Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual | |
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Capacity (percent of 2002 output) |
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1976 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 83.2 |
1977 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.7 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 85.3 | 85.5 | 85.7 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 86.4 | 84.3 | 84.9 | 85.5 | 86.1 | 85.2 |
1978 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.4 | 87.6 | 87.7 | 87.9 | 88.1 | 88.3 | 88.4 | 88.6 | 86.8 | 87.4 | 87.9 | 88.4 | 87.6 |
1979 | 88.7 | 88.9 | 89.0 | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.7 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 88.9 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 90.1 | 89.5 |
1980 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 90.7 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 91.1 | 91.2 | 91.3 | 91.5 | 91.6 | 91.8 | 91.9 | 90.5 | 90.9 | 91.3 | 91.8 | 91.1 |
1981 | 92.0 | 92.2 | 92.3 | 92.5 | 92.6 | 92.8 | 92.9 | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.4 | 93.6 | 93.7 | 92.2 | 92.6 | 93.1 | 93.6 | 92.9 |
1982 | 93.9 | 94.0 | 94.1 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 94.5 | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.0 | 94.4 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.5 |
1983 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.7 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.8 |
1984 | 94.8 | 94.8 | 94.9 | 94.9 | 95.0 | 95.1 | 95.2 | 95.3 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 95.7 | 95.8 | 94.8 | 95.0 | 95.3 | 95.7 | 95.2 |
1985 | 96.0 | 96.2 | 96.3 | 96.5 | 96.7 | 96.9 | 97.0 | 97.2 | 97.3 | 97.5 | 97.6 | 97.8 | 96.2 | 96.7 | 97.2 | 97.6 | 96.9 |
1986 | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.4 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | 98.9 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 98.4 |
1987 | 99.0 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 99.5 |
1988 | 100.0 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.1 | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.2 | 100.3 | 100.3 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 100.1 | 100.2 | 100.3 | 100.4 | 100.2 |
1989 | 100.6 | 100.7 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 101.1 | 101.3 | 101.4 | 101.6 | 101.7 | 101.9 | 102.1 | 102.2 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 101.6 | 102.1 | 101.4 |
1990 | 102.4 | 102.6 | 102.7 | 102.9 | 103.0 | 103.2 | 103.3 | 103.5 | 103.6 | 103.7 | 103.9 | 104.0 | 102.6 | 103.0 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 103.2 |
1991 | 104.2 | 104.3 | 104.4 | 104.6 | 104.7 | 104.8 | 105.0 | 105.1 | 105.2 | 105.3 | 105.4 | 105.5 | 104.3 | 104.7 | 105.1 | 105.4 | 104.9 |
1992 | 105.6 | 105.7 | 105.8 | 105.9 | 106.0 | 106.1 | 106.2 | 106.3 | 106.4 | 106.5 | 106.6 | 106.7 | 105.7 | 106.0 | 106.3 | 106.6 | 106.1 |
1993 | 106.8 | 106.8 | 106.9 | 107.0 | 107.1 | 107.2 | 107.3 | 107.4 | 107.5 | 107.6 | 107.7 | 107.8 | 106.8 | 107.1 | 107.4 | 107.7 | 107.2 |
1994 | 107.9 | 108.0 | 108.1 | 108.2 | 108.4 | 108.5 | 108.7 | 108.8 | 109.0 | 109.2 | 109.4 | 109.6 | 108.0 | 108.4 | 108.8 | 109.4 | 108.6 |
1995 | 109.8 | 110.0 | 110.2 | 110.5 | 110.7 | 110.9 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 111.6 | 111.8 | 112.0 | 112.3 | 110.0 | 110.7 | 111.4 | 112.0 | 111.0 |
1996 | 112.5 | 112.7 | 112.9 | 113.1 | 113.3 | 113.5 | 113.8 | 114.0 | 114.3 | 114.6 | 114.8 | 115.2 | 112.7 | 113.3 | 114.0 | 114.8 | 113.7 |
1997 | 115.5 | 115.8 | 116.2 | 116.6 | 116.9 | 117.4 | 117.8 | 118.2 | 118.6 | 119.1 | 119.5 | 119.9 | 115.8 | 117.0 | 118.2 | 119.5 | 117.6 |
1998 | 120.3 | 120.7 | 121.1 | 121.5 | 121.9 | 122.3 | 122.6 | 122.9 | 123.3 | 123.6 | 123.9 | 124.2 | 120.7 | 121.9 | 122.9 | 123.9 | 122.4 |
1999 | 124.5 | 124.8 | 125.1 | 125.4 | 125.6 | 125.9 | 126.2 | 126.4 | 126.7 | 126.9 | 127.1 | 127.3 | 124.8 | 125.6 | 126.4 | 127.1 | 126.0 |
2000 | 127.5 | 127.7 | 127.9 | 128.1 | 128.3 | 128.4 | 128.6 | 128.8 | 128.9 | 129.1 | 129.2 | 129.3 | 127.7 | 128.3 | 128.8 | 129.2 | 128.5 |
2001 | 129.5 | 129.6 | 129.7 | 129.9 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 130.3 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 130.9 | 129.6 | 130.0 | 130.4 | 130.8 | 130.2 |
2002 | 131.0 | 131.1 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 131.3 | 131.2 | 131.2 | 131.1 | 131.0 | 130.9 | 131.1 | 131.3 | 131.2 | 131.0 | 131.1 |
2003 | 130.7 | 130.6 | 130.5 | 130.4 | 130.2 | 130.1 | 130.0 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 130.6 | 130.2 | 130.0 | 129.9 | 130.2 |
2004 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 129.8 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.9 | 129.8 | 129.9 |
2005 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.6 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.8 | 129.9 | 130.0 | 130.1 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 129.7 | 130.0 | 129.8 |
