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Table 4B
CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing [1] Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries [2]
Seasonally adjusted
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Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
June |
July |
Aug. |
Sept. |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Annual [3] |
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Capacity |
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(percent of |
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1997 output) |
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1972 |
75.7 |
75.8 |
76.0 |
76.1 |
76.3 |
76.4 |
76.6 |
76.7 |
76.9 |
77.1 |
77.2 |
77.4 |
75.8 |
76.3 |
76.7 |
77.2 |
76.5 |
1973 |
77.6 |
77.8 |
78.0 |
78.2 |
78.4 |
78.6 |
78.9 |
79.1 |
79.3 |
79.5 |
79.7 |
80.0 |
77.8 |
78.4 |
79.1 |
79.7 |
78.8 |
1974 |
80.2 |
80.4 |
80.6 |
80.8 |
81.0 |
81.2 |
81.4 |
81.6 |
81.7 |
81.9 |
82.0 |
82.2 |
80.4 |
81.0 |
81.6 |
82.0 |
81.2 |
1975 |
82.3 |
82.4 |
82.5 |
82.6 |
82.8 |
82.9 |
83.0 |
83.1 |
83.2 |
83.3 |
83.4 |
83.6 |
82.4 |
82.8 |
83.1 |
83.4 |
82.9 |
1976 |
83.7 |
83.8 |
84.0 |
84.1 |
84.3 |
84.4 |
84.5 |
84.7 |
84.8 |
85.0 |
85.1 |
85.3 |
83.8 |
84.3 |
84.7 |
85.1 |
84.5 |
1977 |
85.4 |
85.6 |
85.8 |
85.9 |
86.1 |
86.3 |
86.4 |
86.6 |
86.8 |
87.0 |
87.2 |
87.4 |
85.6 |
86.1 |
86.6 |
87.2 |
86.4 |
1978 |
87.6 |
87.7 |
87.9 |
88.1 |
88.3 |
88.5 |
88.7 |
88.9 |
89.1 |
89.3 |
89.5 |
89.6 |
87.7 |
88.3 |
88.9 |
89.5 |
88.6 |
1979 |
89.8 |
90.0 |
90.2 |
90.3 |
90.5 |
90.7 |
90.8 |
91.0 |
91.2 |
91.3 |
91.5 |
91.6 |
90.0 |
90.5 |
91.0 |
91.4 |
90.7 |
1980 |
91.7 |
91.9 |
92.0 |
92.2 |
92.3 |
92.5 |
92.6 |
92.8 |
92.9 |
93.1 |
93.3 |
93.4 |
91.9 |
92.3 |
92.8 |
93.3 |
92.6 |
1981 |
93.6 |
93.8 |
93.9 |
94.1 |
94.2 |
94.4 |
94.5 |
94.7 |
94.8 |
94.9 |
95.1 |
95.2 |
93.8 |
94.2 |
94.7 |
95.1 |
94.4 |
1982 |
95.3 |
95.4 |
95.5 |
95.6 |
95.7 |
95.8 |
95.8 |
95.9 |
95.9 |
96.0 |
96.0 |
96.0 |
95.4 |
95.7 |
95.9 |
96.0 |
95.7 |
1983 |
96.0 |
95.9 |
95.9 |
95.9 |
95.8 |
95.8 |
95.8 |
95.7 |
95.7 |
95.7 |
95.7 |
95.8 |
95.9 |
95.8 |
95.7 |
95.7 |
95.8 |
1984 |
95.8 |
95.8 |
95.9 |
96.0 |
96.1 |
96.2 |
96.3 |
96.5 |
96.6 |
96.8 |
96.9 |
97.1 |
95.8 |
96.1 |
96.5 |
96.9 |
96.3 |
1985 |
97.2 |
97.4 |
97.6 |
97.7 |
97.9 |
98.0 |
98.2 |
98.3 |
98.4 |
98.6 |
98.7 |
98.8 |
97.4 |
97.9 |
98.3 |
98.7 |
98.1 |
