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 | | | 2002 output) | | | 1979 | 67.1 67.3 67.4 67.6 67.8 67.9 68.1 68.2 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.8 | 67.3 67.8 68.2 68.6 | 68.0 1980 | 68.9 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.5 69.6 69.8 69.9 70.1 70.2 70.4 70.5 | 69.1 69.5 69.9 70.4 | 69.7 | | | 1981 | 70.7 70.9 71.0 71.2 71.4 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.2 72.4 72.6 | 70.9 71.4 71.9 72.4 | 71.6 1982 | 72.7 72.9 73.0 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.9 | 72.9 73.3 73.6 73.9 | 73.4 1983 | 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.2 74.2 74.2 74.3 74.4 | 74.0 74.1 74.2 74.3 | 74.1 1984 | 74.5 74.5 74.7 74.8 74.9 75.1 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.7 75.9 76.1 | 74.6 74.9 75.4 75.9 | 75.2 1985 | 76.3 76.5 76.7 76.9 77.1 77.2 77.4 77.6 77.7 77.8 78.0 78.1 | 76.5 77.1 77.6 78.0 | 77.3 | | | 1986 | 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 79.0 79.1 79.2 | 78.3 78.5 78.8 79.1 | 78.7 1987 | 79.3 79.5 79.6 79.8 79.9 80.1 80.2 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 | 79.5 79.9 80.4 80.7 | 80.1 1988 | 80.9 81.0 81.1 81.1 81.2 81.2 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.4 81.5 81.6 | 81.0 81.2 81.3 81.5 | 81.2 1989 | 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.1 82.3 82.4 82.6 82.8 82.9 83.1 83.3 83.5 | 81.8 82.3 82.8 83.3 | 82.5 1990 | 83.7 83.8 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.5 84.6 84.8 84.9 85.1 85.2 85.3 | 83.8 84.3 84.8 85.2 | 84.5 | | | 1991 | 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 86.0 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.5 86.6 86.7 | 85.6 85.9 86.2 86.6 | 86.1 1992 | 86.8 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.5 87.7 87.9 88.0 88.2 88.4 88.5 88.7 | 87.0 87.5 88.0 88.5 | 87.8 1993 | 88.8 89.0 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.2 | 89.0 89.3 89.6 90.1 | 89.5 1994 | 90.4 90.6 90.9 91.1 91.4 91.7 92.0 92.3 92.6 92.9 93.2 93.5 | 90.6 91.4 92.3 93.2 | 91.9 1995 | 93.9 94.2 94.5 94.8 95.1 95.5 95.8 96.2 96.5 96.9 97.3 97.7 | 94.2 95.1 96.2 97.3 | 95.7 | | | 1996 | 98.1 98.6 99.0 99.5 99.9 100.4 100.9 101.4 101.8 102.3 102.8 103.3 | 98.6 99.9 101.4 102.8 | 100.7 1997 | 103.8 104.3 104.9 105.4 106.0 106.6 107.2 107.8 108.5 109.1 109.8 110.5 | 104.3 106.0 107.8 109.8 | 107.0 1998 | 111.2 112.0 112.7 113.4 114.1 114.7 115.4 116.0 116.6 117.1 117.7 118.2 | 112.0 114.1 116.0 117.7 | 114.9 1999 | 118.8 119.3 119.8 120.3 120.7 121.2 121.7 122.1 122.6 123.1 123.5 124.0 | 119.3 120.7 122.1 123.5 | 121.4 2000 | 124.5 124.9 125.4 125.8 126.2 126.7 127.1 127.5 127.9 128.3 128.7 129.2 | 124.9 126.2 127.5 128.7 | 126.9 | | | 2001 | 129.6 129.9 130.3 130.7 131.1 131.4 131.8 132.1 132.4 132.7 133.0 133.3 | 129.9 131.1 132.1 133.0 | 131.5 2002 | 133.5 133.7 133.9 134.0 134.1 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.1 134.1 | 133.7 134.1 134.2 134.1 | 134.0 2003 | 134.0 133.9 133.8 133.8 133.7 133.6 133.6 133.6 133.5 133.5 133.5 133.5 | 133.9 133.7 133.6 133.5 | 133.7 2004 | 133.5 133.5 133.4 133.4 133.4 133.4 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 | 133.5 133.4 133.3 133.3 | 133.4 2005 | 133.3 133.4 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 134.0 134.1 134.3 134.4 134.6 | 133.4 133.6 134.0 134.4 | 133.8 | | | 2006 | 134.7 134.9 135.0 135.2 135.4 135.5 135.7 135.9 136.1 136.3 136.5 136.7 | 134.9 135.4 135.9 136.5 | 135.7 2007 | 136.9 