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) | | | 1974 | 61.1 61.3 61.5 61.7 61.9 62.0 62.2 62.4 62.5 62.7 62.8 62.9 | 61.3 61.9 62.4 62.8 | 62.1 1975 | 63.0 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.9 64.0 64.1 64.2 64.4 | 63.2 63.5 63.9 64.2 | 63.7 | | | 1976 | 64.5 64.6 64.8 64.9 65.1 65.2 65.4 65.5 65.7 65.8 66.0 66.1 | 64.6 65.1 65.5 66.0 | 65.3 1977 | 66.3 66.4 66.6 66.8 66.9 67.1 67.3 67.5 67.7 67.8 68.0 68.2 | 66.4 66.9 67.5 68.0 | 67.2 1978 | 68.4 68.6 68.8 69.0 69.2 69.4 69.6 69.8 70.0 70.1 70.3 70.5 | 68.6 69.2 69.8 70.3 | 69.5 1979 | 70.7 70.9 71.1 71.3 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.5 72.6 72.8 | 70.9 71.5 72.1 72.6 | 71.8 1980 | 73.0 73.2 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.8 74.0 74.2 74.4 74.6 74.8 75.0 | 73.2 73.7 74.2 74.8 | 74.0 | | | 1981 | 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.2 76.4 76.5 76.7 76.9 77.1 77.3 | 75.4 76.0 76.5 77.1 | 76.2 1982 | 77.4 77.6 77.8 77.9 78.1 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 | 77.6 78.1 78.5 78.8 | 78.3 1983 | 79.0 79.0 79.1 79.1 79.2 79.2 79.3 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 | 79.0 79.2 79.3 79.6 | 79.3 1984 | 79.8 79.9 80.0 80.2 80.3 80.5 80.7 80.9 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.7 | 79.9 80.3 80.9 81.5 | 80.6 1985 | 81.9 82.1 82.3 82.6 82.8 83.0 83.1 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 | 82.1 82.8 83.3 83.8 | 83.0 | | | 1986 | 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.1 85.3 85.5 | 84.2 84.5 84.9 85.3 | 84.7 1987 | 85.6 85.8 86.0 86.2 86.4 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.3 | 85.8 86.4 86.9 87.2 | 86.6 1988 | 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.8 87.9 88.0 88.1 88.2 88.3 | 87.5 87.7 87.9 88.2 | 87.8 1989 | 88.5 88.6 88.8 89.0 89.2 89.4 89.6 89.8 90.1 90.3 90.5 90.7 | 88.7 89.2 89.8 90.5 | 89.5 1990 | 90.9 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.3 92.5 92.6 92.8 93.0 | 91.1 91.7 92.3 92.8 | 92.0 | | | 1991 | 93.1 93.2 93.4 93.5 93.7 93.8 93.9 94.1 94.2 94.4 94.5 94.7 | 93.2 93.7 94.1 94.5 | 93.9 1992 | 94.8 95.0 95.2 95.4 95.6 95.9 96.1 96.3 96.5 96.7 97.0 97.2 | 95.0 95.6 96.3 97.0 | 96.0 1993 | 97.4 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.1 98.2 98.4 98.6 98.8 99.0 99.2 99.4 | 97.5 98.1 98.6 99.2 | 98.3 1994 | 99.6 99.9 100.2 100.4 100.7 101.1 101.4 101.8 102.1 102.5 102.9 103.3 | 99.9 100.7 101.8 102.9 | 101.3 1995 | 103.7 104.2 104.7 105.1 105.6 106.1 106.7 107.2 107.7 108.3 108.9 109.4 | 104.2 105.6 107.2 108.9 | 106.5 | | | 1996 | 110.0 110.6 111.2 111.8 112.4 113.0 113.5 114.1 114.7 115.2 115.8 116.4 | 110.6 112.4 114.1 115.8 | 113.2 1997 | 117.0 117.6 118.3 118.9 119.6 120.3 121.0 121.8 122.6 123.4 124.2 125.1 | 117.6 119.6 121.8 124.2 | 120.8 1998 | 125.9 126.8 127.7 128.5 129.4 130.2 130.9 131.7 132.4 133.1 133.7 134.4 | 126.8 129.3 131.7 133.7 | 130.4 1999 | 135.0 135.6 136.3 136.9 137.5 138.1 138.6 139.2 139.9 140.5 141.1 141.7 | 135.6 137.5 139.3 141.1 | 138.4 2000 | 142.4 143.0 143.6 144.2 144.9 145.5 146.0 146.6 147.1 147.7 148.2 148.6 | 143.0 144.8 146.6 148.2 | 145.6 | | | 2001 | 149.1 149.5 149.9 150.3 150.6 150.9 151.2 151.4 151.6 151.8 152.0 152.1 | 149.5 150.6 151.4 152.0 | 150.9 2002 | 152.2 152.3 152.3 152.3 152.3 152.3 152.3 152.2 152.2 152.1 152.0 152.0 | 152.3 152.3 152.2 152.0 | 152.2 2003 | 151.9 151.8 151.8 151.7 151.7 151.6 151.6 151.7 151.7 151.8 151.9 152.0 | 151.8 151.7 151.7 151.9 | 