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 | | | 2002 output) | | | 1979 | 63.0 63.2 63.4 63.5 63.7 63.9 64.0 64.2 64.4 64.5 64.7 64.8 | 63.2 63.7 64.2 64.7 | 63.9 1980 | 65.0 65.1 65.3 65.4 65.6 65.7 65.9 66.1 66.3 66.4 66.6 66.8 | 65.1 65.6 66.1 66.6 | 65.9 | | | 1981 | 67.0 67.2 67.4 67.6 67.8 67.9 68.1 68.3 68.5 68.6 68.8 68.9 | 67.2 67.8 68.3 68.8 | 68.0 1982 | 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.5 69.7 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.3 | 69.2 69.7 70.0 70.3 | 69.8 1983 | 70.4 70.4 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.6 70.6 70.6 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.8 | 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.8 | 70.6 1984 | 70.9 71.0 71.1 71.3 71.4 71.6 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.5 72.8 | 71.0 71.4 71.9 72.5 | 71.7 1985 | 73.0 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.8 74.0 74.2 74.4 74.5 74.7 74.8 74.9 | 73.2 73.8 74.4 74.8 | 74.0 | | | 1986 | 75.0 75.1 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.8 75.9 76.0 | 75.1 75.3 75.5 75.9 | 75.4 1987 | 76.2 76.4 76.6 76.8 76.9 77.1 77.3 77.5 77.7 77.8 77.9 78.1 | 76.4 76.9 77.5 77.9 | 77.2 1988 | 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.3 78.4 78.4 78.5 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.7 78.8 | 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.7 | 78.5 1989 | 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.4 79.6 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.3 80.5 80.7 80.9 | 79.1 79.6 80.1 80.7 | 79.9 1990 | 81.1 81.2 81.4 81.6 81.8 82.0 82.1 82.3 82.4 82.6 82.7 82.9 | 81.2 81.8 82.3 82.7 | 82.0 | | | 1991 | 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.7 83.8 83.9 84.0 84.1 84.2 84.4 | 83.2 83.5 83.9 84.2 | 83.7 1992 | 84.5 84.7 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 85.7 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.7 | 84.7 85.3 85.9 86.5 | 85.6 1993 | 86.8 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 88.0 88.2 88.3 | 87.0 87.4 87.7 88.2 | 87.6 1994 | 88.6 88.8 89.0 89.3 89.6 89.9 90.2 90.5 90.8 91.2 91.5 91.9 | 88.8 89.6 90.5 91.5 | 90.1 1995 | 92.2 92.6 92.9 93.3 93.6 94.0 94.4 94.8 95.2 95.6 96.1 96.6 | 92.6 93.6 94.8 96.1 | 94.3 | | | 1996 | 97.1 97.6 98.1 98.6 99.2 99.7 100.3 100.8 101.3 101.9 102.5 103.0 | 97.6 99.2 100.8 102.5 | 100.0 1997 | 103.6 104.2 104.8 105.4 106.1 106.8 107.4 108.2 108.9 109.7 110.5 111.3 | 104.2 106.1 108.2 110.5 | 107.2 1998 | 112.1 112.9 113.7 114.5 115.3 116.1 116.8 117.5 118.2 118.9 119.5 120.1 | 112.9 115.3 117.5 119.5 | 116.3 1999 | 120.7 121.3 121.9 122.5 123.0 123.6 124.1 124.7 125.2 125.8 126.3 126.9 | 121.3 123.0 124.7 126.3 | 123.8 2000 | 127.5 128.0 128.6 129.1 129.7 130.2 130.7 131.2 131.7 132.2 132.7 133.2 | 128.0 129.7 131.2 132.7 | 130.4 | | | 2001 | 133.7 134.1 134.6 135.0 135.4 135.7 136.0 136.3 136.6 136.8 137.0 137.2 | 134.1 135.3 136.3 137.0 | 135.7 2002 | 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.7 