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Release Date: October 17, 2002
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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  1992=100 Percent change
  2002       2002       Sept. '01 to
Industrial production June July Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. Sept. '02
                   
Total index  140.3  141.1  140.6  140.5     .6     .5    -.3    -.1    1.5
   Previous estimates  140.3  140.9  140.5           .6     .4    -.3    
                   
Major market groups:                  
Products, total  128.0  128.5  127.9  127.6     .6     .4    -.5    -.2     .0
   Consumer goods  122.3  123.2  121.8  121.7     .8     .7   -1.1    -.1    1.5
   Business equipment  163.8  163.9  164.0  161.2     .4     .1     .0   -1.7   -4.3
   Construction supplies  140.5  138.3  139.6  140.0     .7   -1.5     .9     .3    1.4
Materials  161.3  162.6  162.6  162.8     .7     .8     .0     .1    4.0
                   
Major industry groups:                  
Manufacturing  145.0  145.7  145.4  145.1     .6     .4    -.2    -.3    1.5
   Durable  179.7  180.4  180.8  180.0     .7     .4     .3    -.5    2.2
   Nondurable  111.4  112.0  111.3  111.3     .4     .5    -.6     .0     .8
Mining   96.0   95.7   96.3   95.3    1.0    -.3     .6   -1.1   -6.6
Utilities  124.9  127.8  124.6  127.6    1.3    2.3   -2.5    2.4    8.0

    Capacity
  Percent of capacity growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2001 2002       Sept. '01 to
Capacity utilization 1967-2001 Low High Sept. June July Aug. Sept. Sept. '02
                   
Total industry   81.9   71.1   85.4   75.5   76.0   76.3   76.0   75.9    1.0
   Previous estimates                           76.0   76.2   76.0            
                   
Manufacturing   80.9   69.0   85.7   73.7   74.3   74.6   74.4   74.2     .9
   Advanced processing   80.3   71.0   84.2   73.3   72.8   73.1   72.7   72.3     .6
   Primary processing   82.0   65.7   88.3   74.4   76.7   77.0   77.0   77.1    1.6
Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   90.9   85.1   84.8   85.3   84.4     .6
Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   85.1   87.1   88.8   86.4   88.2    4.3

Note: Estimates for September are preliminary. Estimates from June to August are revised.


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