137.1 137.3 137.6 137.8 138.0 138.3 138.5 138.7 139.0 139.2 139.4 | 137.1 137.8 138.5 139.2 | 138.1 2008 | 139.6 139.8 139.9 140.1 140.2 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.7 140.7 140.7 | 139.8 140.2 140.6 140.7 | 140.3 2009 | 140.7 140.7 | | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.1 85.0 85.5 85.3 84.9 84.1 84.1 84.4 84.1 84.0 | 86.0 85.3 84.4 84.2 | 85.0 1980 | 84.2 84.1 83.7 81.9 79.7 78.5 77.8 77.9 79.0 79.8 81.0 81.3 | 84.0 80.0 78.2 80.7 | 80.7 | | | 1981 | 80.7 80.1 80.3 79.7 80.0 80.2 80.6 80.4 79.7 79.0 77.9 76.9 | 80.3 80.0 80.2 77.9 | 79.6 1982 | 75.2 76.5 75.8 75.0 74.4 73.9 73.6 72.8 72.5 71.8 71.5 70.9 | 75.9 74.4 72.9 71.4 | 73.7 1983 | 72.2 71.8 72.3 73.2 73.7 74.1 75.2 76.0 77.1 77.7 77.9 78.2 | 72.1 73.6 76.1 77.9 | 74.9 1984 | 79.7 80.0 80.2 80.6 80.8 81.0 81.0 80.9 80.6 80.3 80.4 80.3 | 80.0 80.8 80.8 80.3 | 80.5 1985 | 79.9 80.0 79.9 79.6 79.5 79.3 78.7 78.8 79.0 78.5 78.7 79.4 | 79.9 79.5 78.8 78.9 | 79.3 | | | 1986 | 79.6 79.0 78.4 78.3 78.4 78.1 78.4 78.2 78.3 78.6 78.8 79.4 | 79.0 78.3 78.3 78.9 | 78.6 1987 | 79.0 79.9 79.9 80.2 80.6 80.8 81.2 81.6 81.7 82.8 83.1 83.4 | 79.6 80.5 81.5 83.1 | 81.2 1988 | 83.4 83.6 83.8 84.2 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.7 84.3 84.7 84.8 85.0 | 83.6 84.2 84.4 84.8 | 84.3 1989 | 85.1 84.6 84.7 84.6 83.8 83.7 82.8 83.3 83.0 82.7 82.8 83.1 | 84.8 84.0 83.0 82.9 | 83.7 1990 | 82.5 83.1 83.3 83.0 83.0 83.1 82.8 82.9 82.9 82.2 81.0 80.3 | 83.0 83.1 82.9 81.2 | 82.5 | | | 1991 | 79.9 79.2 78.7 78.8 79.5 80.1 80.0 80.0 80.6 80.4 80.2 79.8 | 79.3 79.5 80.2 80.1 | 79.8 1992 | 79.1 79.6 80.1 80.5 80.6 80.5 81.0 80.4 80.5 80.9 81.1 80.9 | 79.6 80.6 80.6 81.0 | 80.4 1993 | 81.2 81.4 81.3 81.4 81.0 81.1 81.3 81.2 81.4 81.9 82.1 82.3 | 81.3 81.2 81.3 82.1 | 81.5 1994 | 82.5 82.3 83.0 83.2 83.4 83.7 83.6 83.7 83.6 84.1 84.3 84.9 | 82.6 83.4 83.6 84.4 | 83.5 1995 | 84.9 84.6 84.4 84.1 84.0 83.9 83.3 84.2 84.2 83.7 83.6 83.6 | 84.6 84.0 83.9 83.6 | 84.0 | | | 1996 | 82.6 83.6 83.1 83.4 83.5 83.9 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.2 83.5 83.7 | 83.1 83.6 83.5 83.5 | 83.4 1997 | 83.3 83.9 84.2 83.8 83.9 83.8 83.8 84.4 84.7 84.7 85.0 84.7 | 83.8 83.8 84.3 84.8 | 84.2 1998 | 84.6 84.1 83.6 83.5 83.6 82.6 81.8 83.1 82.4 82.6 82.1 82.0 | 84.1 83.2 82.4 82.2 | 83.0 1999 | 82.1 82.1 81.9 81.7 82.0 81.5 81.8 81.9 81.3 82.1 82.2 82.6 | 82.0 81.8 81.6 82.3 | 81.9 2000 | 82.3 82.4 82.4 82.6 82.5 82.3 81.8 81.4 81.5 80.9 80.7 80.1 | 82.4 82.5 81.6 80.6 | 81.7 | | | 2001 | 79.3 78.6 78.1 77.7 76.9 76.2 75.7 75.2 74.7 74.1 73.6 73.5 | 78.7 76.9 75.2 73.7 | 76.1 2002 | 73.7 73.6 74.1 74.2 74.5 75.2 74.9 75.0 75.0 74.9 75.2 74.9 | 73.8 74.7 75.0 75.0 | 74.6 2003 | 75.5 75.8 75.7 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.6 75.6 76.0 76.1 76.8 76.7 | 75.6 75.2 75.7 76.5 | 75.8 2004 | 77.0 77.4 76.9 77.3 77.9 77.2 77.7 77.9 77.9 78.7 78.8 79.4 | 77.1 77.5 77.9 79.0 | 77.9 2005 | 79.7 80.2 80.1 80.0 80.2 80.4 80.3 80.4 78.9 79.7 80.5 80.9 | 80.0 80.2 79.9 80.4 | 80.1 | | | 2006 | 80.9 80.8 80.8 81.0 80.8 81.1 81.1 81.2 80.8 80.6 80.3 80.9 | 80.8 81.0 81.1 80.6 | 80.9 2007 | 80.3 80.8 80.6 80.7 80.7 80.6 80.7 80.6 80.7 80.2 80.5 80.6 | 80.6 80.6 80.7 80.4 | 80.6 2008 | 80.5 80.2 79.8 79.2 78.9 78.7 78.6 77.6 74.5 75.5 74.6 72.7 | 80.1 78.9 76.9 74.3 | 77.6 2009 | 71.3 70.2 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from October 2008 through February 2009 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.