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Release Date: March 23, 2018
Table 1B Capacity and Utilization: Total
Seasonally adjusted                                                                    
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Annual
       
Capacity
(percent of
2012 output)
1988 74.5 74.6 74.6 74.7 74.7 74.7 74.7 74.8 74.8 74.9 74.9 75.0 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.7
1989 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.5 75.6 75.8 75.9 76.1 76.3 76.5 76.7 76.8 75.2 75.6 76.1 76.7 75.9
       
1990 77.0 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.7 77.8 78.0 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 77.2 77.7 78.1 78.4 77.8
1991 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.8 78.7 79.0 79.3 79.6 79.2
1992 79.9 80.1 80.2 80.4 80.6 80.8 80.9 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.6 81.7 80.1 80.6 81.1 81.6 80.8
1993 81.9 82.0 82.1 82.2 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 83.0 83.1 83.3 82.0 82.4 82.7 83.1 82.6
1994 83.5 83.7 83.9 84.1 84.3 84.6 84.8 85.1 85.4 85.7 85.9 86.2 83.7 84.3 85.1 85.9 84.8
       
1995 86.5 86.8 87.1 87.4 87.7 88.0 88.4 88.7 89.0 89.4 89.8 90.2 86.8 87.7 88.7 89.8 88.3
1996 90.6 91.0 91.4 91.8 92.2 92.7 93.1 93.6 94.0 94.4 94.9 95.4 91.0 92.2 93.6 94.9 92.9
1997 95.8 96.3 96.8 97.3 97.8 98.4 98.9 99.5 100.1 100.8 101.4 102.1 96.3 97.8 99.5 101.4 98.8
1998 102.7 103.4 104.1 104.8 105.4 106.1 106.7 107.2 107.8 108.3 108.9 109.4 103.4 105.4 107.2 108.9 106.2
1999 109.9 110.3 110.8 111.2 111.7 112.1 112.5 112.9 113.3 113.7 114.2 114.6 110.3 111.7 112.9 114.1 112.3
       
2000 114.9 115.3 115.7 116.1 116.5 116.9 117.3 117.7 118.0 118.4 118.8 119.2 115.3 116.5 117.7 118.8 117.1
2001 119.5 119.9 120.3 120.6 121.0 121.3 121.6 121.9 122.2 122.4 122.7 122.9 119.9 121.0 121.9 122.7 121.4
2002 123.1 123.3 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.9 123.9 123.9 123.9 123.9 123.3 123.7 123.9 123.9 123.7
2003 123.8 123.8 123.7 123.7 123.6 123.6 123.6 123.5 123.5 123.5 123.5 123.4 123.8 123.6 123.5 123.5 123.6
2004 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.5 123.5 123.4 123.4 123.4 123.5 123.4
       
2005 123.6 123.7 123.9 124.0 124.1 124.3 124.5 124.6 124.8 125.0 125.1 125.3 123.7 124.2 124.6 125.1 124.4
2006 125.5 125.7 125.8 126.0 126.2 126.4 126.6 126.9 127.1 127.4 127.7 128.0 125.7 126.2 126.9 127.7 126.6
2007 128.3 128.6 128.8 129.1 129.4 129.6 129.7 129.9 129.9 130.0 130.0 129.9 128.6 129.3 129.8 129.9 129.4
2008 129.8 129.8 129.7 129.6 129.5 129.5 129.5 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 130.0 129.8 129.5 129.5 129.8 129.7
2009 130.1 130.3 130.4 130.4 130.5 130.5 130.5 130.4 130.3 130.1 129.9 129.6 130.2 130.5 130.4 129.9 130.2
       
2010 129.4 129.1 128.8 128.5 128.2 128.0 127.7 127.5 127.3 127.2 127.1 127.0 129.1 128.3 127.5 127.1 128.0
2011 126.9 126.9 126.9 126.9 127.0 127.1 127.3 127.4 127.6 127.8 128.0 128.2 126.9 127.0 127.4 128.0 127.3
2012 128.4 128.7 128.9 129.1 129.3 129.5 129.7 129.9 130.1 130.3 130.5 130.7 128.7 129.3 129.9 130.5 129.6
2013 130.8 131.0 131.1 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.8 131.9 132.0 132.1 132.2 131.0 131.4 131.8 132.1 131.6
2014 132.3 132.4 132.6 132.7 132.9 133.0 133.2 133.4 133.6 133.8 134.0 134.1 132.4 132.9 133.4 134.0 133.2
       
2015 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.8 134.9 134.9 135.0 135.0 135.1 134.4 134.7 134.9 135.0 134.8
2016 135.1 135.2 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.8 135.9 135.2 135.4 135.6 135.8 135.5
2017 135.9 136.0 136.0 136.0 136.1 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.8 136.0 136.1 136.3 136.6 136.2
2018 137.0 137.2                              
       
Utilization
(percent)
1988 83.4 83.7 83.8 84.3 84.1 84.3 84.3 84.6 84.4 84.7 84.8 85.1 83.6 84.2 84.4 84.9 84.3
1989 85.2 84.7 84.8 84.7 84.0 83.8 82.9 83.5 83.0 82.7 82.8 83.1 84.9 84.2 83.1 82.9 83.8
       
