| Year | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Annual |
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| IP (percent change) [1] |
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| 1982 | -1.8 | 1.9 | -.7 | -.8 | -.7 | -.3 | -.4 | -.9 | -.5 | -.9 | -.4 | -.8 | -7.2 | -4.7 | -6.1 | -7.7 | -5.1 |
| 1983 | 1.8 | -.5 | .8 | 1.3 | .7 | .6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | .7 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 2.6 |
| 1984 | 2.0 | .3 | .7 | .6 | .6 | .4 | .3 | .1 | -.2 | -.2 | .3 | .1 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 3.0 | -.1 | 9.1 |
| 1985 | -.3 | .5 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | -.6 | .5 | .4 | -.5 | .3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | .6 | -.7 | -.7 | .1 | .2 | -.3 | .6 | -.2 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 1987 | -.5 | 1.4 | .2 | .7 | .6 | .7 | .6 | .7 | .2 | 1.4 | .5 | .4 | 4.9 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 5.0 |
| 1988 | .1 | .5 | .2 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .5 | -.3 | .5 | .2 | .5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| 1989 | .3 | -.5 | .3 | -.1 | -.6 | .0 | -1.0 | .9 | -.3 | -.1 | .2 | .7 | 1.6 | -1.7 | -2.8 | 1.5 | .9 |
| 1990 | -.5 | .9 | .4 | .0 | .1 | .3 | -.2 | .3 | .2 | -.7 | -1.2 | -.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | -5.9 | .9 |
| 1991 | -.4 | -.7 | -.5 | .2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .9 | -.2 | -.1 | -.3 | -7.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .7 | -1.5 |
| 1992 | -.6 | .9 | .7 | .7 | .4 | -.1 | .8 | -.3 | .1 | .7 | .5 | .0 | -.1 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | .4 | .4 | .1 | .2 | -.3 | .2 | .4 | -.1 | .6 | .6 | .4 | .6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | .5 | .1 | .9 | .5 | .6 | .7 | .2 | .6 | .2 | .8 | .6 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 5.4 |
| 1995 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .2 | .3 | -.4 | 1.4 | .5 | -.2 | .4 | .4 | 5.7 | .9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 1996 | -.7 | 1.3 | -.2 | .9 | .7 | .9 | -.1 | .7 | .6 | .1 | .9 | .5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| 1997 | .3 | 1.4 | .3 | .5 | .4 | .5 | .6 | 1.0 | .8 | .8 | .7 | .3 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 7.4 |
| 1998 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .6 | .5 | -.4 | -.2 | 2.0 | -.2 | .8 | -.3 | .0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 1999 | .6 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .7 | .1 | .5 | .7 | -.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | -.1 | .6 | .4 | .7 | .6 | .1 | -.5 | -.1 | .4 | -.4 | -.1 | -.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | -.6 | -1.3 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | -.9 | -.5 | -.4 | -.3 | -.5 | -.6 | -.4 | -.2 | -.6 | -.2 | -.5 | -.2 | -6.3 | -5.0 | -5.2 | -4.5 | -3.4 |
| 2002 | .6 | .2 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .6 | -.1 | .0 | -.1 | -.3 | .1 | -.5 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | -1.9 | -.6 |
| 2003 | .5 | .4 | -.7 | -.6 | -.1 | .0 | .8 | .0 | .6 | .3 | 1.0 | .2 | .9 | -4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | .2 |
| 2004 | .7 | .8 | -.2 | 6.6 | |||||||||||||
| IP (1997=100) |
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| 2002 | 109.7 | 109.9 | 110.3 | 110.8 | 110.9 | 111.7 | 111.5 | 111.5 | 111.3 | 111.0 | 111.2 | 110.6 | 110.0 | 111.1 | 111.5 | 110.9 | 110.9 |
| 2003 | 111.2 | 111.6 | 110.8 | 110.1 | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.8 | 110.9 | 111.5 | 111.8 | 112.9 | 113.1 | 111.2 | 110.0 | 111.1 | 112.6 | 111.1 |
| 2004 | 113.9 | 114.8 | 114.5 | 114.4 | |||||||||||||
| Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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| 2002 | 145.6 | 145.8 | 146.0 | 146.2 | 146.4 | 146.6 | 146.8 | 147.0 | 147.2 | 147.3 | 147.5 | 147.7 | 145.8 | 146.4 | 147.0 | 147.5 | 146.7 |
| 2003 | 147.8 | 148.0 | 148.1 | 148.3 | 148.4 | 148.5 | 148.7 | 148.8 | 148.9 | 149.0 | 149.1 | 149.3 | 148.0 | 148.4 | 148.8 | 149.1 | 148.6 |
| 2004 | 149.4 | 149.6 | 149.8 | 149.6 | |||||||||||||
| Utilization (percent) |
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| 1982 | 75.5 | 76.8 | 76.1 | 75.3 | 74.7 | 74.3 | 73.9 | 73.1 | 72.6 | 71.9 | 71.5 | 70.9 | 76.2 | 74.8 | 73.2 | 71.4 | 73.9 |
| 1983 | 72.1 | 71.7 | 72.2 | 73.1 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 75.9 | 77.0 | 77.5 | 77.7 | 78.1 | 72.0 | 73.6 | 76.0 | 77.8 | 74.8 |
| 1984 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 79.8 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 80.5 |
| 1985 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 78.8 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 79.1 | 79.5 |
| 1986 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 79.0 | 78.8 |
| 1987 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 79.6 | 80.7 | 81.7 | 83.2 | 81.3 |
| 1988 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.3 | 84.7 | 84.8 | 85.0 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 84.4 | 84.8 | 84.3 |
| 1989 | 85.2 | 84.6 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 82.8 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 83.0 | 84.8 | 84.0 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 83.6 |
| 1990 | 82.4 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 81.0 | 80.3 | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.8 | 81.1 | 82.4 |
| 1991 | 79.8 | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 79.6 |
| 1992 | 78.8 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.3 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 79.4 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.9 | 80.3 |
| 1993 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 81.3 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.1 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 81.2 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 81.8 | 81.3 |
| 1994 | 82.4 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 83.5 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 83.9 | 84.2 | 84.8 | 82.5 | 83.3 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 83.4 |
| 1995 | 84.8 | 84.5 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 82.8 | 83.6 | 83.6 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 82.9 | 84.5 | 83.7 | 83.3 | 82.9 | 83.6 |
| 1996 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 82.1 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.4 |
| 1997 | 82.7 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.3 | 84.1 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.2 | 83.6 |
| 1998 | 84.0 | 83.7 | 83.5 | 83.5 | 83.4 | 82.6 | 81.9 | 83.2 | 82.6 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 82.6 | 82.4 | 83.0 |
| 1999 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.3 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.9 | 82.4 |
| 2000 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.3 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.0 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 82.4 | 81.4 | 82.6 |
| 2001 | 80.1 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 77.5 | 77.0 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 75.8 | 75.3 | 75.1 | 79.5 | 78.0 | 76.6 | 75.4 | 77.4 |
| 2002 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 76.2 | 76.0 | 75.9 | 75.7 | 75.4 | 75.4 | 74.9 | 75.4 | 75.9 | 75.8 | 75.2 | 75.6 |
| 2003 | 75.2 | 75.4 | 74.8 | 74.2 | 74.1 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 74.9 | 75.0 | 75.7 | 75.8 | 75.1 | 74.1 | 74.6 | 75.5 | 74.8 |
| 2004 | 76.2 | 76.7 | 76.5 | 76.5 |
[1] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table