Table 7B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> 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 | 58.7 58.9 59.1 59.2 59.4 59.6 59.8 60.0 60.2 60.4 60.6 60.8 | 58.9 59.4 60.0 60.6 | 59.7 1974 | 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.6 61.8 61.9 62.1 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.7 62.8 | 61.2 61.8 62.3 62.7 | 62.0 | | | 1975 | 62.9 63.0 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 64.0 64.1 64.2 | 63.0 63.4 63.7 64.1 | 63.6 1976 | 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.8 64.9 65.1 65.3 65.4 65.6 65.7 65.9 66.0 | 64.5 64.9 65.4 65.9 | 65.2 1977 | 66.2 66.4 66.5 66.7 66.8 67.0 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.7 67.9 68.1 | 66.4 66.8 67.3 67.9 | 67.1 1978 | 68.2 68.4 68.6 68.8 69.0 69.2 69.4 69.6 69.7 69.9 70.2 70.4 | 68.4 69.0 69.6 70.2 | 69.3 1979 | 70.6 70.8 71.0 71.2 71.4 71.6 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.5 72.7 | 70.8 71.4 71.9 72.5 | 71.6 | | | 1980 | 72.8 73.0 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.9 74.0 74.2 74.4 74.6 74.8 | 73.0 73.5 74.0 74.6 | 73.8 1981 | 75.0 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.2 76.4 76.5 76.7 76.9 77.1 | 75.2 75.8 76.4 76.9 | 76.1 1982 | 77.2 77.4 77.6 77.7 77.9 78.0 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 | 77.4 77.9 78.3 78.6 | 78.0 1983 | 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.9 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.2 79.3 79.4 | 78.8 79.0 79.1 79.3 | 79.0 1984 | 79.5 79.7 79.8 80.0 80.1 80.3 80.5 80.7 80.9 81.1 81.4 81.6 | 79.7 80.1 80.7 81.4 | 80.5 | | | 1985 | 81.8 82.0 82.3 82.5 82.7 82.9 83.1 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 | 82.0 82.7 83.3 83.8 | 82.9 1986 | 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.1 85.3 85.4 | 84.2 84.5 84.9 85.3 | 84.7 1987 | 85.6 85.8 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.6 86.8 86.9 87.1 87.2 87.3 | 85.8 86.3 86.8 87.2 | 86.5 1988 | 87.4 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.6 87.7 87.7 87.8 87.9 88.0 88.1 88.2 | 87.4 87.6 87.8 88.1 | 87.7 1989 | 88.4 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.5 | 88.5 89.1 89.7 90.3 | 89.4 | | | 1990 | 90.7 90.9 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.7 91.8 92.0 92.2 92.4 92.6 92.7 | 90.9 91.5 92.0 92.6 | 91.7 1991 | 92.9 93.1 93.2 93.4 93.6 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.5 94.7 | 93.1 93.6 94.0 94.5 | 93.8 1992 | 94.8 95.0 95.2 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.3 96.5 96.7 96.9 | 95.0 95.5 96.1 96.7 | 95.8 1993 | 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.7 97.8 98.0 98.2 98.4 98.6 98.8 99.1 99.3 | 97.3 97.8 98.4 99.1 | 98.2 1994 | 99.5 99.8 100.0 100.3 100.6 100.9 101.3 101.6 102.0 102.4 102.8 103.2 | 99.8 100.6 101.6 102.8 | 101.2 | | | 1995 | 103.6 104.0 104.5 105.0 105.5 106.0 106.5 107.1 107.6 108.2 108.8 109.4 | 104.0 105.5 107.1 108.8 | 106.4 1996 | 110.1 110.7 111.3 111.9 112.6 113.2 113.8 114.4 115.0 115.6 116.2 116.8 | 110.7 112.6 114.4 116.2 | 113.5 1997 | 117.4 118.0 118.6 119.2 119.8 120.5 121.2 121.9 122.7 123.4 124.2 125.1 | 118.0 119.9 121.9 124.2 | 121.0 1998 | 125.9 126.7 127.6 128.4 129.2 130.0 130.8 131.5 132.2 132.9 133.6 134.2 | 126.7 129.2 131.5 133.6 | 130.3 1999 | 134.8 135.4 135.9 136.5 137.0 137.5 138.0 138.6 139.1 139.7 140.3 140.9 | 135.4 137.0 138.6 140.3 | 137.8 | | | 2000 | 141.5 142.1 142.7 143.3 143.9 144.5 145.0 145.6 146.1 146.6 147.1 147.5 | 142.1 143.9 145.6 147.1 | 144.6 2001 | 147.9 148.3 148.6 148.9 149.2 149.4 149.6 149.8 150.0 150.2 150.3 150.4 | 148.3 149.2 