Table 8B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <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 | 80.1 80.3 80.5 80.7 80.9 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.6 81.8 82.0 82.1 | 80.3 80.9 81.5 82.0 | 81.2 1975 | 82.2 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.9 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 | 82.4 82.7 83.1 83.5 | 82.9 | | | 1976 | 83.7 83.9 84.0 84.1 84.3 84.4 84.6 84.7 84.8 85.0 85.1 85.3 | 83.9 84.3 84.7 85.1 | 84.5 1977 | 85.4 85.6 85.8 86.0 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.1 87.3 87.5 | 85.6 86.1 86.7 87.3 | 86.4 1978 | 87.8 88.0 88.2 88.4 88.6 88.8 89.0 89.1 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.8 | 88.0 88.6 89.1 89.7 | 88.8 1979 | 90.0 90.1 90.3 90.4 90.6 90.7 90.9 91.0 91.1 91.3 91.4 91.5 | 90.1 90.6 91.0 91.4 | 90.8 1980 | 91.6 91.7 91.9 92.0 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 93.0 | 91.7 92.1 92.5 92.8 | 92.3 | | | 1981 | 93.1 93.2 93.4 93.5 93.7 93.8 94.0 94.2 94.3 94.5 94.6 94.8 | 93.2 93.7 94.2 94.6 | 93.9 1982 | 95.0 95.1 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 96.0 96.0 96.1 | 95.1 95.5 95.8 96.0 | 95.6 1983 | 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.2 | 96.1 96.1 96.1 96.1 | 96.1 1984 | 96.2 96.2 96.3 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 97.0 97.2 | 96.2 96.4 96.7 97.0 | 96.6 1985 | 97.3 97.5 97.6 97.8 97.9 98.1 98.2 98.4 98.5 98.7 98.8 99.0 | 97.5 97.9 98.4 98.8 | 98.1 | | | 1986 | 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.1 | 99.2 99.5 99.8 100.0 | 99.6 1987 | 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.8 100.9 101.0 101.0 101.1 | 100.3 100.6 100.8 101.0 | 100.7 1988 | 101.1 101.2 101.2 101.3 101.3 101.3 101.4 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 | 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.7 | 101.4 1989 | 101.9 102.0 102.1 102.3 102.4 102.6 102.8 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.5 103.6 | 102.0 102.4 102.9 103.5 | 102.7 1990 | 103.8 103.9 104.1 104.3 104.4 104.6 104.7 104.9 105.0 105.2 105.3 105.4 | 103.9 104.4 104.9 105.3 | 104.6 | | | 1991 | 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.8 106.9 | 105.7 106.1 106.4 106.8 | 106.2 1992 | 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 108.0 108.2 | 107.1 107.4 107.7 108.0 | 107.5 1993 | 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 109.0 109.1 109.3 109.4 109.5 | 108.4 108.7 109.0 109.4 | 108.9 1994 | 109.6 109.7 109.8 110.0 110.1 110.2 110.4 110.6 110.8 111.0 111.2 111.4 | 109.7 110.1 110.6 111.2 | 110.4 1995 | 111.6 111.8 112.1 112.3 112.6 112.8 113.1 113.4 113.6 113.9 114.1 114.3 | 111.8 112.6 113.4 114.1 | 113.0 | | | 1996 | 114.6 114.8 115.0 115.3 115.5 115.7 116.0 116.2 116.5 116.7 117.0 117.3 | 114.8 115.5 116.2 117.0 | 115.9 1997 | 117.6 117.9 118.3 118.6 119.0 119.4 119.8 120.2 120.6 121.0 121.4 121.8 | 117.9 119.0 120.2 121.4 | 119.6 1998 | 122.2 122.5 122.9 123.3 123.6 123.9 124.3 124.6 124.9 125.2 125.5 125.7 | 122.5 123.6 124.6 125.4 | 124.0 1999 | 126.0 126.3 126.6 126.8 127.1 127.3 127.6 127.8 128.0 128.3 128.5 128.7 | 126.3 127.1 127.8 128.5 | 127.4 2000 | 128.8 129.0 129.2 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.8 129.9 130.0 130.2 130.3 130.4 | 129.0 129.5 129.9 130.3 | 129.7 | | | 2001 | 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 131.0 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 | 130.6 130.9 131.3 131.6 | 131.1 2002 | 131.8 131.9 131.9 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 