1986 |
98.9 |
99.0 |
99.1 |
99.1 |
99.2 |
99.3 |
99.4 |
99.5 |
99.6 |
99.7 |
99.8 |
100.0 |
99.0 |
99.2 |
99.5 |
99.8 |
99.4 |
1987 |
100.1 |
100.2 |
100.3 |
100.4 |
100.6 |
100.7 |
100.8 |
100.9 |
100.9 |
101.0 |
101.0 |
101.1 |
100.2 |
100.6 |
100.9 |
101.0 |
100.7 |
1988 |
101.1 |
101.1 |
101.1 |
101.2 |
101.2 |
101.2 |
101.2 |
101.3 |
101.3 |
101.4 |
101.5 |
101.6 |
101.1 |
101.2 |
101.3 |
101.5 |
101.3 |
1989 |
101.7 |
101.9 |
102.0 |
102.2 |
102.3 |
102.5 |
102.7 |
102.9 |
103.1 |
103.3 |
103.5 |
103.7 |
101.9 |
102.3 |
102.9 |
103.5 |
102.6 |
1990 |
103.8 |
104.0 |
104.1 |
104.3 |
104.5 |
104.6 |
104.8 |
105.0 |
105.1 |
105.3 |
105.4 |
105.6 |
104.0 |
104.5 |
105.0 |
105.4 |
104.7 |
1991 |
105.7 |
105.9 |
106.0 |
106.2 |
106.3 |
106.4 |
106.6 |
106.7 |
106.8 |
107.0 |
107.1 |
107.2 |
105.9 |
106.3 |
106.7 |
107.1 |
106.5 |
1992 |
107.3 |
107.4 |
107.6 |
107.7 |
107.8 |
107.9 |
108.1 |
108.2 |
108.3 |
108.5 |
108.6 |
108.7 |
107.4 |
107.8 |
108.2 |
108.6 |
108.0 |
1993 |
108.9 |
109.0 |
109.2 |
109.3 |
109.4 |
109.6 |
109.7 |
109.8 |
109.9 |
110.0 |
110.2 |
110.3 |
109.0 |
109.4 |
109.8 |
110.2 |
109.6 |
1994 |
110.4 |
110.5 |
110.7 |
110.8 |
110.9 |
111.1 |
111.2 |
111.4 |
111.6 |
111.8 |
112.0 |
112.3 |
110.5 |
110.9 |
111.4 |
112.0 |
111.2 |
1995 |
112.5 |
112.8 |
113.0 |
113.3 |
113.6 |
113.9 |
114.2 |
114.5 |
114.8 |
115.1 |
115.4 |
115.7 |
112.8 |
113.6 |
114.5 |
115.4 |
114.1 |
1996 |
115.9 |
116.2 |
116.5 |
116.7 |
117.0 |
117.2 |
117.5 |
117.7 |
118.0 |
118.2 |
118.5 |
118.8 |
116.2 |
117.0 |
117.7 |
118.5 |
117.4 |
1997 |
119.1 |
119.4 |
119.8 |
120.1 |
120.5 |
120.9 |
121.3 |
121.7 |
122.1 |
122.6 |
123.0 |
123.4 |
119.4 |
120.5 |
121.7 |
123.0 |
121.2 |
1998 |
123.8 |
124.2 |
124.6 |
125.0 |
125.4 |
125.7 |
126.1 |
126.4 |
126.7 |
127.0 |
127.3 |
127.6 |
124.2 |
125.4 |
126.4 |
127.3 |
125.8 |
1999 |
127.8 |
128.1 |
128.4 |
128.6 |
128.9 |
129.1 |
129.3 |
129.6 |
129.8 |
130.0 |
130.2 |
130.5 |
128.1 |
128.9 |
129.6 |
130.2 |
129.2 |
2000 |
130.7 |
130.9 |
131.0 |
131.2 |
131.4 |
131.5 |
131.7 |
131.8 |
132.0 |
132.1 |
132.2 |
132.3 |
130.8 |
131.4 |
131.8 |
132.2 |
131.6 |
2001 |
132.4 |
132.5 |
132.5 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.5 |
132.6 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.6 |
2002 |
132.7 |
132.7 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
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132.7 |
132.6 |
