Table 3
 INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY: MANUFACTURING, MINING, AND UTILITIES
                                                        |                         Percent change                          |                    Capacity indexes
                                                        |      Annual rate       |    Fourth quarter to fourth quarter    |                 Percent of 2002 output
                                                        |   1972-   1972-   1975-|                                        |        |
                                                        |   2005     1975   2005 |                                        |   2004 |   2005                                        
 Item                                                   |    Ave.   Ave.    Ave. |   2001    2002    2003    2004    2005 |   Oct. |    May    June    July    Aug.   Sept.    Oct.
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  Total industry                                        |    2.7     1.3     2.7 |    2.9      .7     -.2      .6     1.6 |  133.6 |  134.7   134.9   135.1   135.3   135.5   135.7
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  Stage-of-process groups                               |                        |                                        |        |
  Crude                                                 |     .3      .6      .1 |    1.5    -1.0    -2.1    -1.1     -.9 |  114.5 |  113.7   113.6   113.5   113.5   113.4   113.3
  Primary and semifinished                              |    3.0     1.6     2.9 |    3.4      .9     -.1      .9     2.5 |  130.8 |  132.5   132.7   133.0   133.3   133.6   133.9
  Finished                                              |    3.3     1.4     3.3 |    2.3      .6      .6      .8     1.2 |  142.5 |  143.5   143.6   143.8   143.9   144.1   144.3
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 Industry Groups                                        |                        |                                        |        |
  Manufacturing                                         |    3.1     1.4     3.0 |    2.8      .4     -.1      .5     2.1 |  136.9 |  138.3   138.6   138.8   139.1   139.3   139.6
     Manufacturing (NAICS)                              |    3.2     1.4     3.2 |    3.1      .5      .1      .5     2.2 |  138.1 |  139.6   139.9   140.1   140.4   140.7   141.0
        Durable manufacturing                           |    4.2     1.4     4.3 |    5.1     1.1     1.2     1.4     4.0 |  147.0 |  150.0   150.5   151.0   151.5   152.1   152.6
           Wood products   321                          |    1.5      .7     1.5 |    1.6    -1.3    -1.4     -.3     -.1 |  130.3 |  130.3   130.3   130.2   130.2   130.2   130.2
           Nonmetallic mineral products   327           |    1.1      .4     1.1 |    1.0    -1.2     -.1     1.2     1.9 |  129.5 |  130.9   131.1   131.3   131.5   131.7   131.9
           Primary metal   331                          |    -.5      .3     -.6 |   -3.1    -2.9    -2.1    -1.5      .2 |  123.7 |  123.9   123.9   123.9   123.9   123.9   123.9
              Iron and steel products   3311,2          |   -1.0      .0    -1.1 |   -7.2    -3.4    -2.3      .2     1.3 |  111.8 |  112.6   112.7   112.9   113.0   113.1   113.2
           Fabricated metal products   332              |    1.7     1.5     1.5 |     .1     -.1     -.1     -.3     1.0 |  141.6 |  142.2   142.3   142.5   142.6   142.8   142.9
           Machinery   333                              |    1.7     1.7     1.4 |    -.2    -1.3    -1.8    -1.2     -.2 |  144.6 |  144.3   144.3   144.3   144.3   144.2   144.2
           Computer and electronic products   334       |   15.4     4.6    16.0 |   19.8     6.1     5.1     6.7    14.7 |  187.2 |  201.1   203.6   206.0   208.6   211.2   213.9
           Computer and peripheral equip.   3341        |   24.5    13.4    23.4 |    2.7    -4.6     -.6     2.7     6.2 |  146.0 |  150.7   151.5   152.3   153.2   154.0   154.8
