Table 1B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 1997 output) | | | 1973 | 62.5 62.7 62.9 63.1 63.3 63.5 63.7 63.9 64.1 64.3 64.5 64.7 | 62.7 63.3 63.9 64.5 | 63.6 1974 | 64.9 65.1 65.3 65.5 65.6 65.8 66.0 66.1 66.3 66.4 66.6 66.7 | 65.1 65.6 66.1 66.5 | 65.9 | | | 1975 | 66.8 66.9 67.0 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.9 68.0 68.1 | 66.9 67.3 67.6 68.0 | 67.5 1976 | 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.7 68.8 69.0 69.1 69.3 69.4 69.6 69.7 69.9 | 68.4 68.8 69.3 69.7 | 69.1 1977 | 70.0 70.2 70.4 70.5 70.7 70.9 71.1 71.3 71.4 71.6 71.8 72.0 | 70.2 70.7 71.3 71.8 | 71.0 1978 | 72.2 72.4 72.6 72.8 73.0 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.8 74.0 74.2 74.4 | 72.4 73.0 73.6 74.2 | 73.3 1979 | 74.5 74.7 74.9 75.1 75.3 75.4 75.6 75.7 75.9 76.1 76.2 76.4 | 74.7 75.3 75.7 76.2 | 75.5 | | | 1980 | 76.5 76.6 76.8 76.9 77.1 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.8 77.9 78.1 | 76.6 77.1 77.5 78.0 | 77.3 1981 | 78.3 78.4 78.6 78.8 79.0 79.1 79.3 79.5 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.3 | 78.4 79.0 79.5 80.1 | 79.3 1982 | 80.5 80.7 80.8 81.0 81.2 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.8 81.9 82.0 82.1 | 80.7 81.2 81.6 82.0 | 81.4 1983 | 82.2 82.2 82.3 82.3 82.4 82.4 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.6 82.7 82.8 | 82.2 82.4 82.5 82.7 | 82.4 1984 | 82.8 82.9 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.1 84.3 84.5 | 82.9 83.3 83.8 84.3 | 83.6 | | | 1985 | 84.7 84.9 85.1 85.2 85.4 85.6 85.8 86.0 86.2 86.3 86.5 86.6 | 84.9 85.4 86.0 86.5 | 85.7 1986 | 86.7 86.9 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.8 87.9 88.0 | 86.9 87.2 87.5 87.9 | 87.4 1987 | 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.6 88.7 88.9 89.0 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 | 88.3 88.7 89.2 89.5 | 88.9 1988 | 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.9 90.0 90.0 90.1 90.2 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 | 89.8 90.0 90.2 90.4 | 90.1 1989 | 90.7 90.8 90.9 91.1 91.3 91.4 91.6 91.8 92.0 92.2 92.4 92.6 | 90.8 91.3 91.8 92.4 | 91.6 | | | 1990 | 92.7 92.9 93.1 93.3 93.5 93.7 93.8 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.5 94.6 | 92.9 93.5 94.0 94.5 | 93.7 1991 | 94.8 94.9 95.1 95.2 95.4 95.5 95.7 95.8 96.0 96.1 96.3 96.4 | 94.9 95.4 95.8 96.3 | 95.6 1992 | 96.6 96.7 96.9 97.0 97.2 97.4 97.5 97.7 97.8 98.0 98.2 98.3 | 96.7 97.2 97.7 98.2 | 97.4 1993 | 98.5 98.6 98.8 99.0 99.1 99.3 99.4 99.6 99.8 100.0 100.2 100.4 | 98.6 99.1 99.6 100.2 | 99.4 1994 | 100.6 100.8 101.0 101.3 101.6 101.9 102.2 102.5 102.8 103.2 103.5 103.9 | 100.8 101.6 102.5 103.5 | 102.1 | | | 1995 | 104.3 104.7 105.1 105.6 106.0 106.5 106.9 107.4 107.9 108.4 109.0 109.5 | 104.7 106.0 107.4 109.0 | 106.8 1996 | 110.0 110.6 111.1 111.6 112.2 112.7 113.3 113.8 114.3 114.9 115.4 115.9 | 110.6 112.2 113.8 115.4 | 113.0 1997 | 116.4 117.0 117.5 118.0 118.6 119.2 119.8 120.4 121.0 121.7 122.4 123.1 | 117.0 118.6 120.4 122.4 | 119.6 1998 | 123.9 124.6 125.3 126.1 126.8 127.5 128.1 128.8 129.4 130.0 130.6 131.1 | 124.6 126.8 128.8 130.6 | 127.7 1999 | 131.7 132.2 132.6 133.1 133.5 134.0 134.4 134.9 135.3 135.8 136.3 136.7 | 132.1 133.5 134.9 136.3 | 134.2 | | | 2000 | 137.2 137.7 138.2 138.7 139.2 139.7 140.1 140.6 141.0 141.5 141.9 142.2 | 137.7 139.2 140.6 141.8 | 139.8 2001 | 142.6 142.9 143.2 143.5 143.8 144.0 144.3 144.5 144.7 144.9 145.2 145.4 | 142.9 143.8 144.5 145.2 | 144.1 