Table 4B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <2> Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4|Annual <3> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 1997 output) | | | 1972 | 75.7 75.8 76.0 76.1 76.3 76.4 76.6 76.7 76.9 77.1 77.2 77.4 | 75.8 76.3 76.7 77.2 | 76.5 1973 | 77.6 77.8 78.0 78.2 78.4 78.6 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.5 79.7 80.0 | 77.8 78.4 79.1 79.7 | 78.8 1974 | 80.2 80.4 80.6 80.8 81.0 81.2 81.4 81.6 81.7 81.9 82.0 82.2 | 80.4 81.0 81.6 82.0 | 81.2 1975 | 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.8 82.9 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.6 | 82.4 82.8 83.1 83.4 | 82.9 1976 | 83.7 83.8 84.0 84.1 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.7 84.8 85.0 85.1 85.3 | 83.8 84.3 84.7 85.1 | 84.5 1977 | 85.4 85.6 85.8 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.4 86.6 86.8 87.0 87.2 87.4 | 85.6 86.1 86.6 87.2 | 86.4 1978 | 87.6 87.7 87.9 88.1 88.3 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.6 | 87.7 88.3 88.9 89.5 | 88.6 1979 | 89.8 90.0 90.2 90.3 90.5 90.7 90.8 91.0 91.2 91.3 91.5 91.6 | 90.0 90.5 91.0 91.4 | 90.7 1980 | 91.7 91.9 92.0 92.2 92.3 92.5 92.6 92.8 92.9 93.1 93.3 93.4 | 91.9 92.3 92.8 93.3 | 92.6 1981 | 93.6 93.8 93.9 94.1 94.2 94.4 94.5 94.7 94.8 94.9 95.1 95.2 | 93.8 94.2 94.7 95.1 | 94.4 1982 | 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.8 95.9 95.9 96.0 96.0 96.0 | 95.4 95.7 95.9 96.0 | 95.7 1983 | 96.0 95.9 95.9 95.9 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.7 95.8 | 95.9 95.8 95.7 95.7 | 95.8 1984 | 95.8 95.8 95.9 96.0 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.5 96.6 96.8 96.9 97.1 | 95.8 96.1 96.5 96.9 | 96.3 1985 | 97.2 97.4 97.6 97.7 97.9 98.0 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.6 98.7 98.8 | 97.4 97.9 98.3 98.7 | 98.1 1986 | 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 100.0 | 99.0 99.2 99.5 99.8 | 99.4 1987 | 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.1 | 100.2 100.6 100.9 101.0 | 100.7 1988 | 101.1 101.1 101.1 101.2 101.2 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 | 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.5 | 101.3 1989 | 101.7 101.9 102.0 102.2 102.3 102.5 102.7 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.5 103.7 | 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.5 | 102.6 1990 | 103.8 104.0 104.1 104.3 104.5 104.6 104.8 105.0 105.1 105.3 105.4 105.6 | 104.0 104.5 105.0 105.4 | 104.7 1991 | 105.7 105.9 106.0 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.6 106.7 106.8 107.0 107.1 107.2 | 105.9 106.3 106.7 107.1 | 106.5 1992 | 107.3 107.4 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.5 108.6 108.7 | 107.4 107.8 108.2 108.6 | 108.0 1993 | 108.9 109.0 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 110.0 110.2 110.3 | 109.0 109.4 109.8 110.2 | 109.6 1994 | 110.4 110.5 110.7 110.8 110.9 111.1 111.2 111.4 111.6 111.8 112.0 112.3 | 110.5 110.9 111.4 112.0 | 111.2 1995 | 112.5 112.8 113.0 113.3 113.6 113.9 114.2 114.5 114.8 115.1 115.4 115.7 | 112.8 113.6 114.5 115.4 | 114.1 1996 | 115.9 116.2 116.5 116.7 117.0 117.2 117.5 117.7 118.0 118.2 118.5 118.8 | 116.2 117.0 117.7 118.5 | 117.4 1997 | 119.1 119.4 119.8 120.1 120.5 120.9 121.3 121.7 122.1 122.6 123.0 123.4 | 119.4 120.5 121.7 123.0 | 121.2 1998 | 123.8 124.2 124.6 125.0 125.4 125.7 126.1 126.4 126.7 127.0 127.3 127.6 | 124.2 125.4 126.4 127.3 | 125.8 1999 | 127.8 128.1 128.4 128.6 128.9 129.1 129.3 129.6 129.8 130.0 130.2 130.5 | 128.1 128.9 129.6 130.2 | 129.2 2000 | 130.7 130.9 131.0 131.2 131.4 131.5 131.7 131.8 132.0 132.1 132.2 132.3 | 130.8 131.4 131.8 132.2 | 131.6 2001 | 132.4 132.5 132.5 132.6 132.6 