Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: September 15, 2015

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2015
Aug.
1972-
79 		1980-
88 		1989-
94  		1995-
2015 		        2014
Q4 		2015
2012 2013 2014 2015 Q1 Q2 Q3
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.3 2.4 1.6 2.1 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.4 .1
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.1 .7 1.2 .8 1.0 1.2 1.3 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.6 1.4 5.8 6.4 9.3 4.2 8.3 6.3 4.3 3.1 .2
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.2 .3 1.2 .8 1.2 1.0 .8 .7 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.8 16.0 18.5 13.7 -.5 .9 5.9 3.8 4.9 5.9 6.4 .5
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries		 2.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.4 1.3 .7 .9 .7 .8 .9 1.0 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .5 -.5 1.3 6.3 4.4 7.0 3.3 6.4 4.8 3.4 2.4 .2
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.5 1.8 .7 .5 1.0 .7 .8 .9 1.0 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.2 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 .1

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


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