | .1 | -.2 | -.1 | .4 | .1 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 2.9 | .4 | 9.0 |
| 1985 | -.3 | .4 | .2 | -.2 | .1 | .0 | -.6 | .5 | .4 | -.4 | .3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .6 | -.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | .5 | -.8 | -.6 | .0 | .2 | -.3 | .6 | -.2 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 2.3 | -2.4 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 1987 | -.3 | 1.2 | .2 | .6 | .7 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .3 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
| 1988 | .1 | .3 | .3 | .5 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .5 | -.3 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.5 | .3 | -.1 | -.7 | .0 | -.9 | .9 | -.3 | -.1 | .3 | .7 | 1.5 | -1.9 | -2.5 | 1.8 | .9 |
| 1990 | -.6 | .9 | .5 | .0 | .1 | .3 | -.1 | .3 | .2 | -.7 | -1.2 | -.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | -5.9 | .9 |
| 1991 | -.5 | -.7 | -.5 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .2 | .9 | -.2 | -.1 | -.3 | -7.6 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
| 1992 | -.5 | .7 | .7 | .7 | .4 | .0 | .8 | -.5 | .2 | .7 | .4 | .1 | -.3 | 6.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 1993 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .3 | -.4 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .5 | .7 | .4 | .5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .2 | .5 | .2 | .9 | .6 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 5.4 |
| 1995 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .2 | .3 | -.4 | 1.4 | .4 | -.2 | .3 | .4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | -.8 | 1.5 | -.2 | .9 | .7 | .8 | -.2 | .7 | .6 | .0 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | .2 | 1.2 | .8 | -.1 | .6 | .5 | .5 | 1.2 | .9 | .7 | .9 | .4 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | .4 | .1 | .1 | .5 | .6 | -.5 | -.3 | 2.2 | -.2 | .7 | -.1 | .3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | .5 | .5 | .2 | .2 | .8 | -.1 | .7 | .5 | -.4 | 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| 2000 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .7 | .3 | .1 | -.3 | -.3 | .4 | -.3 | .0 | -.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | -.9 | -1.3 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | -.8 | -.7 | -.3 | -.1 | -.8 | -.5 | -.4 | -.3 | -.4 | -.5 | -.4 | .0 | -6.6 | -4.9 | -5.1 | -4.5 | -3.5 |
| 2002 | .6 | -.1 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .9 | -.3 | .1 | .0 | -.4 | .3 | -.5 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.7 | -1.6 | .1 |
| 2003 | .5 | .0 | -.2 | -.8 | -.1 | .3 | .5 | .1 | .7 | .1 | .9 | .2 | .8 | -3.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .6 |
| 2004 | .4 | .8 | -.3 | .8 | .9 | -.6 | .6 | .3 | -.2 | .7 | .2 | .7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | .2 | .4 | .0 | -.1 | .2 | .8 | .0 | .3 | -1.3 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | -.1 | .4 | .5 | .8 | .1 | .8 | 5.1 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| IP (2002=100) |
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| 2004 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 103.2 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.4 | 105.0 | 105.3 | 105.1 | 105.8 | 106.0 | 106.7 | 103.1 | 104.4 | 105.1 | 106.2 | 104.7 |
| 2005 | 106.9 | 107.4 | 107.3 | 107.2 | 107.4 | 108.3 | 108.3 | 108.6 | 107.2 | 108.4 | 109.4 | 110.4 | 107.2 | 107.6 | 108.0 | 109.4 | 108.2 |
| 2006 | 110.3 | 110.7 | 111.2 | 112.2 | 112.3 | 113.2 | 110.8 | 112.6 | |||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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| 2004 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.1 | 133.1 | 133.2 | 133.3 | 133.4 | 133.5 | 133.6 | 133.7 | 133.9 | 133.0 | 133.1 | 133.4 | 133.7 | 133.3 |
| 2005 | 134.0 | 134.2 | 134.3 | 134.5 | 134.7 | 134.9 | 135.1 | 135.3 | 135.5 | 135.7 | 135.9 | 136.1 | 134.2 | 134.7 | 135.3 | 135.9 | 135.0 |
| 2006 | 136.3 | 136.6 | 136.8 | 137.0 | 137.2 | 137.5 | 136.6 | 137.2 | |||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1984 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.4 | 80.4 |
| 1985 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 79.4 |
| 1986 | 79.7 | 79.0 | 78.4 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 79.3 | 79.0 | 78.2 | 78.3 | 78.9 | 78.6 |
| 1987 | 79.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 81.5 | 83.1 | 81.2 |
| 1988 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.8 | 84.2 |
| 1989 | 85.1 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 83.1 | 84.8 | 84.0 | 82.9 | 82.8 | 83.6 |
| 1990 | 82.4 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 80.9 | 80.2 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 81.1 | 82.4 |
| 1991 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.6 |
| 1992 | 79.1 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
| 1993 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 82.0 | 81.4 |
| 1994 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.5 | 85.0 | 82.6 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 84.6 | 83.6 |
| 1995 | 85.0 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.1 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 84.7 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 83.9 |
| 1996 | 82.1 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 82.5 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.0 |
| 1997 | 83.3 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 83.9 |
| 1998 | 84.2 | 83.7 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.7 |
| 1999 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 82.0 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 82.3 | 81.9 |
| 2000 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 80.1 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 81.6 | 80.6 | 81.8 |
| 2001 | 79.2 | 78.4 | 77.9 | 77.6 | 76.9 | 76.3 | 75.9 | 75.4 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 74.0 | 73.9 | 78.5 | 76.9 | 75.4 | 74.2 | 76.3 |
| 2002 | 74.3 | 74.1 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 75.2 | 75.8 | 75.6 | 75.6 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 75.5 | 75.2 | 74.4 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 75.1 |
| 2003 | 75.5 | 75.6 | 75.4 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 75.4 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 76.1 | 76.8 | 76.9 | 75.5 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 76.6 | 75.7 |
| 2004 | 77.2 | 77.8 | 77.6 | 78.1 | 78.8 | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 77.5 | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 78.6 |
| 2005 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 79.1 | 79.9 | 80.5 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.5 | 80.0 |
| 2006 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 81.1 | 82.0 | |||||||||
[1] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table