Table 3
 INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES
                                                        |                         Percent change                          |                    Capacity indexes
                                                        |      Annual rate       |    Fourth quarter to fourth quarter    |                 Percent of 1997 output
                                                        |   1972-   1972-   1975-|                                        |        |
                                                        |   2004     1975   2004 |                                        |   2003 |   2003                    2004                 
 Item                                                   |    Ave.   Ave.    Ave. |   2000    2001    2002    2003    2004 |   Mar. |   Oct.    Nov.    Dec.    Jan.    Feb.    Mar. 
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  Total industry                                        |    2.8     1.3     2.8 |    4.1     2.3     1.6     1.1     1.7 |  148.1 |  149.0   149.1   149.3   149.4   149.6   149.8 
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  Stage-of-process groups                               |                        |                                        |        |
  Crude                                                 |     .4      .5      .3 |   -1.3     1.2     -.3    -1.1     -.1 |  110.8 |  110.1   110.0   110.0   109.9   109.9   109.9 
  Primary and semifinished                              |    3.1     1.6     3.0 |    5.1     2.8     1.8     1.8     2.5 |  151.8 |  153.4   153.6   153.8   154.1   154.3   154.6 
  Finished                                              |    3.3     1.4     3.3 |    4.3     1.8     1.7      .8      .9 |  152.6 |  153.1   153.2   153.3   153.3   153.4   153.5 
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 Industry Groups                                        |                        |                                        |        |
  Manufacturing                                         |    3.1     1.4     3.1 |    4.8     2.2     1.1     1.0     1.8 |  152.6 |  153.4   153.5   153.6   153.7   153.8   154.0 
     Manufacturing (NAICS)                              |    3.2     1.4     3.2 |    5.2     2.4     1.3     1.1     1.9 |  154.2 |  155.1   155.2   155.4   155.5   155.7   155.9 
        Durable manufacturing                           |    4.3     1.4     4.4 |    8.3     4.7     2.6     2.5     3.8 |  177.3 |  179.7   180.0   180.4   180.7   181.1   181.6 
           Wood products   321                          |    1.5      .7     1.5 |    2.3     1.8    -1.0     -.5      .2 |  133.9 |  133.7   133.7   133.7   133.7   133.7   133.7 
           Nonmetallic mineral products   327           |    1.0      .5     1.0 |    2.8     1.6     -.1      .0      .6 |  129.6 |  129.7   129.7   129.7   129.7   129.8   129.8 
           Primary metal   331                          |    -.5      .3     -.6 |    -.3    -3.5    -1.4      .3    -1.2 |  112.8 |  113.1   113.1   113.1   113.2   113.1   113.0 
              Iron and steel products   3311,2          |    -.9     -.1    -1.0 |    -.5    -5.8     -.5      .8    -2.3 |  109.6 |  110.1   110.1   110.2   110.2   110.1   110.0 
           Fabricated metal products   332              |    1.8     1.4     1.6 |    -.3     2.0      .5      .5     1.3 |  139.1 |  139.7   139.7   139.8   139.9   140.0   140.2 
           Machinery   333                              |    1.7     1.7     1.4 |    3.0      .4    -1.2    -1.0     -.7 |  128.5 |  127.8   127.7   127.6   127.5   127.4   127.3 
           Computer and electronic products   334       |   16.0     4.4    16.8 |   31.2    17.7    13.1     9.2    15.9 |  403.8 |  423.1   425.8   428.5   431.2   435.0   439.7 
              Computer and office equipment   3341      |   27.2    13.5    26.4 |   30.9      .0    18.8    11.5    20.2 |  365.2 |  384.0   386.5   389.1   391.6   395.6   401.0 
