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Release Date: September 17, 2002



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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  Index, 1992=100 Percent change
  2002       2002       Aug. 01 to
Industrial Production May June July Aug. May June July Aug. Aug. 02
                   
Total index  139.4  140.3  140.9  140.5     .5     .6     .4    -.3     .4
   Previous estimates  139.5  140.4  140.7           .5     .7     .2    
                   
Major market groups:                  
   Products, total  127.3  128.0  128.3  128.0     .2     .6     .2    -.3   -1.1
      Consumer goods  121.4  122.3  123.0  122.4     .0     .7     .6    -.5     .9
      Business equipment  163.2  164.2  163.7  163.1     .2     .6    -.3    -.4   -5.9
      Construction supplies  139.6  140.2  138.3  139.2     .9     .5   -1.4     .6     .3
   Materials  160.2  161.3  162.5  162.2     .9     .6     .8    -.2    3.0
                   
Major industry groups:                  
   Manufacturing  144.2  145.0  145.5  145.3     .6     .6     .3    -.1     .6
      Durable  178.4  179.7  180.3  180.3     .7     .7     .3     .0     .8
      Nondurable  111.0  111.4  111.7  111.5     .4     .4     .3    -.2     .4
   Mining   95.1   96.2   95.7   96.5    -.2    1.1    -.5     .8   -4.9
   Utilities  123.3  124.6  127.7  124.5    -.5    1.0    2.4   -2.5    2.8 






 
 
Capacity




 
Percent of Capacity
Growth




 
Average
1982
1988-89
2001
2002
 
 
 
Aug. 01 to




Capacity Utilization
1967-01
Low
High
Aug.
May
June
July
Aug.
Aug. 02




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Total industry
  81.9
  71.1
  85.4
  76.4
  75.6
  76.0
  76.2
  76.0
   1.0




   Previous estimates
     
     
     
     
  75.6
  76.0
  76.1
     
     




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




   Manufacturing
  80.9
  69.0
  85.7
  74.6
  74.0
  74.3
  74.5
  74.4
    .9




      Advanced processing
  80.3
  71.0
  84.2
  74.5
  72.4
  72.9
  72.9
  72.7
    .6




      Primary processing
  82.0
  65.7
  88.3
  74.8
  76.4
  76.6
  77.0
  77.0
   1.5




   Mining
  87.6
  80.3
  88.0
  90.4
  84.2
  85.2
  84.8
  85.4
    .6




   Utilities
  87.6
  75.9
  92.6
  87.7
  86.3
  86.9
  88.8
  86.3
   4.5






Note:  Estimates for August are preliminary.  Estimates from May to July are revised.













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