2002 | 145.6 145.8 146.0 146.2 146.4 146.6 146.8 147.0 147.2 147.3 147.5 147.7 | 145.8 146.4 147.0 147.5 | 146.7 2003 | 147.8 148.0 148.1 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.7 148.8 148.9 | 148.0 148.4 148.8 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1973 | 87.9 88.8 88.7 88.1 88.4 88.2 88.2 87.8 88.2 88.5 88.5 88.0 | 88.5 88.3 88.1 88.3 | 88.3 1974 | 87.3 86.7 86.6 86.4 86.6 86.3 85.9 84.9 84.8 84.2 81.3 78.3 | 86.9 86.4 85.2 81.2 | 84.9 | | | 1975 | 77.3 75.4 74.5 74.3 74.0 74.4 75.0 75.5 76.2 76.2 76.3 77.2 | 75.7 74.2 75.6 76.6 | 75.5 1976 | 78.1 78.9 78.8 79.2 79.3 79.1 79.4 79.7 79.7 79.6 80.6 81.4 | 78.6 79.2 79.6 80.5 | 79.5 1977 | 80.8 81.7 82.6 83.2 83.6 83.9 84.0 83.8 83.9 83.9 83.7 83.6 | 81.7 83.6 83.9 83.7 | 83.2 1978 | 82.5 82.5 83.8 85.2 85.4 85.8 85.5 85.5 85.5 85.9 86.3 86.6 | 82.9 85.4 85.5 86.3 | 85.0 1979 | 85.9 86.2 86.3 85.3 85.7 85.5 85.1 84.3 84.2 84.4 84.1 84.0 | 86.2 85.5 84.5 84.2 | 85.1 | | | 1980 | 84.3 84.2 83.8 82.0 79.9 78.7 78.1 78.1 79.3 79.9 81.1 81.5 | 84.1 80.2 78.5 80.8 | 80.9 1981 | 80.8 80.4 80.6 80.1 80.4 80.7 81.1 80.8 80.0 79.2 78.1 77.1 | 80.6 80.4 80.6 78.2 | 79.9 1982 | 75.5 76.8 76.1 75.3 74.7 74.3 73.9 73.1 72.6 71.9 71.5 70.9 | 76.2 74.8 73.2 71.4 | 73.9 1983 | 72.1 71.7 72.2 73.1 73.6 74.0 75.1 75.9 77.0 77.5 77.7 78.1 | 72.0 73.6 76.0 77.8 | 74.8 1984 | 79.6 79.7 80.2 80.5 80.9 81.0 81.1 81.1 80.7 80.4 80.5 80.4 | 79.8 80.8 81.0 80.4 | 80.5 | | | 1985 | 80.0 80.2 80.1 79.9 79.8 79.6 79.0 79.2 79.3 78.8 78.9 79.5 | 80.1 79.8 79.1 79.1 | 79.5 1986 | 79.9 79.2 78.6 78.5 78.6 78.3 78.6 78.4 78.4 78.6 78.9 79.5 | 79.2 78.4 78.5 79.0 | 78.8 1987 | 78.9 79.9 79.9 80.3 80.7 81.0 81.4 81.8 81.9 82.9 83.2 83.5 | 79.6 80.7 81.7 83.2 | 81.3 1988 | 83.4 83.8 83.9 84.2 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.7 84.3 84.7 84.8 85.0 | 83.7 84.1 84.4 84.8 | 84.3 1989 | 85.2 84.6 84.7 84.5 83.8 83.7 82.7 83.3 82.8 82.6 82.6 83.0 | 84.8 84.0 82.9 82.7 | 83.6 | | | 1990 | 82.4 83.0 83.1 83.0 82.9 83.0 82.7 82.8 82.8 82.1 81.0 80.3 | 82.9 83.0 82.8 81.1 | 82.4 1991 | 79.8 79.1 78.6 78.6 79.3 80.0 79.8 79.8 80.3 80.0 79.8 79.4 | 79.2 79.3 80.0 79.7 | 79.6 1992 | 78.8 79.4 79.9 80.3 80.4 80.3 80.8 80.4 80.3 80.8 81.1 80.9 | 79.4 80.3 80.5 80.9 | 80.3 1993 | 81.1 81.3 81.3 81.3 80.9 80.9 81.1 80.9 81.2 81.6 81.8 82.1 | 81.2 81.1 81.1 81.8 | 81.3 1994 | 82.4 82.3 82.8 83.0 83.3 83.6 83.5 83.7 83.6 83.9 84.2 84.8 | 82.5 83.3 83.6 84.3 | 83.4 | | | 1995 | 84.8 84.5 84.2 83.8 83.7 83.6 82.8 83.6 83.6 83.0 82.9 82.9 | 84.5 83.7 83.3 82.9 | 83.6 1996 | 81.9 82.6 82.0 82.3 82.5 82.8 82.3 82.5 82.6 82.3 82.7 82.8 | 82.1 82.5 82.5 82.6 | 82.4 1997 | 82.7 83.5 83.4 83.4 83.3 83.3 83.4 83.8 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.1 | 83.2 83.3 83.7 84.2 | 83.6 1998 | 84.0 83.7 83.5 83.5 83.4 82.6 81.9 83.2 82.6 82.9 82.3 82.0 | 83.7 83.1 82.6 82.4 | 83.0 1999 | 82.2 82.1 82.2 82.1 82.3 82.1 82.3 82.6 82.1 82.7 82.8 83.2 | 82.2 82.2 82.3 82.9 | 82.4 | | | 2000 | 82.8 83.0 83.0 83.3 83.5 83.3 82.7 82.3 82.4 81.8 81.5 81.0 | 82.9 83.4 82.4 81.4 | 82.6 2001 | 80.1 79.5 79.0 78.6 78.1 77.5 77.0 76.7 76.1 75.8 75.3 75.1 | 79.5 78.0 76.6 75.4 | 77.4 2002 | 75.4 75.4 75.6 75.8 75.8 76.2 76.0 75.9 75.7 75.4 75.4 74.9 | 75.4 75.9 75.8 75.2 | 75.6 2003 | 75.2 75.4 74.8 74.2 74.1 74.0 74.5 74.5 74.8 | 75.1 74.1 74.6 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from July 2003 through September 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.