Table 8B
 CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <1>
 Seasonally adjusted
 
 
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                 |   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.|     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4|    Annual
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 Capacity        |                                                                                    |                            |
 (percent of     |                                                                                    |                            |
 1992 output)    |                                                                                    |                            |
  1973           |  77.6   77.8   78.0   78.2   78.4   78.6   78.9   79.1   79.3   79.5   79.8   80.0 |  77.8   78.4   79.1   79.8 |     78.8 
  1974           |  80.2   80.4   80.6   80.8   81.0   81.2   81.4   81.5   81.7   81.8   82.0   82.1 |  80.4   81.0   81.5   82.0 |     81.2 
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  1975           |  82.3   82.4   82.5   82.7   82.8   82.9   83.0   83.1   83.2   83.4   83.5   83.6 |  82.4   82.8   83.1   83.5 |     82.9 
  1976           |  83.7   83.9   84.0   84.1   84.3   84.4   84.5   84.7   84.8   85.0   85.1   85.3 |  83.9   84.3   84.7   85.1 |     84.5 
  1977           |  85.4   85.6   85.8   85.9   86.1   86.3   86.5   86.7   86.9   87.1   87.3   87.5 |  85.6   86.1   86.7   87.3 |     86.4 
  1978           |  87.7   87.9   88.2   88.4   88.6   88.8   88.9   89.1   89.3   89.5   89.7   89.8 |  87.9   88.6   89.1   89.7 |     88.8 
  1979           |  90.0   90.2   90.3   90.5   90.6   90.7   90.9   91.0   91.1   91.3   91.4   91.5 |  90.2   90.6   91.0   91.4 |     90.8 
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  1980           |  91.6   91.7   91.9   92.0   92.1   92.2   92.3   92.5   92.6   92.7   92.8   93.0 |  91.7   92.1   92.5   92.8 |     92.3 
  1981           |  93.1   93.2   93.4   93.5   93.7   93.8   94.0   94.1   94.3   94.5   94.6   94.8 |  93.2   93.7   94.1   94.6 |     93.9 
  1982           |  94.9   95.1   95.2   95.4   95.5   95.6   95.7   95.8   95.9   96.0   96.0   96.1 |  95.1   95.5   95.8   96.0 |     95.6 
  1983           |  96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1   96.2 |  96.1   96.1   96.1   96.1 |     96.1 
  1984           |  96.2   96.2   96.3   96.3   96.4   96.5   96.6   96.7   96.8   96.9   97.1   97.2 |  96.2   96.4   96.7   97.1 |     96.6 
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  1985           |  97.4   97.5   97.7   97.8   98.0   98.1   98.3   98.4   98.6   98.7   98.8   99.0 |  97.5   98.0   98.4   98.8 |     98.2 
  1986           |  99.1   99.2   99.3   99.4   99.5   99.6   99.7   99.8   99.8   99.9  100.0  100.1 |  99.2   99.5   99.8  100.0 |     99.6 
  1987           | 100.2  100.3  100.4  100.5  100.6  100.7  100.8  100.9  101.0  101.0  101.1  101.1 | 100.3  100.6  100.9  101.1 |    100.7 
  1988           | 101.2  101.2  101.3  101.3  101.3  101.4  101.4  101.4  101.5  101.6  101.7  101.8 | 101.2  101.3  101.4  101.7 |    101.4 
  1989           | 101.9  102.0  102.1  102.3  102.4  102.6  102.8  103.0  103.1  103.3  103.5  103.7 | 102.0  102.4  103.0  103.5 |    102.7 
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  1990           | 103.8  104.0  104.1  104.3  104.5  104.6  104.8  104.9  105.0  105.2  105.3  105.5 | 104.0  104.5  104.9  105.3 |    104.7 
  1991           | 105.6  105.7  105.9  106.0  106.1  106.3  106.4  106.5  106.6  106.7  106.8  107.0 | 105.7  106.1  106.5  106.8 |    106.3 