132.6 |
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Utilization |
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(percent) |
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1972 |
80.9 |
81.4 |
81.9 |
82.6 |
82.6 |
82.8 |
82.7 |
83.5 |
83.9 |
84.8 |
85.6 |
86.8 |
81.4 |
82.7 |
83.4 |
85.7 |
83.3 |
1973 |
87.2 |
88.3 |
88.3 |
87.7 |
88.0 |
87.7 |
87.8 |
87.0 |
87.5 |
87.8 |
88.0 |
87.8 |
87.9 |
87.8 |
87.4 |
87.9 |
87.8 |
1974 |
86.8 |
86.1 |
85.9 |
85.5 |
85.7 |
85.5 |
85.2 |
84.4 |
84.1 |
83.3 |
80.7 |
76.8 |
86.3 |
85.6 |
84.6 |
80.3 |
84.2 |
1975 |
75.4 |
73.4 |
72.3 |
72.0 |
71.9 |
72.4 |
73.1 |
73.9 |
74.9 |
75.0 |
75.0 |
75.9 |
73.7 |
72.1 |
74.0 |
75.3 |
73.8 |
1976 |
76.7 |
77.9 |
77.8 |
78.2 |
78.4 |
78.2 |
78.5 |
78.9 |
78.7 |
78.5 |
79.3 |
80.1 |
77.5 |
78.3 |
78.7 |
79.3 |
78.4 |
1977 |
79.8 |
80.8 |
81.9 |
82.5 |
82.9 |
83.2 |
83.2 |
83.3 |
83.2 |
83.2 |
83.1 |
83.8 |
80.8 |
82.8 |
83.2 |
83.3 |
82.6 |
1978 |
82.6 |
82.4 |
83.5 |
84.6 |
84.7 |
85.1 |
84.8 |
84.9 |
85.0 |
85.4 |
85.9 |
86.3 |
82.8 |
84.8 |
84.9 |
85.8 |
84.6 |
1979 |
85.5 |
85.5 |
85.6 |
84.2 |
84.9 |
84.7 |
84.5 |
83.0 |
83.0 |
83.0 |
82.5 |
82.5 |
85.5 |
84.6 |
83.5 |
82.7 |
84.1 |
1980 |
82.8 |
82.5 |
81.7 |
79.7 |
77.1 |
75.6 |
74.5 |
75.0 |
76.2 |
77.3 |
78.6 |
78.6 |
82.3 |
77.5 |
75.2 |
78.2 |
78.3 |
1981 |
78.0 |
77.5 |
77.6 |
77.7 |
78.0 |
77.5 |
77.5 |
77.3 |
76.7 |
75.6 |
74.6 |
73.1 |
77.7 |
77.7 |
77.1 |
74.4 |
76.8 |
1982 |
71.3 |
73.0 |
72.3 |
71.8 |
71.4 |
71.2 |
70.9 |
70.3 |
70.1 |
69.0 |
68.6 |
68.1 |
72.2 |
71.4 |
70.4 |
68.6 |
70.7 |
1983 |
69.8 |
69.7 |
70.3 |
71.2 |
72.1 |
72.6 |
73.6 |
74.2 |
75.4 |
76.2 |
76.3 |
76.5 |
69.9 |
72.0 |
74.4 |
76.3 |
73.2 |
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1984 |
77.8 |
78.3 |
78.8 |
79.0 |
79.0 |
79.2 |
79.4 |
79.3 |
78.8 |
79.0 |
79.0 |
79.1 |
78.3 |
79.0 |
79.1 |
79.0 |
78.9 |
1985 |
78.6 |
78.3 |
78.8 |
78.6 |
78.6 |
78.5 |
78.2 |
78.4 |
78.5 |
78.1 |
78.5 |
78.7 |
78.5 |
78.6 |
78.4 |
78.4 |
78.5 |
1986 |
79.6 |
79.1 |
78.7 |
78.9 |
78.9 |
78.7 |
78.5 |
78.8 |
78.9 |
79.1 |
79.3 |
79.9 |
79.1 |
78.9 |
78.7 |
79.4 |
79.0 |
1987 |
79.1 |
80.2 |
80.2 |
80.5 |
80.8 |
81.1 |
81.5 |
81.7 |
82.0 |
83.1 |
83.5 |
83.8 |
79.9 |
80.8 |
81.8 |
83.5 |
81.5 |
1988 |
83.6 |
83.8 |
84.0 |
84.6 |
84.4 |
84.3 |
84.4 |
84.5 |
84.7 |
85.0 |
85.2 |
85.5 |
83.8 |
84.4 |
84.5 |
85.2 |
84.5 |
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1989 |