1990 82.3 83.0 83.2 82.9 82.9 83.0 82.8 82.9 82.9 82.1 81.0 80.4 82.8 82.9 82.8 81.2 82.5
1991 80.0 79.3 78.8 78.9 79.6 80.2 80.2 80.2 80.8 80.5 80.3 79.9 79.4 79.6 80.4 80.2 79.9
1992 79.3 79.7 80.2 80.6 80.7 80.5 81.1 80.5 80.5 81.0 81.2 81.1 79.7 80.6 80.7 81.1 80.5
1993 81.3 81.5 81.3 81.5 81.1 81.1 81.2 81.0 81.3 81.8 82.0 82.2 81.4 81.2 81.2 82.0 81.4
1994 82.4 82.2 82.8 83.1 83.3 83.6 83.4 83.7 83.7 84.2 84.4 85.0 82.5 83.3 83.6 84.5 83.5
       
1995 84.9 84.4 84.3 83.9 83.9 83.9 83.3 84.0 84.0 83.5 83.4 83.4 84.5 83.9 83.7 83.4 83.9
1996 82.5 83.4 82.9 83.3 83.5 83.8 83.3 83.4 83.6 83.1 83.4 83.6 82.9 83.5 83.4 83.4 83.3
1997 83.3 83.9 84.0 83.6 83.6 83.6 83.7 84.1 84.4 84.6 84.7 84.5 83.7 83.6 84.1 84.6 84.0
1998 84.3 83.9 83.4 83.2 83.2 82.2 81.4 82.6 82.1 82.3 81.9 81.8 83.9 82.8 82.0 82.0 82.7
1999 81.8 81.9 81.7 81.6 81.8 81.4 81.6 81.6 81.0 81.8 81.9 82.2 81.8 81.6 81.4 81.9 81.7
       
2000 81.9 81.9 81.9 82.2 82.1 81.9 81.5 81.0 81.1 80.6 80.3 79.9 81.9 82.1 81.2 80.2 81.4
2001 79.1 78.4 77.9 77.5 76.8 76.1 75.5 75.2 74.8 74.3 73.8 73.6 78.5 76.8 75.2 73.9 76.1
2002 74.0 73.8 74.3 74.6 74.8 75.5 75.3 75.2 75.3 75.1 75.5 75.2 74.1 74.9 75.3 75.3 74.9
2003 75.6 75.9 75.8 75.3 75.3 75.5 75.8 75.7 76.2 76.3 76.9 76.8 75.8 75.3 75.9 76.7 75.9
2004 77.1 77.5 77.2 77.5 78.1 77.5 78.1 78.2 78.2 78.9 79.1 79.6 77.3 77.7 78.2 79.2 78.1
       
2005 79.9 80.4 80.2 80.2 80.2 80.4 80.1 80.2 78.6 79.5 80.2 80.6 80.2 80.3 79.6 80.1 80.0
2006 80.5 80.4 80.5 80.7 80.5 80.7 80.5 80.7 80.3 80.1 79.9 80.5 80.5 80.6 80.5 80.2 80.4
2007 79.9 80.5 80.5 80.9 80.8 80.7 80.6 80.7 80.9 80.6 81.0 81.1 80.3 80.8 80.7 80.9 80.7
2008 80.9 80.7 80.6 80.0 79.6 79.4 79.0 77.8 74.3 75.0 74.0 71.7 80.7 79.7 77.0 73.6 77.8
2009 70.0 69.4 68.3 67.7 67.0 66.7 67.5 68.3 68.9 69.2 69.6 69.9 69.2 67.1 68.2 69.6 68.5
       
2010 70.9 71.3 71.9 72.3 73.5 73.8 74.2 74.6 74.9 74.8 74.9 75.6 71.3 73.2 74.6 75.1 73.6
2011 75.6 75.3 76.0 75.7 75.8 76.0 76.3 76.6 76.5 76.9 76.7 77.0 75.6 75.8 76.5 76.9 76.2
2012 77.4 77.4 76.9 77.4 77.4 77.2 77.3 76.9 76.8 76.8 77.1 77.2 77.2 77.3 77.0 77.1 77.2
2013 77.1 77.4 77.6 77.5 77.4 77.5 77.1 77.6 77.9 77.7 77.9 78.1 77.4 77.5 77.5 77.9 77.6
2014 77.6 78.2 78.9 78.9 79.1 79.2 79.2 79.1 79.2 79.1 79.6 79.4 78.3 79.1 79.2 79.4 79.0
       
2015 78.8 78.4 78.1 77.7 77.3 76.9 77.3 77.2 76.9 76.6 76.1 75.7 78.5 77.3 77.1 76.1 77.3
2016 76.3 75.7 75.1 75.2 75.0 75.3 75.4 75.3 75.1 75.2 75.0 75.7 75.7 75.2 75.2 75.3 75.3
2017 75.4 75.1 75.5 76.2 76.2 76.2 76.1 75.7 75.7 76.8 77.0 77.3 75.4 76.2 75.8 77.0 76.1
2018 77.0 77.7                              

Note: Estimates from October 2017 through February 2018 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.






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Last Update: March 23, 2018