| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual | |
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| Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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| 1978 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 87.5 | 87.7 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 88.6 | 88.7 | 86.9 | 87.5 | 88.1 | 88.6 | 87.8 |
| 1979 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.8 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 90.2 | 90.3 | 90.5 | 89.1 | 89.5 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 89.7 |
| 1980 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.9 | 91.0 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 91.9 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 90.7 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 92.0 | 91.4 |
| 1981 | 92.4 | 92.5 | 92.7 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 93.7 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 92.5 | 93.0 | 93.4 | 93.9 | 93.2 |
| 1982 | 94.2 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 94.3 | 94.6 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 94.7 |
| 1983 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 |
| 1984 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 95.6 | 95.8 | 95.9 | 96.1 | 94.9 | 95.2 | 95.5 | 95.9 | 95.4 |
| 1985 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 97.4 | 97.6 | 97.7 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 96.4 | 96.9 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 97.1 |
| 1986 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 99.0 | 98.6 |
| 1987 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.2 | 100.3 | 99.3 | 99.7 | 100.0 | 100.2 | 99.8 |
| 1988 | 100.3 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.5 | 100.5 | 100.6 | 100.6 | 100.7 | 100.8 | 100.8 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.6 | 100.8 | 100.5 |
| 1989 | 100.9 | 101.1 | 101.2 | 101.3 | 101.4 | 101.6 | 101.7 | 101.9 | 102.0 | 102.2 | 102.4 | 102.5 | 101.1 | 101.4 | 101.9 | 102.4 | 101.7 |
| 1990 | 102.7 | 102.8 | 103.0 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 103.4 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 103.9 | 104.0 | 104.2 | 104.3 | 102.8 | 103.3 | 103.7 | 104.2 | 103.5 |
| 1991 | 104.4 | 104.6 | 104.7 | 104.9 | 105.0 | 105.1 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 105.5 | 105.6 | 105.7 | 105.8 | 104.6 | 105.0 | 105.4 | 105.7 | 105.2 |
| 1992 | 105.9 | 106.0 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 106.3 | 106.4 | 106.5 | 106.6 | 106.6 | 106.7 | 106.8 | 106.9 | 106.0 | 106.3 | 106.6 | 106.8 | 106.4 |
| 1993 | 107.0 | 107.1 | 107.2 | 107.2 | 107.3 | 107.4 | 107.5 | 107.6 | 107.7 | 107.8 | 107.9 | 108.0 | 107.1 | 107.3 | 107.6 | 107.9 | 107.5 |
| 1994 | 108.1 | 108.2 | 108.3 | 108.5 | 108.6 | 108.8 | 108.9 | 109.1 | 109.3 | 109.4 | 109.6 | 109.8 | 108.2 | 108.6 | 109.1 | 109.6 | 108.9 |
| 1995 | 110.0 | 110.2 | 110.4 | 110.6 | 110.8 | 111.1 | 111.3 | 111.5 | 111.7 | 111.9 | 112.1 | 112.3 | 110.2 | 110.8 | 111.5 | 112.1 | 111.2 |
| 1996 | 112.5 | 112.8 | 113.0 | 113.2 | 113.4 | 113.7 | 113.9 | 114.1 | 114.4 | 114.7 | 115.0 | 115.3 | 112.8 | 113.4 | 114.2 | 115.0 | 113.8 |
| 1997 | 115.6 | 115.9 | 116.3 | 116.7 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 117.9 | 118.3 | 118.7 | 119.2 | 119.6 | 120.0 | 115.9 | 117.1 | 118.3 | 119.6 | 117.7 |
| 1998 | 120.4 | 120.9 | 121.3 | 121.7 | 122.1 | 122.4 | 122.8 | 123.2 | 123.5 | 123.8 | 124.1 | 124.4 | 120.9 | 122.1 | 123.2 | 124.1 | 122.5 |
| 1999 | 124.7 | 125.0 | 125.3 | 125.6 | 125.8 | 126.1 | 126.3 | 126.5 | 126.7 | 127.0 | 127.2 | 127.3 | 125.0 | 125.8 | 126.5 | 127.2 | 126.1 |
| 2000 | 127.5 | 127.7 | 127.9 | 128.1 | 128.2 | 128.4 | 128.5 | 128.7 | 128.8 | 129.0 | 129.1 | 129.2 | 127.7 | 128.2 | 128.7 | 129.1 | 128.4 |
| 2001 | 129.4 | 129.5 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 129.5 | 130.0 | 130.4 | 130.8 | 130.2 |
| 2002 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.1 | 131.1 | 131.0 | 130.9 | 130.8 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.1 | 130.9 | 131.1 |
| 2003 | 130.6 | 130.5 | 130.4 | 130.3 | 130.2 | 130.1 | 130.1 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 130.5 | 130.2 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.2 |
| 2004 | 129.9 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.8 | 129.9 |
| 2005 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 130.2 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.9 | 130.1 | 129.9 |
| 2006 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 130.4 | 130.7 | 131.0 | 131.3 | 130.9 |
| 2007 | 131.5 | 131.5 | 131.6 | 131.7 | 131.8 | 131.9 | 132.0 | 132.1 | 132.2 | 132.3 | 132.4 | 132.5 | 131.5 | 131.8 | 132.1 | 132.4 | 132.0 |