  1992           | 107.1  107.2  107.3  107.4  107.5  107.6  107.7  107.8  107.9  108.0  108.1  108.2 | 107.2  107.5  107.8  108.1 |    107.6 
  1993           | 108.3  108.4  108.5  108.6  108.8  108.9  109.0  109.1  109.2  109.3  109.4  109.5 | 108.4  108.8  109.1  109.4 |    108.9 
  1994           | 109.6  109.8  109.9  110.0  110.2  110.3  110.5  110.7  110.9  111.1  111.3  111.5 | 109.8  110.2  110.7  111.3 |    110.5 
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  1995           | 111.8  112.0  112.3  112.5  112.8  113.1  113.4  113.6  113.9  114.2  114.4  114.7 | 112.0  112.8  113.6  114.4 |    113.2 
  1996           | 114.9  115.2  115.4  115.6  115.9  116.1  116.3  116.6  116.8  117.0  117.3  117.6 | 115.2  115.9  116.6  117.3 |    116.2 
  1997           | 117.8  118.1  118.5  118.8  119.1  119.5  119.8  120.2  120.6  121.0  121.3  121.7 | 118.1  119.1  120.2  121.3 |    119.7 
  1998           | 122.1  122.5  122.8  123.1  123.5  123.8  124.1  124.4  124.7  125.0  125.3  125.6 | 122.5  123.5  124.4  125.3 |    123.9 
  1999           | 125.8  126.1  126.4  126.6  126.9  127.1  127.3  127.5  127.7  127.9  128.1  128.2 | 126.1  126.9  127.5  128.1 |    127.1 
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  2000           | 128.3  128.5  128.6  128.7  128.8  128.9  129.0  129.1  129.1  129.2  129.3  129.4 | 128.5  128.8  129.1  129.3 |    128.9 
  2001           | 129.5  129.6  129.7  129.8  129.9  130.0  130.1  130.2  130.3  130.4  130.5  130.6 | 129.6  129.9  130.2  130.5 |    130.0 
  2002           | 130.7  130.8  130.8  130.9  131.0  131.0  131.1  131.2  131.2  131.2  131.3  131.3 | 130.8  131.0  131.1  131.3 |    131.0 
  2003           | 131.3  131.3  131.3  131.4  131.4  131.4  131.4  131.4  131.5                      | 131.3  131.4  131.4        |          
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 Utilization     |                                                                                    |                            |
 (percent)       |                                                                                    |                            |
  1973           |  88.2   89.1   89.0   88.4   88.7   88.4   88.5   87.9   88.4   88.6   88.7   88.2 |  88.8   88.5   88.2   88.5 |     88.5 
  1974           |  87.4   86.8   86.6   86.4   86.6   86.3   86.0   85.2   84.9   84.3   81.4   78.4 |  86.9   86.4   85.3   81.4 |     85.0 
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  1975           |  77.4   75.7   74.7   74.6   74.3   74.7   75.4   75.9   76.7   76.7   76.7   77.6 |  75.9   74.6   76.0   77.0 |     75.9 
  1976           |  78.6   79.4   79.3   79.7   79.8   79.6   79.8   80.2   80.1   80.0   81.0   81.8 |  79.1   79.7   80.0   81.0 |     80.0 
  1977           |  81.3   82.1   83.1   83.6   84.0   84.2   84.3   84.0   84.1   84.1   83.9   83.8 |  82.2   83.9   84.2   83.9 |     83.5 
  1978           |  82.6   82.6   83.9   85.3   85.5   85.9   85.6   85.6   85.6   86.0   86.3   86.7 |  83.0   85.6   85.6   86.3 |     85.1 
  1979           |  86.0   86.2   86.3   85.3   85.7   85.5   85.0   84.2   84.1   84.2   83.9   83.8 |  86.1   85.5   84.4   84.0 |     85.0 
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  1980           |  84.1   84.0   83.6   81.7   79.5   78.4   77.8   77.8   79.0   79.7   81.0   81.3 |  83.9   79.9   78.2   80.6 |     80.7 
  1981           |  80.6   80.1   80.4   79.8   80.2   80.5   80.9   80.6   79.8   79.0   77.9   76.9 |  80.4   80.2   80.4   77.9 |     79.7 