151.8 2004 | 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.5 152.6 152.8 153.0 153.1 153.3 153.4 153.6 | 152.2 152.6 153.1 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1974 | 86.8 86.2 85.8 85.4 85.6 85.4 85.1 84.2 84.1 83.3 80.6 76.8 | 86.3 85.5 84.5 80.2 | 84.1 1975 | 75.2 72.8 71.7 71.4 71.4 71.8 72.8 73.4 74.4 74.6 74.7 75.5 | 73.2 71.5 73.5 74.9 | 73.3 | | | 1976 | 76.3 77.2 77.1 77.6 77.8 77.6 78.0 78.3 78.3 78.2 79.0 79.6 | 76.9 77.6 78.2 78.9 | 77.9 1977 | 79.2 80.4 81.4 82.0 82.5 82.9 82.8 83.1 83.0 83.1 83.0 83.6 | 80.3 82.5 83.0 83.2 | 82.2 1978 | 82.1 82.2 83.3 84.3 84.4 84.8 84.5 84.7 84.8 85.2 85.8 86.3 | 82.5 84.5 84.7 85.8 | 84.4 1979 | 85.3 85.4 85.6 84.1 84.8 84.7 84.6 83.3 83.3 83.3 82.9 83.0 | 85.4 84.6 83.7 83.1 | 84.2 1980 | 83.1 82.9 82.0 80.1 77.5 76.1 75.3 75.6 76.6 77.8 79.0 79.0 | 82.6 77.9 75.8 78.6 | 78.8 | | | 1981 | 78.5 77.9 77.9 78.1 78.4 77.8 77.8 77.7 77.1 76.2 75.1 73.7 | 78.1 78.1 77.5 75.0 | 77.2 1982 | 71.9 73.6 72.9 72.3 72.0 71.7 71.4 70.7 70.4 69.5 68.9 68.5 | 72.8 72.0 70.9 69.0 | 71.2 1983 | 70.1 70.0 70.6 71.4 72.3 72.8 73.9 74.4 75.8 76.6 76.7 76.8 | 70.3 72.2 74.7 76.7 | 73.5 1984 | 78.2 78.9 79.2 79.4 79.4 79.6 79.8 79.8 79.4 79.6 79.6 79.7 | 78.8 79.5 79.7 79.6 | 79.4 1985 | 79.2 78.7 79.2 78.7 78.6 78.6 77.9 78.3 78.2 77.8 78.2 78.4 | 79.0 78.6 78.1 78.1 | 78.5 | | | 1986 | 79.2 78.5 78.2 78.4 78.4 78.1 78.4 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.9 79.4 | 78.7 78.3 78.4 79.0 | 78.6 1987 | 79.1 80.0 79.9 80.1 80.6 80.7 81.1 81.3 81.6 82.8 83.2 83.5 | 79.7 80.5 81.3 83.2 | 81.2 1988 | 83.3 83.4 83.6 84.2 84.0 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.3 84.8 84.9 85.1 | 83.4 84.1 84.2 84.9 | 84.1 1989 | 85.6 84.6 84.3 84.2 83.3 83.2 82.1 82.7 82.3 82.0 81.9 81.9 | 84.8 83.6 82.4 81.9 | 83.2 1990 | 81.5 82.5 82.6 82.3 82.1 82.2 81.8 81.9 81.7 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.2 82.2 81.8 80.0 | 81.6 | | | 1991 | 78.4 77.8 77.2 77.3 77.8 78.5 78.6 78.7 79.4 79.1 78.8 78.6 | 77.8 77.9 78.9 78.8 | 78.3 1992 | 78.1 78.6 79.1 79.3 79.7 79.7 80.2 79.7 79.5 79.8 79.9 79.6 | 78.6 79.6 79.8 79.8 | 79.4 1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.0 80.3 80.1 79.9 79.9 79.8 80.1 80.6 80.8 81.1 | 80.2 80.1 79.9 80.8 | 80.3 1994 | 81.1 81.0 81.8 82.2 82.6 82.5 82.7 83.0 82.9 83.4 83.7 84.3 | 81.3 82.4 82.8 83.8 | 82.6 1995 | 84.3 83.9 83.6 83.2 82.8 82.7 81.8 82.4 82.7 82.2 81.8 81.8 | 83.9 82.9 82.3 82.0 | 82.8 | | | 1996 | 80.5 81.3 80.6 81.1 81.2 81.7 81.5 81.6 81.8 81.4 81.8 82.1 | 80.8 81.3 81.7 81.8 | 81.4 1997 | 81.9 82.7 82.9 82.5 82.4 82.6 82.5 83.0 83.2 83.2 83.3 83.2 | 82.5 82.5 82.9 83.2 | 82.8 1998 | 83.3 82.8 82.3 82.4 82.2 81.2 80.6 81.9 81.2 81.6 81.1 81.1 | 82.8 81.9 81.2 81.3 | 81.8 1999 | 81.0 81.2 80.9 80.9 81.2 80.7 80.8 81.1 80.5 81.2 81.4 81.8 | 81.1 81.0 80.8 81.5 | 81.1 2000 | 81.4 81.3 81.6 81.8 81.8 81.5 80.9 80.1 80.1 79.4 78.8 78.1 | 81.4 81.7 80.4 78.8 | 80.6 | | | 2001 | 77.1 76.5 76.0 75.6 75.1 74.4 74.1 73.7 73.2 72.8 72.5 72.6 | 76.5 75.0 73.7 72.6 | 74.5 2002 | 73.0 72.9 73.1 73.2 73.5 74.1 73.9 74.1 74.1 73.6 73.7 73.3 | 73.0 73.6 74.0 73.5 | 73.5 2003 | 73.6 73.5 73.4 72.8 72.8 73.3 73.5 73.4 74.1 74.3 75.0 75.0 | 73.5 73.0 73.7 74.8 | 73.7 2004 | 75.1 75.9 75.9 76.3 76.7 76.5 77.0 77.2 76.9 77.3 77.4 | 75.6 76.5 77.0 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from September 2004 through November 2004 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.