2006 | 130.2 | 130.4 | 130.5 | 130.7 | 130.8 | 131.0 | 131.2 | 131.3 | 131.5 | 131.6 | 130.4 | 130.8 | 131.3 | ||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1976 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 79.7 | 79.8 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 81.2 | 81.8 | 79.2 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 81.1 | 80.0 |
1977 | 81.2 | 82.2 | 83.0 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.2 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 82.1 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.5 |
1978 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 83.8 | 85.3 | 85.4 | 85.8 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 86.0 | 86.4 | 86.7 | 82.9 | 85.5 | 85.5 | 86.4 | 85.1 |
1979 | 85.9 | 86.2 | 86.3 | 85.2 | 85.6 | 85.4 | 85.0 | 84.2 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 83.9 | 86.1 | 85.4 | 84.4 | 84.1 | 85.0 |
1980 | 84.1 | 84.0 | 83.5 | 81.6 | 79.4 | 78.2 | 77.5 | 77.6 | 78.8 | 79.6 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 83.9 | 79.7 | 78.0 | 80.5 | 80.5 |
1981 | 80.5 | 79.8 | 80.2 | 79.5 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.6 | 80.3 | 79.6 | 78.8 | 77.8 | 76.7 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 77.8 | 79.5 |
1982 | 75.1 | 76.3 | 75.7 | 74.8 | 74.2 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 72.7 | 72.3 | 71.6 | 71.3 | 70.6 | 75.7 | 74.3 | 72.8 | 71.1 | 73.5 |
1983 | 71.9 | 71.4 | 72.0 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 74.8 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 71.7 | 73.3 | 75.7 | 77.5 | 74.6 |
1984 | 79.3 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.2 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.0 | 80.1 |
1985 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.0 | 79.1 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.5 |
1986 | 80.2 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.0 |
1987 | 79.2 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.7 | 83.3 | 81.4 |
1988 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 84.4 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.4 | 84.8 | 84.4 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.2 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 85.0 | 84.4 |
1989 | 85.4 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 84.9 | 84.2 | 84.0 | 83.0 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 85.1 | 84.3 | 83.3 | 83.1 | 84.0 |
1990 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.4 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 |
1991 | 80.0 | 79.3 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 80.0 | 80.6 | 80.4 | 80.1 | 79.6 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 79.8 |
1992 | 79.0 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.3 | 80.9 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.9 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.3 |
1993 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.9 | 82.1 | 82.4 | 81.3 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 82.1 | 81.5 |
1994 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 85.0 | 82.7 | 83.5 | 83.8 | 84.5 | 83.6 |
1995 | 85.0 | 84.7 | 84.4 | 84.0 | 83.8 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 83.9 | 83.9 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 84.7 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 83.9 |
1996 | 82.2 | 83.2 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 83.1 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 82.7 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.5 | 83.3 |
1997 | 83.4 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 83.8 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.5 | 83.9 |
1998 | 84.3 | 84.0 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 83.3 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 82.2 | 84.0 | 83.4 | 82.7 | 82.5 | 83.1 |
1999 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.6 | 81.3 | 81.9 | 81.7 |
2000 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 80.2 | 80.0 | 79.5 | 81.7 | 81.7 | 80.8 | 79.9 | 81.0 |
2001 | 78.8 | 78.3 | 77.9 | 77.8 | 77.3 | 76.9 | 76.6 | 76.3 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 74.9 | 74.7 | 78.4 | 77.3 | 76.2 | 75.0 | 76.7 |
2002 | 75.2 | 75.2 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 76.2 | 76.9 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 76.8 | 76.5 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 75.3 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 76.6 | 76.3 |
2003 | 76.9 | 77.1 | 77.0 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 76.8 | 77.2 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 77.7 | 77.0 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 77.5 | 77.0 |
2004 | 77.7 | 78.2 | 77.7 | 78.2 | 78.7 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 77.9 | 78.4 | 78.7 | 79.5 | 78.6 |
2005 | 80.1 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 79.5 | 80.2 | 81.0 | 81.6 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.6 |
2006 | 81.5 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.9 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 81.6 | 82.3 | 82.6 |
Note: Estimates from August 2006 through October 2006 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
[1] High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components. Return to table