Table 9B
CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <2>
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 | | |
1997 output) | | |
1973 | 76.3 76.5 76.7 76.9 77.1 77.4 77.6 77.8 78.0 78.2 78.5 78.7 | 76.5 77.1 77.8 78.5 | 77.5
1974 | 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.5 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.3 80.5 80.6 80.8 80.9 | 79.1 79.7 80.3 80.8 | 80.0
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1975 | 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.7 81.8 81.9 82.0 82.1 82.2 82.4 | 81.2 81.5 81.9 82.2 | 81.7
1976 | 82.5 82.6 82.8 82.9 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.1 | 82.6 83.0 83.5 83.9 | 83.3
1977 | 84.3 84.4 84.6 84.8 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 85.7 85.8 86.0 86.2 | 84.4 84.9 85.5 86.0 | 85.2
1978 | 86.4 86.6 86.8 87.0 87.2 87.4 87.6 87.8 87.9 88.1 88.3 88.5 | 86.6 87.2 87.8 88.3 | 87.5
1979 | 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.2 89.4 89.6 89.8 89.9 90.1 90.2 90.4 90.5 | 88.9 89.4 89.9 90.4 | 89.7
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1980 | 90.7 90.8 91.0 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.6 91.8 91.9 92.1 92.3 92.4 | 90.8 91.3 91.8 92.3 | 91.6
1981 | 92.6 92.8 92.9 93.1 93.3 93.4 93.6 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.1 94.3 | 92.8 93.3 93.7 94.1 | 93.5
1982 | 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.9 95.0 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 | 94.5 94.8 95.0 95.1 | 94.8
1983 | 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.1 | 95.1 95.1 95.0 95.0 | 95.0
1984 | 95.1 95.2 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.6 95.7 95.8 96.0 96.1 96.3 96.5 | 95.2 95.4 95.8 96.3 | 95.7
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1985 | 96.6 96.8 97.0 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.6 97.8 97.9 98.0 98.2 98.3 | 96.8 97.3 97.8 98.2 | 97.5
1986 | 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 | 98.5 98.8 99.1 99.4 | 99.0
1987 | 99.7 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.1 100.3 100.4 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.6 100.7 | 99.8 100.1 100.4 100.6 | 100.3
1988 | 100.7 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.9 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.1 101.2 101.3 | 100.8 100.9 101.0 101.2 | 101.0
1989 | 101.5 101.6 101.8 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.7 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.5 | 101.6 102.1 102.7 103.3 | 102.4
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1990 | 103.6 103.8 104.0 104.1 104.3 104.5 104.6 104.8 105.0 105.1 105.3 105.4 | 103.8 104.3 104.8 105.3 | 104.5
1991 | 105.6 105.7 105.9 106.0 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.7 106.8 106.9 107.0 | 105.7 106.2 106.5 106.9 | 106.3
1992 | 107.1 107.2 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 108.0 108.1 108.2 108.4 108.5 | 107.2 107.6 108.0 108.4 | 107.8
1993 | 108.6 108.8 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 110.0 110.1 | 108.8 109.2 109.6 110.0 | 109.4
1994 | 110.2 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.8 111.0 111.1 111.3 111.5 111.7 111.9 112.2 | 110.4 110.8 111.3 111.9 | 111.1
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1995 | 112.4 112.7 113.0 113.3 113.5 113.9 114.2 114.5 114.8 115.1 115.4 115.7 | 112.7 113.6 114.5 115.4 | 114.0
1996 | 116.0 116.2 116.5 116.8 117.0 117.3 117.6 117.8 118.1 118.3 118.6 118.9 | 116.2 117.0 117.8 118.6 | 117.4
1997 | 119.2 119.6 119.9 120.3 120.6 121.0 121.4 121.8 122.3 122.7 123.1 123.6 | 119.6 120.6 121.9 123.1 | 121.3
1998 | 124.0 124.4 124.8 125.2 125.5 125.9 126.2 126.6 126.9 127.2 127.5 127.8 | 124.4 125.5 126.6 127.5 | 126.0
1999 | 128.2 128.5 128.8 129.1 129.3 129.6 129.9 130.1 130.4 130.6 130.8 131.0 | 128.5 129.3 130.1 130.8 | 129.7
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2000 | 131.2 131.4 131.5 131.7 131.8 131.9 132.0 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 | 131.4 131.8 132.1 132.4 | 131.9
