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) [2] |
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1983 | 2.5 | -.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 4.6 |
1984 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .5 | .5 | .3 | .5 | .5 | .2 | -.2 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 9.9 |
1985 | -.4 | -.3 | .8 | -.3 | .1 | .1 | -.6 | .6 | .1 | -.2 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1986 | 1.2 | -.7 | -.3 | .3 | .2 | -.4 | .5 | .3 | .2 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 4.6 | -.3 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
1987 | -.3 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .7 | .4 | .7 | .5 | .5 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 5.5 |
1988 | -.2 | .1 | .3 | .8 | -.1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | .4 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
1989 | .8 | -1.0 | -.1 | .1 | -.9 | .2 | -1.1 | .9 | -.3 | -.1 | .2 | .2 | 1.6 | -3.4 | -3.0 | .8 | .8 |
1990 | -.2 | 1.4 | .4 | -.2 | .0 | .3 | -.2 | .3 | .0 | -.8 | -1.1 | -.8 | 4.1 | 2.7 | .6 | -6.5 | .7 |
1991 | -.8 | -.6 | -.6 | .3 | .8 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | 1.0 | -.2 | -.2 | -.1 | -8.9 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | -2.0 |
1992 | -.6 | .9 | .9 | .5 | .7 | .2 | .8 | -.3 | .0 | .6 | .4 | -.2 | .8 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
1993 | 1.1 | .2 | -.1 | .5 | -.1 | -.1 | .3 | .0 | .6 | .8 | .5 | .6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 7.1 | 3.5 |
1994 | .2 | .1 | 1.3 | .8 | .7 | .3 | .5 | .7 | .3 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 6.1 | 9.8 | 6.0 |
1995 | .4 | -.1 | .2 | -.1 | .0 | .4 | -.6 | 1.2 | .9 | -.1 | .0 | .5 | 5.6 | .4 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1996 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -.3 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.1 | .3 | .6 | .8 | .0 | .9 | 1.0 | .7 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 |
1997 | .3 | 1.4 | .8 | .1 | .5 | .7 | .5 | 1.2 | .9 | .7 | .8 | .5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 8.5 |
1998 | .8 | .2 | .1 | .8 | .3 | -.5 | -.2 | 2.2 | -.4 | 1.0 | .0 | .4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
1999 | .4 | .7 | .1 | .4 | .9 | -.2 | .4 | .9 | -.3 | 1.3 | .6 | .9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 5.2 |
2000 | .0 | .3 | .9 | .7 | .4 | .0 | -.3 | -.6 | .3 | -.5 | -.5 | -.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | -1.8 | -3.7 | 4.6 |
2001 | -.9 | -.6 | -.4 | -.2 | -.5 | -.7 | -.3 | -.4 | -.5 | -.5 | -.2 | .2 | -7.6 | -4.8 | -5.2 | -4.0 | -4.2 |
2002 | .7 | -.2 | .4 | .2 | .3 | .8 | -.2 | .1 | .0 | -.7 | .0 | -.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.2 | -3.2 | -.4 |
2003 | .3 | -.1 | -.2 | -.9 | .1 | .6 | .3 | -.2 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.1 | .0 | -.6 | -3.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | .0 |
2004 | .2 | 1.2 | .1 | .6 | .6 | -.1 | .8 | .4 | -.4 | 1.1 | .1 | .5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
2005 | .3 | .3 | -.1 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
IP (1997 = 100) |
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2003 | 111.8 | 111.6 | 111.5 | 110.4 | 110.5 | 111.1 | 111.5 | 111.3 | 112.4 | 112.7 | 113.9 | 113.9 | 111.6 | 110.7 | 111.7 | 113.5 | 111.9 |
2004 | 114.1 | 115.5 | 115.6 | 116.4 | 117.1 | 116.9 | 117.8 | 118.3 | 117.7 | 119.0 | 119.1 | 119.7 | 115.1 | 116.8 | 117.9 | 119.3 | 117.2 |
2005 | 120.1 | 120.5 | 120.4 | 120.3 | |||||||||||||
Capacity (percent of 1997 output) |
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2003 | 151.9 | 151.8 | 151.8 | 151.7 | 151.7 | 151.6 | 151.6 | 151.7 | 151.7 | 151.8 | 151.9 | 152.0 | 151.8 | 151.7 | 151.7 | 151.9 | 151.8 |
2004 | 152.1 | 152.2 | 152.3 | 152.5 | 152.6 | 152.8 | 153.0 | 153.1 | 153.3 | 153.4 | 153.6 | 153.8 | 152.2 | 152.6 | 153.1 | 153.6 | 152.9 |
2005 | 153.9 | 154.1 | 154.3 | 154.1 | |||||||||||||
Utilization (percent) |
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1983 | 70.1 | 70.0 | 70.6 | 71.4 | 72.3 | 72.8 | 73.9 | 74.4 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 76.8 | 70.3 | 72.2 | 74.7 | 76.7 | 73.5 |
