Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual | |
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Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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1973 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 76.7 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.4 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 77.8 | 78.5 | 77.5 |
1974 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 79.1 | 79.7 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 80.0 |
1975 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 81.7 |
1976 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 83.3 |
1977 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.6 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 85.3 | 85.5 | 85.7 | 85.8 | 86.0 | 86.2 | 84.4 | 84.9 | 85.5 | 86.0 | 85.2 |
1978 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.4 | 87.6 | 87.8 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.5 | 86.6 | 87.2 | 87.8 | 88.3 | 87.5 |
1979 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 89.4 | 89.6 | 89.8 | 89.9 | 90.1 | 90.2 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 88.9 | 89.4 | 89.9 | 90.4 | 89.7 |
1980 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 91.0 | 91.1 | 91.3 | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 92.1 | 92.3 | 92.4 | 90.8 | 91.3 | 91.8 | 92.3 | 91.6 |
1981 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 94.1 | 94.3 | 92.8 | 93.3 | 93.7 | 94.1 | 93.5 |
1982 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 94.5 | 94.8 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 94.8 |
1983 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 |
1984 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 95.7 | 95.8 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 95.2 | 95.4 | 95.8 | 96.3 | 95.7 |
1985 | 96.6 | 96.8 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 96.8 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 98.2 | 97.5 |
1986 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.0 |
1987 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.3 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.6 | 100.6 | 100.7 | 99.8 | 100.1 | 100.4 | 100.6 | 100.3 |
1988 | 100.7 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.9 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 101.3 | 100.8 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 101.2 | 101.0 |
1989 | 101.5 | 101.6 | 101.8 | 101.9 | 102.1 | 102.3 | 102.5 | 102.7 | 102.9 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 103.5 | 101.6 | 102.1 | 102.7 | 103.3 | 102.4 |
1990 | 103.6 | 103.8 | 104.0 | 104.1 | 104.3 | 104.5 | 104.6 | 104.8 | 105.0 | 105.1 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 103.8 | 104.3 | 104.8 | 105.3 | 104.5 |
1991 | 105.6 | 105.7 | 105.9 | 106.0 | 106.2 | 106.3 | 106.4 | 106.5 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 106.9 | 107.0 | 105.7 | 106.2 | 106.5 | 106.9 | 106.3 |
1992 | 107.1 | 107.2 | 107.4 | 107.5 | 107.6 | 107.7 | 107.8 | 108.0 | 108.1 | 108.2 | 108.4 | 108.5 | 107.2 | 107.6 | 108.0 | 108.4 | 107.8 |
1993 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 108.9 | 109.1 | 109.2 | 109.3 | 109.5 | 109.6 | 109.7 | 109.8 | 110.0 | 110.1 | 108.8 | 109.2 | 109.6 | 110.0 | 109.4 |
1994 | 110.2 | 110.4 | 110.5 | 110.6 | 110.8 | 111.0 | 111.1 | 111.3 | 111.5 | 111.7 | 111.9 | 112.2 | 110.4 | 110.8 | 111.3 | 111.9 | 111.1 |
1995 | 112.4 | 112.7 | 113.0 | 113.3 | 113.5 | 113.9 | 114.2 | 114.5 | 114.8 | 115.1 | 115.4 | 115.7 | 112.7 | 113.6 | 114.5 | 115.4 | 114.0 |
1996 | 116.0 | 116.2 | 116.5 | 116.8 | 117.0 | 117.3 | 117.6 | 117.8 | 118.1 | 118.3 | 118.6 | 118.9 | 116.2 | 117.0 | 117.8 | 118.6 | 117.4 |
1997 | 119.2 | 119.6 | 119.9 | 120.3 | 120.6 | 121.0 | 121.4 | 121.8 | 122.3 | 122.7 | 123.1 | 123.6 | 119.6 | 120.6 | 121.9 | 123.1 | 121.3 |
1998 | 124.0 | 124.4 | 124.8 | 125.2 | 125.5 | 125.9 | 126.2 | 126.6 | 126.9 | 127.2 | 127.5 | 127.8 | 124.4 | 125.5 | 126.6 | 127.5 | 126.0 |
1999 | 128.2 | 128.5 | 128.8 | 129.1 | 129.3 | 129.6 | 129.9 | 130.1 | 130.4 | 130.6 | 130.8 | 131.0 | 128.5 | 129.3 | 130.1 | 130.8 | 129.7 |
2000 | 131.2 | 131.4 | 131.5 | 131.7 | 131.8 | 131.9 | 132.0 | 132.1 | 132.2 | 132.3 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 131.4 | 131.8 | 132.1 | 132.4 | 131.9 |
2001 | 132.6 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 132.8 | 132.8 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 132.7 | 132.8 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 132.9 |
2002 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 132.9 | 132.8 | 132.8 | 133.0 | 133.0 | 132.9 | 132.8 | 132.9 |
2003 | 132.8 | 132.8 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 132.7 | 132.6 | 132.6 | 132.8 | 132.7 | 132.6 | |||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1973 | 87.3 | 88.4 | 88.3 | 87.7 | 88.0 | 87.6 | 87.7 | 87.0 | 87.4 | 87.8 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 88.0 | 87.8 | 87.4 | 87.9 | 87.7 |