| 2008 | 132.7 | 132.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1978 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 83.8 | 85.4 | 85.4 | 85.8 | 85.5 | 85.6 | 85.6 | 86.1 | 86.5 | 86.8 | 82.9 | 85.5 | 85.6 | 86.4 | 85.1 |
| 1979 | 85.9 | 86.3 | 86.3 | 85.2 | 85.7 | 85.5 | 85.1 | 84.3 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 86.2 | 85.5 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 85.1 |
| 1980 | 84.2 | 84.0 | 83.6 | 81.6 | 79.4 | 78.2 | 77.5 | 77.6 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 83.9 | 79.7 | 77.9 | 80.5 | 80.5 |
| 1981 | 80.4 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 79.5 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 76.7 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 77.7 | 79.4 |
| 1982 | 75.0 | 76.3 | 75.6 | 74.8 | 74.2 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 72.7 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 71.3 | 70.6 | 75.6 | 74.2 | 72.8 | 71.2 | 73.5 |
| 1983 | 72.0 | 71.5 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 73.4 | 73.8 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 76.8 | 77.4 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 71.9 | 73.4 | 75.8 | 77.6 | 74.7 |
| 1984 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.1 | 80.2 |
| 1985 | 79.7 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 79.6 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.5 |
| 1986 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.0 |
| 1987 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.7 | 83.3 | 81.4 |
| 1988 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.4 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.2 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 84.4 |
| 1989 | 85.3 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 84.8 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 83.0 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 85.1 | 84.3 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 83.9 |
| 1990 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
| 1991 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.8 |
| 1992 | 78.9 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.9 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.3 |
| 1993 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 81.5 |
| 1994 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 85.0 | 82.7 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 83.7 |
| 1995 | 85.0 | 84.7 | 84.4 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.3 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 84.7 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 84.0 |
| 1996 | 82.3 | 83.3 | 82.8 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 82.8 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.6 | 83.4 |
| 1997 | 83.5 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 84.0 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 84.6 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.6 | 84.0 |
| 1998 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 82.9 | 82.0 | 83.4 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.2 | 84.1 | 83.5 | 82.7 | 82.4 | 83.2 |
| 1999 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.9 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.0 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 82.0 | 81.7 |
| 2000 | 81.9 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.2 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 81.0 | 80.1 | 81.2 |
| 2001 | 79.1 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 78.0 | 77.5 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 75.4 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 78.6 | 77.5 | 76.3 | 75.1 | 76.9 |
| 2002 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 76.8 | 76.6 | 76.9 | 76.5 | 75.4 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 76.3 |
| 2003 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 77.1 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 76.8 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 77.6 | 77.1 | 76.4 | 76.8 | 77.4 | 77.0 |
| 2004 | 77.7 | 78.1 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.6 | 77.9 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.6 | 79.7 | 78.5 |
| 2005 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 79.3 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 80.4 | 80.7 | 80.7 |
| 2006 | 81.2 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.0 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 80.9 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.2 | 80.7 | 81.1 |
| 2007 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 81.1 |
| 2008 | 81.1 | 80.5 | |||||||||||||||
Note: Estimates from October 2007 through February 2008 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
[1] High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components. Return to table