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Release Date: March 27, 2019
Table 6 Revised and Earlier Capacity Utilization Rates, by Industry Groups
Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted
1. See footnote 2 to table 2.
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| Item | NAICS | Revised rate | Difference between revised and earlier rates (percentage points) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972- 2018 Ave. |
2015 Q4 |
2016 Q4 |
2017 Q4 |
2018 Q4 |
2015 Q4 |
2016 Q4 |
2017 Q4 |
2018 Q4 |
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| Total industry | 79.8 | 75.8 | 75.1 | 77.6 | 79.4 | -.4 | -.1 | .5 | .7 | |
| Manufacturing[1] | 78.3 | 74.9 | 74.2 | 75.8 | 77.0 | -.5 | -.2 | .6 | 1.0 | |
| Manufacturing (NAICS) | 31-33 | 78.2 | 75.3 | 74.5 | 76.2 | 77.5 | -.5 | -.3 | .4 | .9 |
| Durable manufacturing | 76.8 | 74.1 | 73.3 | 74.7 | 77.1 | -.6 | -.6 | .2 | .4 | |
| Wood products | 321 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 77.6 | 80.6 | 77.6 | .8 | .9 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 327 | 74.0 | 67.7 | 65.5 | 67.8 | 67.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Primary metals | 331 | 78.0 | 65.0 | 63.3 | 69.0 | 74.8 | -2.6 | -3.1 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Fabricated metal products | 332 | 77.6 | 77.1 | 75.9 | 78.4 | 81.6 | -.5 | -.2 | -.3 | -.5 |
| Machinery | 333 | 77.6 | 67.7 | 67.2 | 74.6 | 80.0 | -.9 | -.8 | -.7 | -.5 |
| Computer and electronic products | 334 | 77.4 | 70.9 | 69.9 | 70.4 | 71.8 | .2 | -.5 | -.2 | .4 |
| Electrical equip., appliances, and components |
335 | 81.9 | 76.3 | 75.8 | 74.9 | 76.2 | -1.0 | -.9 | -1.0 | -.1 |
| Motor vehicles and parts | 3361-3 | 75.1 | 79.0 | 79.7 | 76.9 | 79.8 | -.9 | -.7 | -.3 | -.3 |
| Aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment |
3364-9 | 74.2 | 79.1 | 76.0 | 75.4 | 76.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | .1 | -1.4 |
| Furniture and related products | 337 | 77.0 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 78.1 | 77.8 | -.1 | .7 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Miscellaneous | 339 | 76.6 | 79.8 | 80.6 | 79.4 | 79.4 | -.5 | .4 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Nondurable manufacturing | 80.0 | 76.6 | 76.0 | 77.7 | 77.9 | -.4 | .1 | .7 | 1.1 | |
| Food, beverage, and tobacco products | 311,2 | 80.4 | 77.1 | 76.0 | 77.0 | 75.7 | -.5 | .2 | .3 | .4 |
| Textile and product mills | 313,4 | 78.8 | 68.2 | 69.7 | 71.2 | 71.8 | .2 | .7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Apparel and leather | 315,6 | 76.1 | 66.1 | 68.5 | 64.8 | 63.8 | -.3 | .1 | -.1 | .0 |
| Paper | 322 | 86.7 | 85.4 | 88.5 | 86.5 | 87.2 | .1 | .4 | .3 | .2 |
| Printing and support | 323 | 79.7 | 71.3 | 74.9 | 75.3 | 72.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .0 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 324 | 85.0 | 81.2 | 76.0 | 80.9 | 80.4 | -.4 | -.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Chemicals | 325 | 76.7 | 72.8 | 72.6 | 75.3 | 77.9 | -.8 | -.2 | .6 | 1.3 |
| Plastics and rubber products | 326 | 82.1 | 85.1 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 80.8 | -.2 | .3 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Other manufacturing (non-NAICS) | 1133,5111 | 79.8 | 64.1 | 65.3 | 65.7 | 61.0 | -.2 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| Mining | 21 | 87.1 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 87.0 | 92.1 | .4 | .1 | -.6 | -2.4 |
| Utilities | 2211,2 | 85.4 | 77.3 | 77.9 | 79.2 | 80.1 | -.2 | -.2 | .9 | 1.0 |
| Selected high-technology industries | 77.3 | 74.7 | 72.9 | 71.5 | 73.1 | 1.9 | -.6 | -2.0 | -.2 | |
| Computers and peripheral equipment | 3341 | 77.8 | 75.1 | 78.3 | 73.8 | 72.9 | 8.6 | -5.5 | -21.4 | -10.3 |
| Communications equipment | 3342 | 76.1 | 72.0 | 72.1 | 64.2 | 63.0 | .5 | -.2 | -1.0 | -3.1 |
| Semiconductors and related electronic components |
3344 | 78.7 | 75.7 | 71.9 | 74.1 | 78.1 | .8 | .2 | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Measures excluding selected high-technology industries |
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| Total industry | 79.9 | 75.8 | 75.2 | 77.7 | 79.5 | -.4 | -.1 | .6 | .7 | |
| Manufacturing[1] | 78.3 | 74.9 | 74.3 | 76.0 | 77.1 | -.6 | -.1 | .7 | 1.0 | |
| Stage-of-process groups | ||||||||||
| Crude | 86.1 | 80.7 | 79.4 | 86.0 | 90.5 | .2 | .0 | -.3 | -1.5 | |
| Primary and semifinished | 80.4 | 75.6 | 74.9 | 76.9 | 78.0 | -.2 | .0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | |
| Finished | 76.8 | 74.3 | 73.6 | 74.7 | 75.7 | -.7 | -.3 | .3 | .3 | |
Last Update: March 27, 2019