INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1992=100 | Percent change | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | 2002 | 2002 | Oct. '01 to Industrial production | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | Oct. '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 141.0 140.7 140.4 139.3 | .5 -.2 -.2 -.8 | 1.2 Previous estimates | 141.1 140.6 140.5 | .5 -.3 -.1 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 128.5 128.1 127.8 126.7 | .4 -.3 -.3 -.9 | -.1 Consumer goods | 123.1 121.8 121.6 120.7 | .7 -1.1 -.1 -.8 | .9 Business equipment | 163.8 164.7 162.3 159.1 | .0 .5 -1.5 -2.0 | -4.6 Construction supplies | 138.5 140.3 140.6 139.7 | -1.4 1.3 .2 -.6 | 3.8 Materials | 162.5 162.4 162.2 161.0 | .7 .0 -.1 -.7 | 3.3 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 145.6 145.5 144.9 143.9 | .4 -.1 -.4 -.7 | 1.3 Durable | 180.3 181.3 180.2 178.1 | .3 .5 -.6 -1.2 | 2.4 Nondurable | 111.9 111.1 110.9 110.7 | .5 -.7 -.2 -.2 | -.1 Mining | 95.9 96.3 95.7 94.8 | -.1 .4 -.6 -1.0 | -4.7 Utilities | 127.8 124.6 127.6 125.6 | 2.3 -2.5 2.4 -1.6 | 5.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Capacity | Percent of capacity | growth | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | Average 1982 1988-89 2001 | 2002 | Oct. '01 to Capacity utilization | 1967-2001 Low High Oct. | July Aug. Sept. Oct. | Oct. '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total industry | 81.9 71.1 85.4 75.0 | 76.3 76.1 75.8 75.2 | 1.0 Previous estimates | | 76.3 76.0 75.9 | | | | Manufacturing | 80.9 69.0 85.7 73.3 | 74.6 74.5 74.1 73.5 | 1.0 Advanced processing | 80.3 71.0 84.2 72.9 | 73.1 72.8 72.4 71.7 | .6 Primary processing | 82.0 65.7 88.3 73.9 | 76.9 77.0 76.8 76.3 | 1.6 Mining | 87.6 80.3 88.0 88.4 | 85.0 85.3 84.8 83.9 | .4 Utilities | 87.6 75.9 92.6 85.7 | 88.8 86.4 88.2 86.6 | 4.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates for October are preliminary. Estimates from July to September are revised.