| Year | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual |
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| IP (percent change) [1] |
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| 1988 | .0 | .4 | .2 | .5 | -.1 | .2 | .1 | .5 | -.4 | .5 | .2 | .4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.4 | .3 | -.1 | -.7 | .0 | -1.1 | .9 | -.3 | -.2 | .2 | .6 | 1.9 | -1.8 | -3.3 | 1.0 | .6 |
| 1990 | -.7 | .9 | .5 | -.2 | .1 | .2 | -.2 | .2 | .2 | -.8 | -1.3 | -.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .9 | -6.7 | .3 |
| 1991 | -.4 | -.7 | -.6 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .9 | -.2 | -.2 | -.5 | -8.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .5 | -2.0 |
| 1992 | -.8 | .7 | .8 | .6 | .3 | -.1 | .8 | -.6 | .1 | .6 | .3 | .0 | -2.0 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | .5 | .3 | -.1 | .3 | -.5 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .3 | .7 | .3 | .5 | 3.2 | .2 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | .4 | .0 | .9 | .3 | .4 | .6 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .6 | .4 | .9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| 1995 | .2 | -.2 | -.1 | -.3 | .0 | .1 | -.5 | 1.1 | .1 | -.5 | .1 | .2 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 1.4 | .4 | 2.4 |
| 1996 | -1.0 | 1.4 | -.3 | .7 | .5 | .7 | -.4 | .4 | .4 | -.3 | .8 | .5 | -.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | -.1 | .9 | .5 | -.4 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 1.1 | .7 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | .2 | -.1 | -.1 | .2 | .6 | -.9 | -.8 | 2.0 | -.6 | .5 | -.3 | .0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | -.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| 1999 | .2 | .1 | -.1 | -.1 | .6 | -.5 | .3 | .4 | -.5 | 1.2 | .3 | .5 | .8 | .3 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | -.4 | .1 | .1 | .4 | -.1 | .0 | -.5 | -.4 | .4 | -.5 | -.2 | -.6 | .4 | 1.7 | -2.7 | -2.7 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | -.7 | -.5 | -.3 | -.1 | -.7 | -.5 | -.3 | -.3 | -.4 | -.6 | -.4 | -.1 | -6.3 | -4.4 | -4.6 | -4.9 | -4.0 |
| 2002 | .7 | -.1 | .8 | .2 | .5 | .8 | -.4 | .0 | .1 | -.3 | .4 | -.6 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -.1 |
| 2003 | .7 | .1 | -.3 | -1.0 | -.1 | .0 | .2 | -.1 | .6 | -.1 | .8 | -.1 | 1.5 | -4.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .2 |
| 2004 | .2 | .5 | -.6 | .5 | .8 | -.9 | .7 | .2 | -.1 | .9 | .3 | .7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | .4 | .6 | -.2 | -.1 | .2 | .3 | -.2 | .0 | -2.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .6 | 5.0 | .9 | -2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | .0 | -.1 | .2 | .3 | -.2 | .3 | .2 | .1 | -.4 | -.1 | -.2 | .9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | -.9 | 1.5 |
| 2007 | -.5 | .8 | -.3 | .3 | .0 | -.1 | .2 | .0 | .3 | -.7 | .5 | .3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | -.1 | .9 |
| 2008 | -.1 | -.4 | -.5 | -.7 | -.3 | -.2 | .0 | -1.1 | -4.1 | 1.5 | -1.1 | -2.2 | -.6 | -5.3 | -9.0 | -11.7 | -2.8 |
| 2009 | -2.3 | -.7 | -1.7 | -.6 | -1.0 | -.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | .7 | .7 | -18.8 | -10.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | -9.6 |
| 2010 | .9 | .2 | .0 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||
| IP (2002 = 100) |
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| 2008 | 107.7 | 107.3 | 106.8 | 106.1 | 105.8 | 105.6 | 105.6 | 104.4 | 100.2 | 101.7 | 100.6 | 98.4 | 107.3 | 105.8 | 103.4 | 100.2 | 104.2 |
| 2009 | 96.1 | 95.4 | 93.8 | 93.3 | 92.3 | 91.9 | 92.9 | 94.1 | 94.6 | 94.8 | 95.5 | 96.1 | 95.1 | 92.5 | 93.9 | 95.4 | 94.2 |
| 2010 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 97.1 | |||||||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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| 2008 | 133.8 | 133.9 | 134.0 | 134.2 | 134.3 | 134.4 | 134.5 | 134.6 | 134.7 | 134.7 | 134.7 | 134.7 | 133.9 | 134.3 | 134.6 | 134.7 | 134.4 |
| 2009 | 134.7 | 134.6 | 134.5 | 134.3 | 134.2 | 134.0 | 133.8 | 133.6 | 133.4 | 133.2 | 133.0 | 132.8 | 134.6 | 134.2 | 133.6 | 133.0 | 133.9 |
| 2010 | 132.7 | 132.6 | 132.4 | 132.6 | |||||||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1988 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.5 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 84.5 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 85.3 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 85.1 | 84.5 |
| 1989 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.0 | 84.2 | 84.1 | 83.1 | 83.7 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 85.2 | 84.4 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 84.0 |
| 1990 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 82.5 | 81.3 | 80.6 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 81.4 | 82.8 |
| 1991 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 79.8 | 79.5 | 79.6 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 79.9 |
| 1992 | 79.0 | 79.6 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 81.0 | 80.5 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 79.6 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 80.4 |
| 1993 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 82.0 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 82.2 | 81.6 |
| 1994 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.9 | 82.8 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 84.4 | 83.6 |
| 1995 | 84.9 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 84.6 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.9 |
| 1996 | 82.4 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 83.6 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 83.7 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 83.5 |
| 1997 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 84.3 | 84.6 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 84.8 | 84.2 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 84.3 |
| 1998 | 84.7 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 83.0 | 82.1 | 83.5 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.4 | 82.2 | 84.3 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 82.5 | 83.3 |
| 1999 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 82.0 | 81.7 |
| 2000 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 79.6 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 80.9 | 80.1 | 81.1 |
| 2001 | 79.0 | 78.5 | 78.1 | 77.9 | 77.3 | 76.8 | 76.5 | 76.2 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 74.9 | 74.7 | 78.5 | 77.4 | 76.2 | 75.0 | 76.7 |
| 2002 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 76.2 | 75.3 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 76.1 |
| 2003 | 76.8 | 77.0 | 76.9 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 76.5 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 76.9 | 77.5 | 77.4 | 76.9 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 77.3 | 76.7 |
| 2004 | 77.6 | 77.9 | 77.4 | 77.9 | 78.5 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.4 | 79.5 | 78.4 |
| 2005 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 79.1 | 79.9 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.5 |
| 2006 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.2 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.5 | 80.8 |
| 2007 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 80.7 | 80.5 | 80.6 |
| 2008 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 74.4 | 75.5 | 74.6 | 73.0 | 80.1 | 78.8 | 76.8 | 74.4 | 77.5 |
| 2009 | 71.4 | 70.9 | 69.8 | 69.4 | 68.8 | 68.5 | 69.5 | 70.4 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 71.8 | 72.3 | 70.7 | 68.9 | 70.3 | 71.7 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 73.4 | 73.2 | |||||||||||||
[1] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table
Note. Selected high-technology industries are computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.