  1982           |  75.3   76.6   75.9   75.1   74.4   74.0   73.6   72.9   72.4   71.7   71.3   70.7 |  75.9   74.5   73.0   71.2 |     73.7 
  1983           |  71.9   71.5   72.0   72.9   73.4   73.8   74.8   75.7   76.7   77.2   77.4   77.8 |  71.8   73.4   75.7   77.5 |     74.6 
  1984           |  79.3   79.4   79.8   80.1   80.5   80.6   80.7   80.6   80.2   80.0   80.1   80.0 |  79.5   80.4   80.5   80.0 |     80.1 
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  1985           |  79.6   80.0   79.9   79.9   79.8   79.7   79.1   79.4   79.7   79.2   79.2   79.9 |  79.8   79.8   79.4   79.4 |     79.6 
  1986           |  80.3   79.7   79.0   78.9   78.9   78.8   79.0   78.7   78.8   79.0   79.3   79.8 |  79.7   78.9   78.8   79.4 |     79.2 
  1987           |  79.2   80.2   80.3   80.7   81.0   81.4   81.8   82.2   82.2   83.3   83.6   83.8 |  79.9   81.0   82.0   83.6 |     81.6 
  1988           |  83.8   84.2   84.3   84.6   84.4   84.5   84.6   85.0   84.6   85.0   85.1   85.4 |  84.1   84.5   84.7   85.2 |     84.6 
  1989           |  85.6   85.0   85.2   85.0   84.3   84.2   83.1   83.6   83.2   82.9   82.9   83.3 |  85.3   84.5   83.3   83.0 |     84.0 
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  1990           |  82.7   83.3   83.4   83.3   83.2   83.3   83.0   83.1   83.1   82.4   81.2   80.5 |  83.1   83.3   83.1   81.4 |     82.7 
  1991           |  80.1   79.4   78.8   78.9   79.5   80.2   80.1   80.0   80.6   80.4   80.1   79.6 |  79.4   79.5   80.2   80.0 |     79.8 
  1992           |  78.9   79.5   80.0   80.4   80.5   80.3   80.8   80.3   80.3   80.7   81.0   80.9 |  79.5   80.4   80.5   80.9 |     80.3 
  1993           |  81.1   81.3   81.3   81.4   80.9   81.0   81.2   80.9   81.2   81.6   81.8   82.1 |  81.2   81.1   81.1   81.8 |     81.3 
  1994           |  82.5   82.4   82.9   83.0   83.2   83.6   83.4   83.6   83.5   83.9   84.1   84.7 |  82.6   83.2   83.5   84.2 |     83.4 
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  1995           |  84.6   84.3   84.0   83.6   83.4   83.3   82.6   83.4   83.3   82.6   82.5   82.6 |  84.3   83.4   83.1   82.6 |     83.4 
  1996           |  81.7   82.5   82.0   82.4   82.6   83.0   82.5   82.8   82.9   82.5   83.0   83.1 |  82.1   82.7   82.7   82.9 |     82.6 
  1997           |  83.0   83.7   83.4   83.3   83.1   83.0   83.2   83.5   83.9   84.2   84.3   84.0 |  83.3   83.1   83.5   84.2 |     83.5 
  1998           |  83.9   83.7   83.6   83.8   83.9   83.0   82.2   83.5   82.9   83.2   82.6   82.3 |  83.7   83.6   82.9   82.7 |     83.2 
  1999           |  82.4   82.3   82.2   81.9   82.1   81.8   81.7   82.1   81.7   82.2   82.3   82.6 |  82.3   81.9   81.8   82.4 |     82.1 
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  2000           |  82.1   82.3   82.4   82.6   82.8   82.7   82.0   81.7   81.8   81.3   81.1   80.8 |  82.3   82.7   81.8   81.1 |     82.0 
  2001           |  80.1   79.7   79.3   79.1   78.8   78.3   78.0   77.8   77.2   76.9   76.3   76.0 |  79.7   78.7   77.7   76.4 |     78.1 
  2002           |  76.4   76.4   76.7   76.9   76.9   77.3   77.1   76.9   76.7   76.4   76.4   76.0 |  76.5   77.0   76.9   76.3 |     76.7 
  2003           |  76.4   76.5   75.9   75.4   75.3   75.1   75.6   75.5   75.8                      |  76.3   75.3   75.6        |          
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 Note: Estimates from July 2003 through September 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
 <1> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.