Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: February 15, 2013

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2013
Jan.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2013
        2012 2013
Q1
2010 2011 2012 2013 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 -1.9 .8 1.5 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 .2
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 -2.4 .1 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.9 .2
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 .4 -.2 2.7 2.2 3.1 2.0 2.2 2.5 2.8 .2
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 2.3 4.5 3.2 2.4 1.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 1.7 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 19.6 17.3 15.6 18.0 .3 10.4 3.1 4.5 3.7 .7 .1 2.5 .4
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 -2.6 -.4 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 .2
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.6 .4 -.5 .5 -.4 2.0 1.6 2.3 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.1 .2
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.4 2.5 2.6 -1.2 .3 .1 1.2 .1 .0 .0 .8 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.3 -2.3 .9 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.4 .3

[1] Refer to note on cover page. Return to table


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Last update: February 15, 2013