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Release Date: February 15, 2018
Table 8 Industrial Capacity
Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2018
Jan.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2018
        2017 2018
Q1
2015 2016 2017 2018 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.1 .2 1.1 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.8 .2
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 .1 .7 .7 1.5 .7 .6 .6 1.2 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 1.3 .7 -4.1 2.7 6.3 3.1 3.3 2.7 5.2 .6
Utilities 4.4 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.0 2.2 .7 2.5 .8 .4 .4 1.7 .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.8 15.7 17.4 1.7 5.0 5.3 3.6 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.0 .3
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .8 .1 .6 .5 1.4 .4 .4 .5 1.1 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .5 -.5 1.2 .6 -3.2 2.7 5.0 3.1 3.2 2.6 4.2 .5
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.2 -.2 1.1 .5 1.6 .5 .4 .4 1.2 .2
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.8 1.9 .9 .7 .8 1.7 .8 .8 .8 1.4 .2

[1] Refer to note on cover page.


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