2001 | 132.6 132.7 132.7 132.8 132.8 132.9 132.9 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 | 132.7 132.8 133.0 133.0 | 132.9
2002 | 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.8 132.8 | 133.0 133.0 132.9 132.8 | 132.9
2003 | 132.8 132.8 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.6 132.6 | 132.8 132.7 132.6 |
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Utilization | | |
(percent) | | |
1973 | 87.3 88.4 88.3 87.7 88.0 87.6 87.7 87.0 87.4 87.8 88.0 87.8 | 88.0 87.8 87.4 87.9 | 87.7
1974 | 86.9 86.2 85.9 85.6 85.8 85.6 85.1 84.5 84.1 83.2 80.7 76.8 | 86.3 85.7 84.6 80.2 | 84.2
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1975 | 75.4 73.3 72.2 71.9 71.8 72.4 73.3 73.8 74.8 74.8 74.9 75.8 | 73.7 72.0 74.0 75.2 | 73.7
1976 | 76.7 77.9 77.8 78.3 78.4 78.3 78.6 78.8 78.6 78.5 79.3 80.1 | 77.5 78.3 78.7 79.3 | 78.4
1977 | 79.8 80.8 81.9 82.6 82.9 83.3 83.3 83.4 83.2 83.2 83.0 83.8 | 80.9 82.9 83.3 83.3 | 82.6
1978 | 82.5 82.4 83.6 84.6 84.8 85.2 84.9 85.0 85.1 85.4 85.8 86.3 | 82.8 84.9 85.0 85.8 | 84.6
1979 | 85.5 85.5 85.7 84.4 85.1 84.9 84.6 83.2 83.1 83.0 82.5 82.5 | 85.6 84.8 83.6 82.7 | 84.2
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1980 | 82.8 82.5 81.7 79.8 77.1 75.8 74.9 75.2 76.3 77.3 78.6 78.6 | 82.3 77.6 75.5 78.2 | 78.4
1981 | 78.0 77.6 77.6 77.8 78.1 77.6 77.7 77.4 76.7 75.7 74.6 73.1 | 77.7 77.9 77.2 74.5 | 76.8
1982 | 71.4 73.1 72.5 71.9 71.6 71.4 71.1 70.4 70.0 69.1 68.6 68.2 | 72.3 71.6 70.5 68.7 | 70.8
1983 | 69.9 69.8 70.4 71.2 72.2 72.7 73.6 74.3 75.4 76.2 76.3 76.5 | 70.0 72.0 74.4 76.3 | 73.2
1984 | 77.8 78.4 78.8 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.4 79.3 78.9 79.0 79.0 79.1 | 78.3 79.1 79.2 79.0 | 78.9
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1985 | 78.6 78.3 78.8 78.7 78.7 78.6 78.1 78.5 78.6 78.1 78.4 78.6 | 78.6 78.6 78.4 78.4 | 78.5
1986 | 79.6 79.1 78.6 78.9 78.9 78.7 78.7 78.8 78.9 79.0 79.3 79.8 | 79.1 78.8 78.8 79.4 | 79.0
1987 | 79.1 80.3 80.3 80.6 80.9 81.2 81.6 81.8 82.1 83.2 83.6 83.9 | 79.9 80.9 81.8 83.5 | 81.5
1988 | 83.7 83.9 84.1 84.6 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.5 84.7 85.0 85.2 85.5 | 83.9 84.5 84.5 85.3 | 84.5
1989 | 86.1 85.1 84.9 84.8 84.0 83.9 82.6 83.1 82.7 82.3 82.2 82.1 | 85.4 84.2 82.8 82.2 | 83.7
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1990 | 81.9 82.9 82.9 82.6 82.5 82.6 82.2 82.4 82.1 81.3 80.2 79.5 | 82.6 82.6 82.3 80.3 | 81.9
1991 | 78.8 78.1 77.3 77.5 77.9 78.7 78.8 78.7 79.5 79.2 78.9 78.5 | 78.1 78.0 79.0 78.9 | 78.5
1992 | 77.8 78.5 79.1 79.3 79.6 79.6 80.0 79.7 79.4 79.7 79.9 79.7 | 78.5 79.5 79.7 79.8 | 79.4
1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.1 80.4 80.1 79.8 80.0 79.6 80.0 80.4 80.6 81.0 | 80.2 80.1 79.9 80.6 | 80.2
1994 | 81.1 81.1 81.8 82.1 82.4 82.4 82.4 82.8 82.7 83.2 83.5 84.1 | 81.3 82.3 82.7 83.6 | 82.5
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1995 | 84.1 83.6 83.2 82.8 82.4 82.4 81.4 82.0 82.2 81.5 81.2 81.3 | 83.6 82.5 81.9 81.4 | 82.3
1996 | 80.2 80.9 80.3 80.9 81.1 81.6 81.4 81.5 81.7 81.3 81.7 81.9 | 80.5 81.2 81.5 81.6 | 81.2
1997 | 81.7 82.5 82.4 82.1 82.0 82.0 82.0 82.5 82.8 83.0 83.2 82.9 | 82.2 82.1 82.5 83.0 | 82.4
1998 | 83.1 82.8 82.6 82.8 82.8 81.7 80.9 82.4 81.6 82.1 81.7 81.4 | 82.8 82.5 81.6 81.8 | 82.2
1999 | 81.3 81.4 81.0 80.8 81.1 80.5 80.3 80.8 80.4 81.0 81.2 81.3 | 81.2 80.8 80.5 81.2 | 80.9
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2000 | 80.8 80.8 81.1 81.2 81.1 81.1 80.5 79.9 80.0 79.5 79.0 78.5 | 80.9 81.1 80.1 79.0 | 80.3
2001 | 77.8 77.4 77.1 77.0 76.7 76.2 76.1 75.7 75.2 74.8 74.5 74.3 | 77.4 76.6 75.7 74.5 | 76.1
2002 | 74.7 74.7 74.9 75.1 75.2 75.6 75.4 75.4 75.3 74.8 74.7 74.2 | 74.8 75.3 75.4 74.6 | 75.0
2003 | 74.8 74.7 74.5 73.9 73.8 73.9 74.1 73.8 74.3 | 74.7 73.9 74.1 |
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Note: Estimates from July 2003 through September 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
<1> See footnote 2 to table 3.
<2> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.