              Communications equipment   3342           |    8.1     1.6     8.7 |   16.1     3.5    -1.6    -1.8     -.8 |  216.2 |  214.9   214.8   214.7   214.6   214.5   214.3
              Semiconductor and related                 |                        |                                        |        |
                    electronic components   334412-9    |   25.3     8.0    26.1 |   50.1    19.0    16.0    13.5    37.2 |  219.6 |  257.2   264.6   272.4   280.5   288.9   297.7
           Electrical equipment, appliances,            |                        |                                        |        |
                 and components   335                   |    1.4     1.6     1.1 |    -.1    -4.2    -3.1    -1.7    -1.1 |  127.7 |  126.8   126.7   126.6   126.5   126.4   126.3
           Transportation equipment   336               |    2.2      .8     2.3 |    2.4     2.1     3.6     1.7     2.8 |  143.6 |  145.5   145.8   146.2   146.6   147.0   147.4
              Motor vehicles and parts   3361-3         |    3.0     1.3     3.0 |    2.6     2.7     4.9     2.3     3.5 |  136.0 |  138.2   138.6   139.1   139.5   140.0   140.5
                 Autos and light trucks   33611         |    3.4     1.6     3.4 |    3.8     6.9    11.5     3.9     5.4 |  139.9 |  143.1   143.8   144.5   145.3   146.1   146.9
              Aerospace and miscellaneous               |                        |                                        |        |
                    transportation equipment   3364-9   |    1.0      .0     1.2 |    1.8     1.5      .8      .6     1.8 |  158.3 |  159.8   160.1   160.3   160.6   160.8   161.1
           Furniture and related products   337         |    2.6     1.6     2.5 |    3.2     2.3     -.6      .3      .4 |  135.7 |  136.2   136.2   136.2   136.3   136.3   136.3
           Miscellaneous   339                          |    3.1     1.5     3.1 |    5.1     3.3      .9     1.2     2.5 |  139.3 |  141.2   141.5   141.8   142.1   142.4   142.8
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        Nondurable manufacturing                        |    1.8     1.3     1.6 |     .5     -.3    -1.1     -.7     -.2 |  127.5 |  127.3   127.3   127.3   127.3   127.2   127.2
           Food      311                                |    1.9     1.2     1.8 |    1.2      .2      .4      .3      .4 |  125.2 |  125.4   125.4   125.5   125.5   125.6   125.6
           Beverage and tobacco products   312          |     .5      .5      .4 |   -1.2    -1.0     -.9      .1     -.2 |  142.2 |  142.2   142.2   142.2   142.2   142.1   142.1
           Textile mills   313                          |     .1     1.2     -.2 |   -3.4    -3.7    -5.3    -6.1    -4.2 |  119.5 |  116.3   115.9   115.5   115.1   114.7   114.4
           Textile product mills   314                  |    1.5     1.0     1.4 |    -.9    -2.3    -2.3    -2.2    -1.7 |  127.5 |  126.2   126.0   125.8   125.7   125.5   125.3
           Apparel   315                                |   -1.8      .6    -2.2 |   -7.2   -11.0   -10.7   -10.5   -10.3 |  119.4 |  112.0   111.0   110.0   109.0   108.0   107.0
           Leather and allied products   316            |   -3.6     -.8    -3.8 |  -10.6   -12.3   -11.8   -11.6    -4.4 |  133.1 |  128.3   128.0   127.6   127.3   127.0   126.7
           Paper      322                               |    1.4     1.4     1.2 |   -1.7    -2.1    -2.0     -.4     -.2 |  116.0 |  115.9   115.9   115.9   115.8   115.8   115.8
           Printing and support   323                   |    2.5     1.5     2.4 |   -2.0    -2.0    -1.9    -2.9    -1.5 |  129.4 |  128.0   127.9   127.7   127.6   127.5   127.4
           Petroleum and coal products   324            |    1.2     2.5      .6 |    2.3     2.2    -1.9      .6      .5 |  113.6 |  113.9   113.9   114.0   114.0   114.1   114.1
           Chemical   325                               |    2.5     1.7     2.3 |    3.0     1.7      .7      .3      .8 |  134.8 |  135.3   135.4   135.5   135.6   135.7   135.8