132.0 131.9 131.8 131.7 | 131.9 132.0 132.0 131.8 | 131.9 2003 | 131.6 131.5 131.5 131.4 131.3 131.2 131.1 131.1 131.1 131.0 131.0 131.0 | 131.5 131.3 131.1 131.0 | 131.2 2004 | 131.1 131.1 131.1 131.2 131.2 131.2 131.3 131.3 131.3 131.4 131.4 | 131.1 131.2 131.3 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1974 | 87.4 86.8 86.5 86.2 86.5 86.1 86.0 85.2 84.9 84.4 81.5 78.4 | 86.9 86.3 85.4 81.5 | 85.0 1975 | 77.3 75.4 74.5 74.4 74.2 74.6 75.3 75.9 76.8 76.9 77.0 77.8 | 75.7 74.4 76.0 77.2 | 75.8 | | | 1976 | 78.8 79.3 79.2 79.6 79.7 79.5 79.7 80.1 80.1 80.0 81.0 81.7 | 79.1 79.6 80.0 80.9 | 79.9 1977 | 81.1 82.0 82.9 83.4 83.8 84.1 84.2 84.0 84.1 84.2 84.0 83.8 | 82.0 83.8 84.1 84.0 | 83.5 1978 | 82.4 82.5 83.9 85.3 85.4 85.7 85.4 85.5 85.5 86.0 86.4 86.7 | 82.9 85.5 85.5 86.4 | 85.1 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.2 85.2 85.6 85.3 85.0 84.1 84.1 84.3 84.0 84.0 | 86.1 85.4 84.4 84.1 | 85.0 1980 | 84.1 84.0 83.5 81.7 79.4 78.3 77.7 77.7 78.9 79.7 81.0 81.3 | 83.9 79.8 78.1 80.7 | 80.6 | | | 1981 | 80.6 80.1 80.3 79.7 80.1 80.4 80.8 80.5 79.8 79.0 78.0 76.9 | 80.3 80.1 80.4 77.9 | 79.7 1982 | 75.3 76.5 75.8 75.0 74.3 73.9 73.5 72.8 72.4 71.7 71.3 70.6 | 75.9 74.4 72.9 71.2 | 73.6 1983 | 72.0 71.4 72.0 72.8 73.3 73.7 74.8 75.7 76.7 77.2 77.4 77.7 | 71.8 73.3 75.7 77.4 | 74.6 1984 | 79.3 79.5 79.7 80.1 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.4 80.1 79.9 80.1 80.1 | 79.5 80.3 80.4 80.0 | 80.0 1985 | 79.7 80.0 79.9 79.8 79.7 79.6 79.0 79.2 79.5 79.1 79.2 80.0 | 79.9 79.7 79.2 79.4 | 79.6 | | | 1986 | 80.3 79.6 78.9 78.8 78.9 78.7 78.9 78.6 78.6 78.9 79.2 79.7 | 79.6 78.8 78.7 79.3 | 79.1 1987 | 79.3 80.2 80.2 80.6 81.0 81.2 81.6 82.0 82.1 83.2 83.5 83.8 | 79.9 80.9 81.9 83.5 | 81.6 1988 | 83.8 84.1 84.2 84.6 84.4 84.5 84.6 85.0 84.6 85.0 85.1 85.4 | 84.1 84.5 84.7 85.1 | 84.6 1989 | 85.5 85.0 85.2 84.9 84.2 84.1 83.0 83.6 83.2 83.0 83.0 83.4 | 85.2 84.4 83.3 83.1 | 84.0 1990 | 82.7 83.3 83.5 83.3 83.2 83.3 83.0 83.1 83.1 82.4 81.2 80.5 | 83.2 83.3 83.1 81.4 | 82.7 | | | 1991 | 80.1 79.4 78.8 78.9 79.5 80.2 80.1 80.1 80.7 80.5 80.2 79.7 | 79.4 79.5 80.3 80.1 | 79.9 1992 | 79.0 79.5 80.0 80.4 80.6 80.4 80.9 80.4 80.4 80.8 81.0 80.9 | 79.5 80.5 80.6 80.9 | 80.4 1993 | 81.2 81.3 81.2 81.4 80.9 81.0 81.2 81.1 81.2 81.7 81.9 82.2 | 81.2 81.1 81.2 81.9 | 81.4 1994 | 82.4 82.3 82.9 83.0 83.3 83.7 83.6 83.7 83.6 84.0 84.2 84.8 | 82.5 83.3 83.6 84.3 | 83.5 1995 | 84.7 84.4 84.1 83.7 83.5 83.5 82.8 83.6 83.5 82.9 82.8 82.9 | 84.4 83.6 83.3 82.9 | 83.5 | | | 1996 | 81.8 82.7 82.2 82.7 82.9 83.3 82.8 83.0 83.2 82.8 83.2 83.4 | 82.2 83.0 83.0 83.2 | 82.8 1997 | 83.2 83.7 83.6 83.3 83.1 83.1 83.2 83.5 83.9 84.2 84.2 84.0 | 83.5 83.2 83.5 84.1 | 83.6 1998 | 83.9 83.7 83.5 83.7 83.7 82.8 82.1 83.3 82.7 83.1 82.5 82.3 | 83.7 83.4 82.7 82.6 | 83.1 1999 | 82.2 82.1 82.0 81.7 82.0 81.5 81.6 81.9 81.3 82.0 82.0 82.5 | 82.1 81.7 81.6 82.2 | 81.9 2000 | 81.9 81.8 82.0 82.2 82.3 82.1 81.5 81.0 81.1 80.6 80.3 79.9 | 81.9 82.2 81.2 80.2 | 81.4 | | | 2001 | 79.1 78.5 78.2 78.1 77.8 77.3 77.0 76.9 76.5 76.1 75.6 75.6 | 78.6 77.7 76.8 75.8 | 77.2 2002 | 76.1 75.9 76.3 76.5 76.7 77.2 77.1 77.0 76.9 76.5 76.5 76.2 | 76.1 76.8 77.0 76.4 | 76.6 2003 | 76.3 76.4 76.0 75.3 75.3 75.6 76.0 75.9 76.4 76.5 77.3 77.5 | 76.2 75.4 76.1 77.1 | 76.2 2004 | 77.6 78.3 78.0 78.4 78.8 78.5 79.0 79.0 78.8 79.4 79.5 | 78.0 78.6 78.9 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from September 2004 through November 2004 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.