Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: April 17, 2012

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2012
Mar.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2012
        2011 2012
Q1
2009 2010 2011 2012 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.2 -.7 -1.9 .8 1.0 .7 1.0 1.1 1.1 .1
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 -2.8 -2.4 .1 1.0 -.1 .5 .9 1.0 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 .2 5.0 -.2 2.7 .9 3.2 2.8 1.9 1.2 .1
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.2 4.5 3.2 2.4 3.5 2.7 2.2 2.1 .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 19.6 17.3 15.6 19.1 3.0 .3 10.4 7.3 10.0 13.7 13.7 11.2 .7
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .9 -3.1 -2.6 -.4 .7 -.6 -.1 .3 .5 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.6 .4 -.5 .4 3.1 -.4 2.0 .9 2.4 2.0 1.4 .9 .1
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.4 2.5 2.7 -1.0 -1.2 .3 .2 .3 .5 .5 .4 .0
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.2 -3.5 -2.3 .9 2.3 .6 1.4 1.9 2.3 .2

[1] Refer to note on cover page. Return to table


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Last update: April 17, 2012