Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: December 15, 2014

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2014
Nov.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2014
        2014
2011 2012 2013 2014 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 1.4 2.6 1.9 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.4 .3
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.3 2.2 2.6 2.5 .5 2.2 1.8 2.2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 .2
         
Mining .7 .1 -.6 1.2 5.9 4.8 4.0 9.2 7.5 9.0 10.0 10.3 .8
Utilities 4.2 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.3 .4 1.0 .9 1.1 1.1 1.0 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 19.6 17.3 15.7 20.2 25.9 19.0 4.7 8.6 6.5 8.5 9.8 9.8 .8
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 1.0 -.6 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.6 .4 -.5 1.1 4.6 3.5 3.1 7.3 5.9 7.1 8.0 8.3 .7
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.6 2.7 1.0 2.0 .7 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.1 .2
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.7 2.3 .5 2.6 2.9 2.3 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 .2

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


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Last update: December 15, 2014