Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization; title with eagle logo links to Statistical Release home page

Release Date: August 15, 2008
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Table 8
Industrial Capacity
Percent change
 
 
Item
Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2008
July
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2008
        2007
Q4
2008
2005 2006 2007 2008 Q1 Q2 Q3
Total industry    3.0    2.0    2.2    3.0     .8    1.3    1.8    1.5    1.9    1.8    1.6    1.4     .1
         
Manufacturing[1]    3.2    2.2    2.5    3.4    1.4    1.4    2.0    1.7    2.2    2.0    1.8    1.6     .1
         
Mining     .8     .0    -.8    -.4   -1.1    1.4    1.7     .7    1.3     .9     .7     .6     .0
Utilities    4.2    2.3    1.5    2.2     .7     .8    1.2    2.2    2.1    2.3    2.4    2.2     .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries   19.7   17.4   15.6   24.7   13.1   10.3   21.4   17.6   23.0   20.8   18.0   16.1    1.2
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected 
      high-technology industries
   2.6    1.3    1.6    1.5     .7     .8     .8     .8     .9     .9     .8     .8     .1
         
Stage-of-process groups        
Crude    1.7     .3    -.4     .0    -.8     .9    1.4     .5    1.0     .7     .5     .4     .0
Primary and semifinished    3.0    1.4    2.4    3.5     .8    1.2    2.1    1.9    2.4    2.3    2.0    1.7     .1
Finished    3.8    3.4    2.6    3.2    2.3    1.8    1.7    1.8    1.9    1.9    1.8    1.8     .1

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


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