INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION:  SUMMARY
 Seasonally adjusted
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                               |                    1992=100                     |                  Percent change
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                               |       2002                                      |   2002                          |    Aug. '01 to 
 Industrial production         |        May        June        July        Aug.  |    May    June    July    Aug.  |      Aug. '02 
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                               |                                                 |                                 |
  Total index                  |      139.4       140.3       140.9       140.5  |     .5      .6      .4     -.3  |             .4 
     Previous estimates        |      139.5       140.4       140.7              |     .5      .7      .2          |                
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  Major market groups:         |                                                 |                                 |
  Products, total              |      127.3       128.0       128.3       128.0  |     .2      .6      .2     -.3  |           -1.1 
     Consumer goods            |      121.4       122.3       123.0       122.4  |     .0      .7      .6     -.5  |             .9 
     Business equipment        |      163.2       164.2       163.7       163.1  |     .2      .6     -.3     -.4  |           -5.9 
     Construction supplies     |      139.6       140.2       138.3       139.2  |     .9      .5    -1.4      .6  |             .3 
  Materials                    |      160.2       161.3       162.5       162.2  |     .9      .6      .8     -.2  |            3.0 
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  Major industry groups:       |                                                 |                                 |
  Manufacturing                |      144.2       145.0       145.5       145.3  |     .6      .6      .3     -.1  |             .6 
     Durable                   |      178.4       179.7       180.3       180.3  |     .7      .7      .3      .0  |             .8 
     Nondurable                |      111.0       111.4       111.7       111.5  |     .4      .4      .3     -.2  |             .4 
  Mining                       |       95.1        96.2        95.7        96.5  |    -.2     1.1     -.5      .8  |           -4.9 
  Utilities                    |      123.3       124.6       127.7       124.5  |    -.5     1.0     2.4    -2.5  |            2.8 
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                               |                                                                                   |    Capacity
                               |                                Percent of capacity                                |     growth
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                               |     Average        1982     1988-89       2001  |   2002                          |    Aug. '01 to 
 Capacity utilization          |  1967-2001          Low        High       Aug.  |    May    June    July    Aug.  |      Aug. '02 
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                               |                                                 |                                 |
  Total industry               |       81.9        71.1        85.4        76.4  |   75.6    76.0    76.2    76.0  |            1.0 
     Previous estimates        |                                                 |   75.6    76.0    76.1          |                
                               |                                                 |                                 |
  Manufacturing                |       80.9        69.0        85.7        74.6  |   74.0    74.3    74.5    74.4  |             .9 
     Advanced processing       |       80.3        71.0        84.2        74.5  |   72.4    72.9    72.9    72.7  |             .6 
     Primary processing        |       82.0        65.7        88.3        74.8  |   76.4    76.6    77.0    77.0  |            1.5 
  Mining                       |       87.6        80.3        88.0        90.4  |   84.2    85.2    84.8    85.4  |             .6 
  Utilities                    |       87.6        75.9        92.6        87.7  |   86.3    86.9    88.8    86.3  |            4.5 
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 Note:  Estimates for August are preliminary.  Estimates from May to July are revised.