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 | 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.7 | 132.6 2002 | 132.7 132.7 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 | 132.7 132.6 132.6 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1972 | 80.9 81.4 81.9 82.6 82.6 82.8 82.7 83.5 83.9 84.8 85.6 86.8 | 81.4 82.7 83.4 85.7 | 83.3 1973 | 87.2 88.3 88.3 87.7 88.0 87.7 87.8 87.0 87.5 87.8 88.0 87.8 | 87.9 87.8 87.4 87.9 | 87.8 1974 | 86.8 86.1 85.9 85.5 85.7 85.5 85.2 84.4 84.1 83.3 80.7 76.8 | 86.3 85.6 84.6 80.3 | 84.2 1975 | 75.4 73.4 72.3 72.0 71.9 72.4 73.1 73.9 74.9 75.0 75.0 75.9 | 73.7 72.1 74.0 75.3 | 73.8 1976 | 76.7 77.9 77.8 78.2 78.4 78.2 78.5 78.9 78.7 78.5 79.3 80.1 | 77.5 78.3 78.7 79.3 | 78.4 1977 | 79.8 80.8 81.9 82.5 82.9 83.2 83.2 83.3 83.2 83.2 83.1 83.8 | 80.8 82.8 83.2 83.3 | 82.6 1978 | 82.6 82.4 83.5 84.6 84.7 85.1 84.8 84.9 85.0 85.4 85.9 86.3 | 82.8 84.8 84.9 85.8 | 84.6 1979 | 85.5 85.5 85.6 84.2 84.9 84.7 84.5 83.0 83.0 83.0 82.5 82.5 | 85.5 84.6 83.5 82.7 | 84.1 1980 | 82.8 82.5 81.7 79.7 77.1 75.6 74.5 75.0 76.2 77.3 78.6 78.6 | 82.3 77.5 75.2 78.2 | 78.3 1981 | 78.0 77.5 77.6 77.7 78.0 77.5 77.5 77.3 76.7 75.6 74.6 73.1 | 77.7 77.7 77.1 74.4 | 76.8 1982 | 71.3 73.0 72.3 71.8 71.4 71.2 70.9 70.3 70.1 69.0 68.6 68.1 | 72.2 71.4 70.4 68.6 | 70.7 1983 | 69.8 69.7 70.3 71.2 72.1 72.6 73.6 74.2 75.4 76.2 76.3 76.5 | 69.9 72.0 74.4 76.3 | 73.2 | | | 1984 | 77.8 78.3 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.2 79.4 79.3 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.1 | 78.3 79.0 79.1 79.0 | 78.9 1985 | 78.6 78.3 78.8 78.6 78.6 78.5 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.1 78.5 78.7 | 78.5 78.6 78.4 78.4 | 78.5 1986 | 79.6 79.1 78.7 78.9 78.9 78.7 78.5 78.8 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.9 | 79.1 78.9 78.7 79.4 | 79.0 1987 | 79.1 80.2 80.2 80.5 80.8 81.1 81.5 81.7 82.0 83.1 83.5 83.8 | 79.9 80.8 81.8 83.5 | 81.5 1988 | 83.6 83.8 84.0 84.6 84.4 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.7 85.0 85.2 85.5 | 83.8 84.4 84.5 85.2 | 84.5 | | | 1989 | 86.1 85.0 84.9 84.8 83.9 83.9 82.6 83.2 82.7 82.3 82.1 82.1 | 85.3 84.2 82.8 82.2 | 83.6 1990 | 81.8 82.8 83.0 82.7 82.6 82.6 82.3 82.3 82.1 81.3 80.2 79.5 | 82.6 82.6 82.3 80.3 | 81.9 1991 | 78.8 78.1 77.3 77.5 77.9 78.6 78.8 78.6 79.4 79.2 78.8 78.5 | 78.1 78.0 79.0 78.9 | 78.5 1992 | 77.7 78.4 79.0 79.2 79.5 79.5 80.0 79.6 79.4 79.6 79.8 79.5 | 78.4 79.4 79.6 79.6 | 79.3 1993 | 80.2 80.1 80.0 80.2 80.0 79.7 79.8 79.5 80.0 80.3 80.5 80.8 | 80.1 80.0 79.8 80.5 | 80.1 | | | 1994 | 81.0 81.0 81.7 82.0 82.3 82.3 82.4 82.8 82.7 83.1 83.4 84.0 | 81.2 82.2 82.6 83.5 | 82.4 1995 | 84.0 83.6 83.2 82.7 82.4 82.4 81.5 82.0 82.2 81.5 81.3 81.3 | 83.6 82.5 81.9 81.4 | 82.3 1996 | 80.3 81.0 80.4 81.0 81.1 81.7 81.5 81.6 81.8 81.4 81.8 82.1 | 80.5 81.2 81.6 81.7 | 81.3 1997 | 81.8 82.6 82.6 82.3 82.1 82.2 81.9 82.6 82.9 83.1 83.2 82.9 | 82.3 82.2 82.5 83.1 | 82.5 1998 | 83.1 82.7 82.5 82.8 82.8 81.7 81.0 82.4 81.7 82.1 81.7 81.4 | 82.8 82.4 81.7 81.7 | 82.2 | | | 1999 | 81.3 81.4 81.2 81.0 81.3 80.8 80.6 81.1 80.8 81.2 81.5 81.6 | 81.3 81.0 80.8 81.4 | 81.1 2000 | 81.2 81.3 81.5 81.7 81.5 81.5 81.1 80.4 80.5 79.9 79.3 78.7 | 81.3 81.6 80.7 79.3 | 80.7 2001 | 78.1 77.7 77.3 77.0 76.6 76.2 76.3 75.8 75.4 74.9 74.6 74.2 | 77.7 76.6 75.8 74.6 | 76.2 2002 | 74.7 74.8 74.9 75.1 75.3 75.6 75.9 75.9 75.7 75.1 | 74.8 75.3 75.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from August 2002 through October 2002 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See note to Table 2A. <2> Computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components. <3> Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.