Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: February 15, 2012

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2012
Jan.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2012
        2011 2012
Q1
2009 2010 2011 2012 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.1 1.9 2.2 2.2 -1.1 -1.8 1.1 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0 .1
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 -2.8 -2.0 .8 .9 .8 1.1 1.0 1.0 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.6 .1 3.4 -.9 2.1 1.1 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.0 .1
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 2.2 .5 3.6 2.0 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.2 1.8 .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 19.6 17.3 15.6 20.3 10.0 4.1 15.2 9.4 14.9 17.6 17.9 13.0 .7
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .9 -3.6 -2.3 .1 .5 .2 .3 .3 .5 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.6 .4 -.5 .2 .9 -.9 1.5 1.1 1.9 1.4 .9 .8 .1
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.5 -2.3 -2.1 .2 .4 .3 .4 .3 .4 .0
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.6 2.4 -2.1 -.7 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.1 .2

[1] Refer to note on cover page. Return to table


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