              Communications equipment   3342           |    8.8     1.5     9.6 |   22.4    18.8    15.1      .5      .3 |  306.4 |  304.2   303.8   303.5   302.9   302.6   302.5 
              Semiconductor and related                 |                        |                                        |        |
                    electronic components   334412-9    |   25.7     8.0    26.6 |   58.8    42.9    18.7    18.6    38.8 |  924.4 | 1023.5  1038.7  1054.0  1070.1  1091.3  1118.3 
           Electrical equipment, appliances,            |                        |                                        |        |
                 and components   335                   |    1.7     1.3     1.5 |    2.6     -.6    -1.3     -.9     -.3 |  127.3 |  126.6   126.5   126.4   126.3   126.3   126.2 
           Transportation equipment   336               |    2.0     1.0     2.0 |    1.0     2.1      .9     1.9     1.8 |  145.7 |  147.4   147.6   147.9   148.1   148.4   148.6 
              Motor vehicles and parts   3361-3         |    2.8     1.3     2.8 |    1.0     2.6     2.0     3.2     2.9 |  144.3 |  147.1   147.5   147.9   148.3   148.7   149.1 
                 Autos and light trucks   33611         |    2.9     1.6     2.8 |    3.7     5.3     2.8     6.1     3.4 |  138.6 |  143.9   144.7   145.5   146.3   146.9   147.4 
              Aerospace and miscellaneous               |                        |                                        |        |
                    transportation equipment   3364-9   |     .9      .5      .8 |     .6      .6     -.6     -.1      .1 |  147.8 |  147.7   147.7   147.7   147.6   147.6   147.6 
           Furniture and related products   337         |    2.6     1.8     2.3 |    3.0     1.5      .4     -.1      .0 |  144.7 |  144.6   144.6   144.6   144.5   144.5   144.5 
           Miscellaneous   339                          |    2.8     1.5     2.8 |    3.7     3.7      .3     -.1     -.1 |  152.8 |  152.9   152.9   152.9   152.9   152.9   152.9 
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        Nondurable manufacturing                        |    1.8     1.3     1.6 |     .9     -.4     -.4     -.7     -.5 |  127.3 |  126.7   126.7   126.6   126.5   126.4   126.4 
           Food      311                                |    1.9     1.2     1.8 |    1.2      .2      .0     -.3     -.3 |  133.8 |  133.5   133.5   133.5   133.4   133.4   133.3 
           Beverage and tobacco products   312          |     .2      .6      .1 |   -1.0    -2.0    -2.2    -2.3    -3.0 |  109.9 |  108.5   108.3   108.1   107.9   107.7   107.4 
           Textile mills   313                          |     .1     1.1     -.2 |   -3.2    -4.3    -4.1    -4.9    -5.8 |  100.6 |   97.6    97.2    96.8    96.3    95.9    95.4 
           Textile product mills   314                  |    1.7      .9     1.7 |    1.3      .6      .2     -.6     -.4 |  124.5 |  124.0   123.9   123.8   123.7   123.7   123.6 
           Apparel   315                                |   -1.0      .5    -1.3 |   -2.9    -3.9    -5.6    -8.8    -7.4 |  100.8 |   95.3    94.5    93.8    93.0    92.3    91.7 
           Leather and allied products   316            |   -2.6     -.8    -2.7 |     .1    -4.7    -5.3    -5.8    -6.2 |  108.6 |  104.8   104.2   103.7   103.2   102.6   102.1 
           Paper      322                               |    1.5     1.4     1.3 |    -.2    -1.7    -2.1    -1.2     -.7 |  110.9 |  110.2   110.1   110.0   109.9   109.8   109.7 
           Printing and support   323                   |    2.7     1.5     2.6 |    -.3    -2.1     -.2    -1.3    -1.9 |  124.4 |  123.3   123.2   123.0   122.8   122.6   122.4 
           Petroleum and coal products   324            |    1.1     2.6      .5 |     .2      .7      .3     1.3     -.1 |  114.4 |  115.5   115.6   115.8   116.0   116.1   116.1 
           Chemical   325                               |    2.5     1.6     2.3 |    2.5     1.4     1.4     1.1     1.6 |  143.8 |  144.7   144.8   144.9   145.1   145.2   145.4 
