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Table 8 Industrial Capacity
Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2018
Apr.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2018
        2017 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.0 .8 .6 .6 1.9 .6 1.1 1.5 1.9 .2
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 -.3 1.3 .7 1.3 .6 .8 1.1 1.3 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 1.1 .9 -3.1 -1.0 4.8 -.5 1.7 3.6 4.9 .4
Utilities 4.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 .4 1.6 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.3 .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.7 16.0 17.8 3.3 7.4 3.2 4.4 2.5 3.0 3.8 4.5 .4
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .8 -.4 1.1 .7 1.2 .5 .7 1.0 1.2 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .4 -.5 1.1 .4 -2.4 -.5 3.6 -.2 1.3 2.6 3.6 .3
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.2 -.2 1.7 .7 1.6 .6 .9 1.3 1.6 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.8 1.9 .1 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.5 .1

[1] Refer to note on cover page.


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