| 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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| 1987 | -.5 | 1.4 | .1 | .4 | .7 | .3 | .6 | .3 | .5 | 1.5 | .6 | .5 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 4.6 |
| 1988 | -.2 | .2 | .2 | .8 | -.2 | .0 | .0 | .1 | .3 | .5 | .3 | .4 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | .8 | -1.0 | -.1 | .0 | -.8 | .1 | -1.3 | .9 | -.3 | -.3 | .1 | .2 | 2.1 | -3.5 | -4.1 | -.5 | .4 |
| 1990 | -.2 | 1.4 | .3 | -.3 | .1 | .2 | -.2 | .3 | -.1 | -.9 | -1.2 | -.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | .2 | -7.4 | .0 |
| 1991 | -.8 | -.8 | -.8 | .4 | .6 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 1.1 | -.2 | -.4 | -.3 | -9.6 | 1.5 | 7.1 | .9 | -2.6 |
| 1992 | -.8 | .9 | .9 | .4 | .5 | .1 | .8 | -.5 | -.1 | .5 | .3 | -.3 | -1.1 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| 1993 | 1.1 | .1 | -.3 | .5 | -.2 | -.2 | .3 | -.2 | .5 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 3.9 | .9 | .5 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | .1 | .0 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | .2 | .3 | .5 | .1 | .7 | .6 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | .2 | -.3 | -.1 | -.4 | -.2 | .2 | -.8 | .9 | .6 | -.5 | -.1 | .1 | 3.1 | -2.5 | .2 | .6 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -1.2 | 1.4 | -.5 | 1.0 | .4 | .9 | -.1 | .3 | .4 | -.4 | .7 | .7 | -1.7 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| 1997 | -.2 | 1.0 | .9 | -.7 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 1.3 | .6 | .6 | .9 | .2 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 8.7 | 4.9 |
| 1998 | .5 | -.2 | -.3 | .4 | .4 | -1.1 | -.9 | 2.4 | -.7 | .7 | -.1 | .2 | 2.9 | .1 | -.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 1999 | .0 | .4 | -.4 | .0 | .8 | -.7 | .0 | .6 | -.5 | 1.4 | .4 | .4 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 7.0 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | -.3 | -.2 | .3 | .4 | -.5 | .1 | -.4 | -.8 | .4 | -.5 | -.6 | -.9 | .4 | .9 | -3.5 | -4.9 | .8 |
| 2001 | -.6 | -.5 | -.3 | -.1 | -.7 | -.5 | -.1 | -.7 | -.4 | -.7 | -.2 | .1 | -7.3 | -4.4 | -4.9 | -5.1 | -4.9 |
| 2002 | .6 | .0 | .7 | .0 | .6 | 1.0 | -.5 | .3 | .0 | -.5 | .3 | -.7 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.3 | -1.9 | .0 |
| 2003 | .4 | -.1 | .1 | -1.1 | .0 | .4 | .0 | -.4 | .7 | -.1 | .9 | -.3 | .4 | -3.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .0 |
| 2004 | -.2 | .6 | -.2 | .6 | .7 | -.8 | .9 | .6 | -.3 | 1.0 | .1 | .5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 |
| 2005 | .6 | .6 | -.3 | .0 | .5 | .2 | -.1 | .1 | -1.3 | 1.5 | .7 | -.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | -.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 2006 | .7 | -.5 | .0 | .5 | -.4 | .3 | .0 | .2 | -.3 | -.6 | -.2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .3 | .5 | -2.1 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | -.6 | .1 | .6 | .3 | .1 | .4 | .5 | -.5 | .3 | -.7 | .1 | .0 | .9 | 3.5 | 2.3 | -2.3 | .7 |
| 2008 | .0 | -.8 | -.1 | -1.0 | .0 | -.2 | -.2 | -1.1 | -3.9 | .8 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -2.1 | -5.5 | -9.1 | -16.4 | -3.7 |
| 2009 | -2.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| IP (2002 = 100) |
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| 2007 | 106.4 | 106.5 | 107.2 | 107.5 | 107.5 | 107.9 | 108.5 | 108.0 | 108.3 | 107.5 | 107.7 | 107.6 | 106.7 | 107.6 | 108.3 | 107.6 | 107.6 |
| 2008 | 107.6 | 106.8 | 106.7 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 105.4 | 105.2 | 104.1 | 100.0 | 100.8 | 98.8 | 96.1 | 107.1 | 105.6 | 103.1 | 98.6 | 103.6 |
| 2009 | 93.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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| 2007 | 135.0 | 135.1 | 135.1 | 135.2 | 135.3 | 135.4 | 135.5 | 135.6 | 135.7 | 135.8 | 135.9 | 136.0 | 135.1 | 135.3 | 135.6 | 135.9 | 135.5 |
| 2008 | 136.1 | 136.2 | 136.3 | 136.4 | 136.5 | 136.6 | 136.7 | 136.7 | 136.8 | 136.9 | 137.0 | 137.1 | 136.2 | 136.5 | 136.7 | 137.0 | 136.6 |
| 2009 | 136.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1987 | 79.1 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 79.8 | 80.6 | 81.4 | 83.2 | 81.2 |
| 1988 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 84.3 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.2 | 83.5 | 84.2 | 84.2 | 85.0 | 84.2 |
| 1989 | 85.8 | 84.9 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 82.6 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 85.1 | 84.0 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 83.5 |
| 1990 | 81.8 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 81.3 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.2 | 80.3 | 81.9 |
| 1991 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 78.8 | 78.5 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 78.9 | 78.8 | 78.4 |
| 1992 | 77.8 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 79.6 | 78.4 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.3 |
| 1993 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
| 1994 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.5 | 81.5 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 84.0 | 82.8 |
| 1995 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.8 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 82.2 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 82.4 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 84.1 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 82.2 | 83.0 |
| 1996 | 80.9 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.1 |
| 1997 | 82.3 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.3 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 83.5 | 82.9 |
| 1998 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 81.5 | 80.5 | 82.1 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 83.1 | 82.3 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 82.0 |
| 1999 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 80.7 | 80.4 |
| 2000 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 77.7 | 77.0 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 77.7 | 79.3 |
| 2001 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 75.6 | 75.5 | 74.9 | 74.4 | 74.3 | 73.8 | 73.5 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 76.0 | 74.9 | 73.9 | 72.8 | 74.4 |
| 2002 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 75.1 | 74.8 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 74.7 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 73.4 | 74.4 | 74.9 | 74.7 | 74.4 |
| 2003 | 74.9 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 74.3 | 74.3 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.5 | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.8 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 74.4 | 74.8 | 75.5 | 74.9 |
| 2004 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 75.8 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 76.9 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 77.2 | 78.1 | 76.9 |
| 2005 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 79.0 | 78.9 | 79.3 | 79.3 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 78.1 | 79.2 | 79.7 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.1 |
| 2006 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 79.4 |
| 2007 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 79.2 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.2 | 79.4 |
| 2008 | 79.1 | 78.4 | 78.3 | 77.5 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 77.0 | 76.1 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 72.1 | 70.1 | 78.6 | 77.4 | 75.4 | 72.0 | 75.8 |
| 2009 | 68.4 | ||||||||||||||||
[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
Note. Selected high-technology industries are computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.