86.1 |
85.0 |
84.9 |
84.8 |
83.9 |
83.9 |
82.6 |
83.2 |
82.7 |
82.3 |
82.1 |
82.1 |
85.3 |
84.2 |
82.8 |
82.2 |
83.6 |
1990 |
81.8 |
82.8 |
83.0 |
82.7 |
82.6 |
82.6 |
82.3 |
82.3 |
82.1 |
81.3 |
80.2 |
79.5 |
82.6 |
82.6 |
82.3 |
80.3 |
81.9 |
1991 |
78.8 |
78.1 |
77.3 |
77.5 |
77.9 |
78.6 |
78.8 |
78.6 |
79.4 |
79.2 |
78.8 |
78.5 |
78.1 |
78.0 |
79.0 |
78.9 |
78.5 |
1992 |
77.7 |
78.4 |
79.0 |
79.2 |
79.5 |
79.5 |
80.0 |
79.6 |
79.4 |
79.6 |
79.8 |
79.5 |
78.4 |
79.4 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
79.3 |
1993 |
80.2 |
80.1 |
80.0 |
80.2 |
80.0 |
79.7 |
79.8 |
79.5 |
80.0 |
80.3 |
80.5 |
80.8 |
80.1 |
80.0 |
79.8 |
80.5 |
80.1 |
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1994 |
81.0 |
81.0 |
81.7 |
82.0 |
82.3 |
82.3 |
82.4 |
82.8 |
82.7 |
83.1 |
83.4 |
84.0 |
81.2 |
82.2 |
82.6 |
83.5 |
82.4 |
1995 |
84.0 |
83.6 |
83.2 |
82.7 |
82.4 |
82.4 |
81.5 |
82.0 |
82.2 |
81.5 |
81.3 |
81.3 |
83.6 |
82.5 |
81.9 |
81.4 |
82.3 |
1996 |
80.3 |
81.0 |
80.4 |
81.0 |
81.1 |
81.7 |
81.5 |
81.6 |
81.8 |
81.4 |
81.8 |
82.1 |
80.5 |
81.2 |
81.6 |
81.7 |
81.3 |
1997 |
81.8 |
82.6 |
82.6 |
82.3 |
82.1 |
82.2 |
81.9 |
82.6 |
82.9 |
83.1 |
83.2 |
82.9 |
82.3 |
82.2 |
82.5 |
83.1 |
82.5 |
1998 |
83.1 |
82.7 |
82.5 |
82.8 |
82.8 |
81.7 |
81.0 |
82.4 |
81.7 |
82.1 |
81.7 |
81.4 |
82.8 |
82.4 |
81.7 |
81.7 |
82.2 |
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1999 |
81.3 |
81.4 |
81.2 |
81.0 |
81.3 |
80.8 |
80.6 |
81.1 |
80.8 |
81.2 |
81.5 |
81.6 |
81.3 |
81.0 |
80.8 |
81.4 |
81.1 |
2000 |
81.2 |
81.3 |
81.5 |
81.7 |
81.5 |
81.5 |
81.1 |
80.4 |
80.5 |
79.9 |
79.3 |
78.7 |
81.3 |
81.6 |
80.7 |
79.3 |
80.7 |
2001 |
78.1 |
77.7 |
77.3 |
77.0 |
76.6 |
76.2 |
76.3 |
75.8 |
75.4 |
74.9 |
74.6 |
74.2 |
77.7 |
76.6 |
75.8 |
74.6 |
76.2 |
2002 |
74.7 |
74.8 |
74.9 |
75.1 |
75.3 |
75.6 |
75.9 |
75.9 |
75.7 |
75.1 |
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74.8 |
75.3 |
75.8 |
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Note: Estimates from August 2002 through October 2002 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
[1] See note to Table 2A.
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[2] Computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.
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[3] Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.
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