| 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 | 2.0 | .3 | .4 | .5 | .4 | .2 | .2 | .0 | -.2 | -.2 | .3 | .1 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | -.3 | 7.9 |
| 1985 | -.3 | .5 | .2 | .0 | .1 | .0 | -.5 | .5 | .5 | -.4 | .3 | 1.1 | .9 | 1.2 | -.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| 1986 | .6 | -.8 | -.7 | .0 | .1 | -.2 | .3 | -.2 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .8 | 2.3 | -2.7 | .6 | 4.0 | .9 |
| 1987 | -.5 | 1.2 | .2 | .5 | .6 | .4 | .5 | .6 | .2 | 1.4 | .5 | .4 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 4.2 |
| 1988 | .0 | .3 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .2 | .1 | .5 | -.4 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.5 | .4 | -.1 | -.7 | .0 | -1.1 | .9 | -.4 | -.2 | .3 | .7 | 1.8 | -2.1 | -3.3 | 1.0 | .6 |
| 1990 | -.7 | .8 | .4 | -.1 | .0 | .2 | -.2 | .3 | .1 | -.8 | -1.2 | -.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -6.5 | .3 |
| 1991 | -.5 | -.8 | -.6 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .1 | .9 | -.2 | -.2 | -.5 | -8.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .3 | -2.0 |
| 1992 | -.8 | .7 | .7 | .6 | .3 | -.2 | .7 | -.5 | .1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | -1.9 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | .5 | .3 | .0 | .2 | -.4 | .2 | .3 | -.1 | .4 | .6 | .3 | .5 | 3.0 | .4 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | .4 | -.1 | .8 | .3 | .4 | .6 | .1 | .3 | .0 | .7 | .4 | .9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| 1995 | .2 | -.2 | -.1 | -.2 | .0 | .1 | -.5 | 1.2 | .1 | -.4 | .1 | .2 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | 2.4 |
| 1996 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -.4 | .8 | .5 | .7 | -.5 | .4 | .4 | -.2 | .8 | .4 | -.3 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | -.1 | .8 | .5 | -.4 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | .8 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | .1 | .0 | -.1 | .2 | .5 | -.9 | -.8 | 2.0 | -.6 | .5 | -.3 | .1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | -.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | .2 | .2 | -.1 | -.2 | .6 | -.4 | .3 | .4 | -.5 | 1.2 | .3 | .6 | .9 | .3 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | -.3 | .0 | .1 | .4 | -.1 | .0 | -.5 | -.5 | .3 | -.5 | -.2 | -.5 | .7 | 1.7 | -3.0 | -2.9 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | -.8 | -.6 | -.3 | .0 | -.7 | -.4 | -.2 | -.3 | -.4 | -.5 | -.5 | .0 | -6.7 | -4.0 | -4.0 | -4.8 | -4.1 |
| 2002 | .8 | -.1 | .9 | .4 | .4 | .9 | -.3 | -.1 | -.1 | -.5 | .2 | -.6 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 1.3 | -2.4 | .3 |
| 2003 | .4 | -.2 | -.3 | -.8 | -.1 | .2 | .4 | .0 | .6 | .0 | .9 | .2 | -.6 | -4.3 | 2.6 | 4.4 | -.3 |
| 2004 | .3 | .7 | -.4 | .8 | .9 | -.7 | .5 | .2 | -.3 | .8 | .2 | .6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2005 | .0 | .3 | -.1 | -.2 | .1 | .8 | -.1 | .1 | -1.5 | 1.1 | .8 | .9 | 2.4 | .8 | .1 | 4.2 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | -.1 | .3 | .4 | .7 | -.1 | .8 | .3 | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||||||||
| IP (2002 = 100) |
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| 2004 | 101.2 | 101.9 | 101.6 | 102.4 | 103.3 | 102.6 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 103.0 | 103.8 | 104.0 | 104.6 | 101.6 | 102.7 | 103.1 | 104.1 | 102.9 |
| 2005 | 104.5 | 104.9 | 104.8 | 104.6 | 104.7 | 105.5 | 105.4 | 105.5 | 104.0 | 105.2 | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.7 | 104.9 | 105.0 | 106.1 | 105.3 |
| 2006 | 106.9 | 107.2 | 107.7 | 108.5 | 108.4 | 109.2 | 109.6 | 107.3 | 108.7 | ||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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| 2004 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 130.2 | 130.3 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.4 | 130.4 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.2 |
| 2005 | 130.5 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 130.6 | 130.7 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 130.9 | 131.0 | 131.0 | 130.5 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 131.0 | 130.7 |
| 2006 | 131.1 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 131.6 | 131.7 | 131.9 | 132.0 | 131.3 | 131.7 | ||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1984 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| 1985 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.4 |
| 1986 | 80.1 | 79.3 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 79.1 | 78.9 |
| 1987 | 79.2 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.7 | 83.4 | 81.4 |
| 1988 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 85.1 | 84.5 |
| 1989 | 85.5 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 84.9 | 84.2 | 84.1 | 83.0 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 85.2 | 84.4 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 84.0 |
| 1990 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 1991 | 80.1 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 79.8 |
| 1992 | 79.0 | 79.5 | 80.0 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
| 1993 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 81.4 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 81.5 |
| 1994 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 85.0 | 82.7 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 83.6 |
| 1995 | 85.0 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 84.6 | 83.8 | 83.5 | 83.1 | 83.8 |
| 1996 | 82.1 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 82.6 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.2 |
| 1997 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 83.8 |
| 1998 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 81.9 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 |
| 1999 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.9 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 82.1 | 81.8 |
| 2000 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.2 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 80.9 | 80.1 | 81.2 |
| 2001 | 78.9 | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 77.3 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 76.0 | 75.5 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 76.4 | 75.2 | 76.9 |
| 2002 | 75.6 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 76.3 | 76.6 | 77.3 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 76.9 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 76.3 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 76.6 | 76.5 |
| 2003 | 76.7 | 76.6 | 76.4 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 76.8 | 77.5 | 77.6 | 76.6 | 75.9 | 76.4 | 77.3 | 76.5 |
| 2004 | 77.8 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 78.7 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 79.2 | 79.8 | 79.0 |
| 2005 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 79.5 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 81.6 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
| 2006 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 81.7 | 82.5 | ||||||||
[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.