1984 | 78.2 | 78.9 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.4 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.7 | 78.8 | 79.5 | 79.7 | 79.6 | 79.4 |
1985 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.6 | 78.6 | 77.9 | 78.3 | 78.2 | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 78.6 | 78.1 | 78.1 | 78.5 |
1986 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.1 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.9 | 79.4 | 78.7 | 78.3 | 78.4 | 79.0 | 78.6 |
1987 | 79.1 | 80.0 | 79.9 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.7 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 82.8 | 83.2 | 83.5 | 79.7 | 80.5 | 81.3 | 83.2 | 81.2 |
1988 | 83.3 | 83.4 | 83.6 | 84.2 | 84.0 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.1 | 84.3 | 84.8 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 83.4 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 84.1 |
1989 | 85.6 | 84.6 | 84.3 | 84.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 82.1 | 82.7 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 81.9 | 81.9 | 84.8 | 83.6 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 83.2 |
1990 | 81.5 | 82.5 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.1 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 81.9 | 81.7 | 81.0 | 79.9 | 79.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 80.0 | 81.6 |
1991 | 78.4 | 77.8 | 77.2 | 77.3 | 77.8 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.7 | 79.4 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 78.6 | 77.8 | 77.9 | 78.9 | 78.8 | 78.3 |
1992 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 79.1 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.2 | 79.7 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 79.9 | 79.6 | 78.6 | 79.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 79.4 |
1993 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 80.3 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.8 | 80.1 | 80.6 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 79.9 | 80.8 | 80.3 |
1994 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 81.8 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 84.3 | 81.3 | 82.4 | 82.8 | 83.8 | 82.6 |
1995 | 84.3 | 83.9 | 83.6 | 83.2 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.2 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 83.9 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 82.0 | 82.8 |
1996 | 80.5 | 81.3 | 80.6 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 80.8 | 81.3 | 81.7 | 81.8 | 81.4 |
1997 | 81.9 | 82.7 | 82.9 | 82.5 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 | 83.2 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.9 | 83.2 | 82.8 |
1998 | 83.3 | 82.8 | 82.3 | 82.4 | 82.2 | 81.2 | 80.6 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 81.1 | 82.8 | 81.9 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.8 |
1999 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 81.2 | 80.7 | 80.8 | 81.1 | 80.5 | 81.2 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 81.1 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 81.5 | 81.1 |
2000 | 81.4 | 81.3 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 80.9 | 80.1 | 80.1 | 79.4 | 78.8 | 78.1 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 80.4 | 78.8 | 80.6 |
2001 | 77.1 | 76.5 | 76.0 | 75.6 | 75.1 | 74.4 | 74.1 | 73.7 | 73.2 | 72.8 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 76.5 | 75.0 | 73.7 | 72.6 | 74.5 |
2002 | 73.0 | 72.9 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.5 | 74.1 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 74.1 | 73.6 | 73.7 | 73.3 | 73.0 | 73.6 | 74.0 | 73.5 | 73.5 |
2003 | 73.6 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 73.5 | 73.4 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 73.5 | 73.0 | 73.7 | 74.8 | 73.7 |
2004 | 75.1 | 75.9 | 75.9 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 76.5 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 76.8 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 75.6 | 76.5 | 77.0 | 77.6 | 76.7 |
2005 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 78.0 | 78.1 |
[1] See note on cover page. Return to table
[2] Quarterly percent changes are at annual rates. Annual percentage changes are calculated from annual averages. Return to table