              Plastics material and resin   325211      |    3.1     2.9     2.7 |    1.7     -.4      .3     1.0      .6 |  114.4 |  114.9   115.0   115.0   115.1   115.1   115.2
              Synthetic rubber   325212                 |    1.7     1.3     1.6 |    2.9    -4.3     6.3     1.5     1.0 |  152.4 |  152.8   152.9   153.1   153.3   153.5   153.7
              Artificial and synthetic fibers           |                        |                                        |        |
                    and filaments   32522               |     .7     6.0    -1.0 |   -9.3    -4.6    -4.9    -2.9    -4.4 |  124.5 |  121.7   121.2   120.7   120.2   119.7   119.2
           Plastics and rubber products   326           |    3.4     2.3     3.2 |     .4     -.5    -3.0    -1.3     -.8 |  121.6 |  121.1   121.0   120.9   120.8   120.7   120.6
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     Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)                    |    1.3     1.4     1.1 |   -1.1    -2.7    -3.0      .4      .5 |  117.3 |  117.8   117.8   117.9   117.9   117.9   118.0
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  Mining      21                                        |    -.2     -.2     -.1 |    2.1    -1.3    -1.0     -.6     -.6 |  112.6 |  112.0   112.0   112.0   111.9   111.9   111.9
     Oil and gas extraction   211                       |    -.9    -1.1     -.7 |    1.4    -1.1      .7    -1.2    -1.0 |  107.1 |  106.3   106.2   106.2   106.1   106.0   106.0
     Mining (except oil and gas)   212                  |    1.4      .7     1.4 |    -.2     -.2     -.4      .5      .3 |  121.8 |  121.9   121.9   122.0   122.0   122.1   122.1
        Coal mining   2121                              |    1.5     1.1     1.4 |    1.4      .6    -2.1     -.3      .0 |  115.9 |  116.0   116.0   116.0   116.0   116.0   116.0
        Metal mining   2122                             |    1.4      .8     1.3 |   -3.5    -4.2    -1.0     -.3     1.2 |  129.6 |  130.0   130.1   130.3   130.5   130.7   130.9
        Stone and earth minerals   2123                 |     .9      .0     1.0 |    -.3      .3      .8      .5      .1 |  123.0 |  123.1   123.2   123.2   123.2   123.2   123.2
     Support activities for mining   213                |     .7     2.5      .0 |    1.9    -2.3    -2.8      .6     5.4 |  143.9 |  147.6   148.3   149.1   149.8   150.5   151.3
  Utilities   2211,2                                    |    2.6     2.7     2.1 |    3.9     4.5     3.1     2.6      .0 |  122.7 |  123.0   123.0   122.9   122.9   122.8   122.8
     Electric      2211                                 |    3.3     3.7     2.6 |    4.8     5.4     3.8     2.8      .1 |  122.2 |  122.7   122.7   122.6   122.6   122.6   122.5
     Natural gas   2212                                 |     .1     -.7      .3 |     .2      .3      .3      .2     -.6 |  124.9 |  124.6   124.5   124.4   124.3   124.2   124.2
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 Special Aggregates                                     |                        |                                        |        |
  Selected high-technology industries                   |   20.7     6.9    21.3 |   27.8     9.5     8.0     6.8    20.8 |  202.0 |  221.8   225.6   229.5   233.6   237.8   242.2
  Manufacturing ex. selected high-tech                  |                        |                                        |        |
        industries                                      |    1.8     1.2     1.7 |     .8     -.2     -.5      .1      .6 |  133.1 |  133.5   133.6   133.7   133.8   133.8   133.9
  Manufacturing ex. selected high-tech and              |                        |                                        |        |
        motor vehicles and pts.                         |    1.7     1.2     1.5 |     .6     -.4    -1.0     -.2      .4 |  132.8 |  133.0   133.1   133.1   133.2   133.2   133.2
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