Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: March 16, 2016

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2016
Feb.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2016
        2015 2016
Q1
2013 2014 2015 2016 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.6 2.1 1.5 .5 1.5 1.4 1.4 .7 .0
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.2 1.1 .7 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.6 1.2 6.4 9.3 4.2 -3.2 4.3 3.1 3.1 -1.7 -.2
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 1.8 .3 1.2 .8 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.8 16.0 17.8 -.5 .9 5.9 3.6 5.9 6.4 6.4 4.9 .4
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 1.3 .7 .9 1.0 .9 1.0 1.1 1.0 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .5 -.5 1.1 4.4 7.0 3.3 -2.5 3.4 2.4 2.4 -1.4 -.2
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.4 .7 .5 1.0 1.1 .9 1.0 1.1 1.1 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.1 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.3 .1

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


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