              Plastics material and resin   325211      |    3.3     2.6     2.9 |    1.5      .6      .0      .0      .5 |  124.7 |  124.7   124.7   124.7   124.7   124.7   124.8 
              Synthetic rubber   325212                 |    1.5     1.0     1.3 |     .5     2.6    -1.3     -.1      .7 |  122.8 |  123.0   123.0   123.1   123.1   123.2   123.2 
              Artificial and synthetic fibers           |                        |                                        |        |
                    and filaments   32522               |     .8     6.3     -.9 |   -3.8    -9.5    -5.5    -3.8    -1.5 |   90.7 |   88.6    88.3    88.0    87.7    87.5    87.3 
           Plastics and rubber products   326           |    3.5     2.1     3.3 |    2.8    -1.0     -.7    -2.0     -.5 |  130.1 |  128.3   128.1   127.8   127.6   127.4   127.3 
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     Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)                    |    1.5     1.3     1.3 |    -.3    -1.0    -1.5    -1.5     -.8 |  128.1 |  127.1   127.0   126.8   126.7   126.6   126.5 
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  Mining      21                                        |     .0     -.2      .1 |   -1.2     2.7      .3     -.5      .1 |  110.1 |  109.8   109.7   109.7   109.7   109.7   109.7 
     Oil and gas extraction   211                       |    -.8    -1.2     -.6 |    -.1     1.7      .0     -.3      .0 |  105.4 |  105.2   105.2   105.1   105.1   105.1   105.1 
     Mining (except oil and gas)   212                  |    1.4      .7     1.4 |    -.6     -.1      .0     -.2     -.1 |  116.2 |  116.0   116.0   116.0   115.9   115.9   115.9 
        Coal mining   2121                              |    1.7     1.1     1.5 |    -.8     1.7     1.3      .0      .0 |  117.9 |  117.8   117.8   117.8   117.8   117.8   117.8 
        Metal mining   2122                             |    1.3      .8     1.2 |   -2.8    -4.4    -3.9    -1.7     -.7 |   95.9 |   95.1    95.0    94.9    94.8    94.7    94.6 
        Stone and earth minerals   2123                 |     .8      .0      .9 |     .5     -.3     -.1      .0      .0 |  124.2 |  124.1   124.1   124.1   124.1   124.1   124.1 
     Support activities for mining   213                |    1.2     2.5      .6 |     .1     5.5     1.2      .7      .6 |  124.7 |  125.4   125.5   125.6   125.7   125.7   125.8 
  Utilities   2211,2                                    |    2.7     2.6     2.2 |    2.5     3.7     6.0     4.4     1.4 |  131.7 |  134.7   135.2   135.6   136.0   136.3   136.6 
     Electric      2211                                 |    3.4     3.7     2.7 |    2.8     4.7     7.0     5.2     1.5 |  132.9 |  136.6   137.1   137.7   138.1   138.5   138.7 
     Natural gas   2212                                 |     .1     -.7      .3 |    -.3     -.1      .1      .1      .1 |  123.3 |  123.4   123.4   123.5   123.5   123.5   123.5 
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 Special Aggregates                                     |                        |                                        |        |
  Selected high-technology industries                   |   21.6     6.8    22.4 |   42.3    24.9    17.6    11.8    22.8 |  559.8 |  594.5   599.4   604.5   609.6   616.7   626.0 
  Manufacturing ex. selected high-tech                  |                        |                                        |        |
        industries                                      |    1.8     1.2     1.7 |    1.2      .4     -.1     -.2      .1 |  132.7 |  132.6   132.6   132.6   132.6   132.6   132.6 
  Manufacturing ex. selected high-tech and              |                        |                                        |        |
        motor vehicles and pts.                         |    1.7     1.2     1.5 |    1.2      .2     -.3     -.5     -.1 |  131.7 |  131.3   131.3   131.2   131.2   131.1   131.1 
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