149.8 150.3 | 149.4 2002 | 150.6 150.7 150.9 151.0 151.1 151.3 151.4 151.6 151.7 151.9 152.0 152.2 | 150.7 151.1 151.6 152.0 | 151.4 2003 | 152.3 152.4 152.6 152.7 152.8 153.0 153.1 153.2 153.3 | 152.4 152.8 153.2 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1973 | 87.0 88.1 88.0 87.4 87.7 87.4 87.4 86.9 87.3 87.6 87.9 87.7 | 87.7 87.5 87.2 87.7 | 87.5 1974 | 86.8 86.2 86.0 85.6 85.8 85.6 85.1 84.2 84.0 83.1 80.5 76.7 | 86.3 85.7 84.4 80.1 | 84.1 | | | 1975 | 75.3 73.1 72.0 71.6 71.5 72.0 72.9 73.4 74.4 74.4 74.4 75.4 | 73.5 71.7 73.5 74.7 | 73.4 1976 | 76.2 77.3 77.2 77.7 77.9 77.7 78.1 78.3 78.2 78.1 78.9 79.7 | 76.9 77.8 78.2 78.9 | 77.9 1977 | 79.3 80.4 81.5 82.2 82.6 83.0 82.9 83.1 83.0 83.0 82.8 83.6 | 80.4 82.6 83.0 83.1 | 82.3 1978 | 82.3 82.2 83.5 84.5 84.6 85.1 84.8 84.9 85.0 85.3 85.8 86.3 | 82.7 84.7 84.9 85.8 | 84.5 1979 | 85.5 85.6 85.7 84.4 85.1 85.0 84.7 83.4 83.3 83.2 82.8 82.8 | 85.6 84.8 83.8 82.9 | 84.3 | | | 1980 | 83.1 82.9 82.1 80.3 77.7 76.3 75.5 75.7 76.8 77.7 79.0 79.0 | 82.7 78.1 76.0 78.6 | 78.8 1981 | 78.5 78.0 78.0 78.3 78.5 78.0 78.0 77.8 77.1 76.1 75.1 73.6 | 78.2 78.3 77.7 74.9 | 77.3 1982 | 71.9 73.7 73.0 72.4 72.1 71.9 71.6 70.9 70.4 69.5 69.0 68.7 | 72.8 72.1 71.0 69.1 | 71.3 1983 | 70.3 70.1 70.8 71.6 72.5 73.1 74.1 74.5 75.8 76.6 76.8 76.9 | 70.4 72.4 74.8 76.8 | 73.6 1984 | 78.3 78.9 79.3 79.6 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.0 79.6 79.6 79.6 79.7 | 78.8 79.7 79.9 79.6 | 79.5 | | | 1985 | 79.1 78.8 79.1 78.8 78.7 78.6 78.0 78.3 78.2 77.8 78.1 78.2 | 79.0 78.7 78.2 78.0 | 78.5 1986 | 79.0 78.5 78.1 78.3 78.4 78.0 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.8 79.4 | 78.6 78.2 78.4 78.9 | 78.5 1987 | 78.8 79.9 79.9 80.2 80.5 80.8 81.2 81.4 81.7 82.8 83.2 83.5 | 79.5 80.5 81.5 83.1 | 81.2 1988 | 83.2 83.4 83.6 84.1 84.0 84.0 84.1 84.1 84.3 84.7 84.8 85.1 | 83.4 84.0 84.2 84.9 | 84.1 1989 | 85.6 84.6 84.4 84.2 83.4 83.3 82.2 82.7 82.3 82.0 81.8 81.8 | 84.8 83.7 82.4 81.9 | 83.2 | | | 1990 | 81.6 82.5 82.6 82.3 82.2 82.3 81.9 82.0 81.8 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.3 82.3 81.9 80.1 | 81.6 1991 | 78.5 77.9 77.2 77.3 77.8 78.5 78.5 78.5 79.2 78.9 78.6 78.4 | 77.8 77.8 78.8 78.6 | 78.3 1992 | 77.8 78.5 79.0 79.3 79.6 79.6 80.1 79.7 79.5 79.8 80.1 79.8 | 78.4 79.5 79.8 79.9 | 79.4 1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.2 80.4 80.2 79.9 80.0 79.6 80.1 80.5 80.7 81.0 | 80.3 80.1 79.9 80.7 | 80.3 1994 | 81.1 81.0 81.8 82.2 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.9 82.8 83.3 83.6 84.3 | 81.3 82.4 82.8 83.7 | 82.6 | | | 1995 | 84.3 83.9 83.6 83.1 82.8 82.7 81.8 82.3 82.7 82.1 81.8 81.7 | 84.0 82.9 82.3 81.9 | 82.7 1996 | 80.6 81.1 80.4 80.8 81.0 81.4 81.2 81.4 81.5 81.1 81.5 81.7 | 80.7 81.1 81.4 81.4 | 81.1 1997 | 81.5 82.4 82.5 82.4 82.4 82.5 82.5 82.9 83.1 83.1 83.3 83.1 | 82.1 82.4 82.8 83.2 | 82.6 1998 | 83.3 83.0 82.5 82.6 82.3 81.3 80.7 82.1 81.5 81.9 81.4 81.2 | 82.9 82.1 81.4 81.5 | 82.0 1999 | 81.2 81.3 81.1 81.1 81.5 81.1 81.1 81.5 81.0 81.6 81.9 82.1 | 81.2 81.2 81.2 81.9 | 81.4 | | | 2000 | 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.2 82.2 82.0 81.4 80.8 80.8 80.2 79.6 79.0 | 81.8 82.1 81.0 79.6 | 81.1 2001 | 78.0 77.4 76.9 76.6 76.1 75.4 75.1 74.6 74.1 73.8 73.5 73.4 | 77.5 76.0 74.6 73.5 | 75.4 2002 | 73.7 73.7 73.8 73.9 74.1 74.4 74.3 74.3 74.2 73.7 73.6 73.1 | 73.7 74.1 74.2 73.5 | 73.9 2003 | 73.6 73.5 73.3 72.7 72.6 72.7 73.0 72.8 73.3 | 73.5 72.7 73.0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from July 2003 through September 2003 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.