1974 | 86.9 | 86.2 | 85.9 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 85.6 | 85.1 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.2 | 80.7 | 76.8 | 86.3 | 85.7 | 84.6 | 80.2 | 84.2 |
1975 | 75.4 | 73.3 | 72.2 | 71.9 | 71.8 | 72.4 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 73.7 | 72.0 | 74.0 | 75.2 | 73.7 |
1976 | 76.7 | 77.9 | 77.8 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 77.5 | 78.3 | 78.7 | 79.3 | 78.4 |
1977 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 80.9 | 82.9 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 82.6 |
1978 | 82.5 | 82.4 | 83.6 | 84.6 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 85.4 | 85.8 | 86.3 | 82.8 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.8 | 84.6 |
1979 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 85.7 | 84.4 | 85.1 | 84.9 | 84.6 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 85.6 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 82.7 | 84.2 |
1980 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 81.7 | 79.8 | 77.1 | 75.8 | 74.9 | 75.2 | 76.3 | 77.3 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 82.3 | 77.6 | 75.5 | 78.2 | 78.4 |
1981 | 78.0 | 77.6 | 77.6 | 77.8 | 78.1 | 77.6 | 77.7 | 77.4 | 76.7 | 75.7 | 74.6 | 73.1 | 77.7 | 77.9 | 77.2 | 74.5 | 76.8 |
1982 | 71.4 | 73.1 | 72.5 | 71.9 | 71.6 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 70.4 | 70.0 | 69.1 | 68.6 | 68.2 | 72.3 | 71.6 | 70.5 | 68.7 | 70.8 |
1983 | 69.9 | 69.8 | 70.4 | 71.2 | 72.2 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 74.3 | 75.4 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 76.5 | 70.0 | 72.0 | 74.4 | 76.3 | 73.2 |
1984 | 77.8 | 78.4 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 78.3 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 79.0 | 78.9 |
1985 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.5 |
1986 | 79.6 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.7 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 79.0 |
1987 | 79.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 79.9 | 80.9 | 81.8 | 83.5 | 81.5 |
1988 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 84.4 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.5 | 83.9 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 85.3 | 84.5 |
1989 | 86.1 | 85.1 | 84.9 | 84.8 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 82.6 | 83.1 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 85.4 | 84.2 | 82.8 | 82.2 | 83.7 |
1990 | 81.9 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.2 | 82.4 | 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 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.9 | 78.5 | 78.1 | 78.0 | 79.0 | 78.9 | 78.5 |
1992 | 77.8 | 78.5 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 78.5 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 79.4 |
1993 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 80.0 | 79.6 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 81.0 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 80.6 | 80.2 |
1994 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 84.1 | 81.3 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 83.6 | 82.5 |
1995 | 84.1 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 82.4 | 81.4 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 81.5 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 83.6 | 82.5 | 81.9 | 81.4 | 82.3 |
1996 | 80.2 | 80.9 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.2 |
1997 | 81.7 | 82.5 | 82.4 | 82.1 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 82.0 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 82.4 |
1998 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 82.4 | 81.6 | 82.1 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.2 |
1999 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 80.4 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 80.9 |
2000 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 79.9 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 78.5 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 80.1 | 79.0 | 80.3 |
2001 | 77.8 | 77.4 | 77.1 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 75.2 | 74.8 | 74.5 | 74.3 | 77.4 | 76.6 | 75.7 | 74.5 | 76.1 |
2002 | 74.7 | 74.7 | 74.9 | 75.1 | 75.2 | 75.6 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 75.3 | 74.8 | 74.7 | 74.2 | 74.8 | 75.3 | 75.4 | 74.6 | 75.0 |
2003 | 74.8 | 74.7 | 74.5 | 73.9 | 73.8 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 74.1 |
Note: Estimates from July 2003 through September 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
[1] See footnote 2 to table 3. Return to table
[2] High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components. Return to table