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.