137.6 | 137.5 137.7 137.7 137.7 | 137.6 2003 | 137.6 137.6 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.4 137.4 137.3 137.3 137.3 137.2 137.2 | 137.6 137.5 137.3 137.2 | 137.4 2004 | 137.1 137.1 137.0 137.0 137.0 136.9 136.9 136.9 136.9 137.0 137.0 137.1 | 137.1 137.0 136.9 137.0 | 137.0 2005 | 137.2 137.3 137.5 137.6 137.8 137.9 138.1 138.3 138.5 138.7 138.8 139.0 | 137.3 137.8 138.3 138.8 | 138.1 | | | 2006 | 139.2 139.3 139.5 139.6 139.8 139.9 140.1 140.3 140.4 140.6 140.8 141.0 | 139.3 139.8 140.3 140.8 | 140.1 2007 | 141.3 141.5 141.8 142.0 142.3 142.6 142.9 143.2 143.4 143.7 144.0 144.2 | 141.5 142.3 143.1 144.0 | 142.7 2008 | 144.5 144.7 144.9 145.1 145.3 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.8 145.8 145.8 | 144.7 145.3 145.7 145.8 | 145.4 2009 | 145.7 145.7 | | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1979 | 85.0 85.2 85.3 83.8 84.6 84.5 84.4 83.1 83.1 83.2 82.8 82.8 | 85.2 84.3 83.5 82.9 | 84.0 1980 | 83.0 82.8 82.0 80.1 77.5 76.1 75.1 75.5 76.5 77.7 78.9 78.9 | 82.6 77.9 75.7 78.5 | 78.7 | | | 1981 | 78.4 77.8 77.8 77.9 78.1 77.6 77.5 77.5 76.9 76.0 74.9 73.5 | 78.0 77.9 77.3 74.8 | 77.0 1982 | 71.6 73.4 72.7 72.0 71.7 71.4 71.2 70.5 70.1 69.3 68.8 68.6 | 72.6 71.7 70.6 68.9 | 70.9 1983 | 70.2 70.1 70.7 71.5 72.4 72.8 73.9 74.4 75.8 76.6 76.8 76.9 | 70.3 72.2 74.7 76.8 | 73.5 1984 | 78.2 79.0 79.2 79.5 79.5 79.7 79.9 79.8 79.4 79.5 79.5 79.6 | 78.8 79.6 79.7 79.6 | 79.4 1985 | 79.0 78.6 79.0 78.5 78.3 78.3 77.7 77.9 77.8 77.5 77.8 78.0 | 78.9 78.3 77.8 77.8 | 78.2 | | | 1986 | 78.8 78.3 78.0 78.2 78.2 77.9 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.6 78.8 79.4 | 78.3 78.1 78.3 78.9 | 78.4 1987 | 79.0 79.9 79.8 80.0 80.4 80.5 80.8 81.1 81.4 82.5 82.9 83.3 | 79.6 80.3 81.1 82.9 | 81.0 1988 | 83.0 83.1 83.3 84.0 83.8 83.9 84.0 84.0 84.2 84.6 84.7 84.9 | 83.2 83.9 84.0 84.7 | 84.0 1989 | 85.4 84.5 84.3 84.2 83.3 83.3 82.2 82.7 82.3 82.0 82.0 81.9 | 84.7 83.6 82.4 82.0 | 83.2 1990 | 81.6 82.6 82.8 82.4 82.3 82.3 82.0 82.0 81.8 81.0 80.0 79.2 | 82.3 82.3 81.9 80.1 | 81.7 | | | 1991 | 78.5 77.9 77.2 77.4 77.8 78.5 78.6 78.7 79.4 79.2 78.9 78.7 | 77.9 77.9 78.9 78.9 | 78.4 1992 | 78.0 78.6 79.2 79.4 79.7 79.8 80.2 79.7 79.6 79.9 80.0 79.7 | 78.6 79.6 79.8 79.8 | 79.5 1993 | 80.4 80.3 80.1 80.4 80.2 80.0 80.1 79.9 80.3 80.8 81.0 81.2 | 80.2 80.2 80.1 81.0 | 80.4 1994 | 81.2 81.1 82.0 82.4 82.7 82.7 82.7 83.0 83.0 83.5 83.8 84.5 | 81.4 82.6 82.9 83.9 | 82.7 1995 | 84.4 84.0 83.9 83.5 83.2 83.2 82.4 83.0 83.4 82.9 82.5 82.5 | 84.1 83.3 82.9 82.6 | 83.2 | | | 1996 | 81.4 82.3 81.7 82.1 82.2 82.6 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.1 82.3 82.5 | 81.8 82.3 82.5 82.3 | 82.2 1997 | 82.1 82.8 83.3 82.6 82.9 82.9 82.7 83.5 83.7 83.6 83.9 83.7 | 82.8 82.8 83.3 83.7 | 83.2 1998 | 83.8 83.2 82.5 82.4 82.3 81.2 80.3 81.8 81.0 81.3 81.0 81.0 | 83.2 82.0 81.0 81.1 | 81.8 1999 | 80.9 81.1 80.6 80.5 80.9 80.3 80.3 80.5 79.9 80.8 81.0 81.3 | 80.9 80.6 80.3 81.0 | 80.7 2000 | 81.0 80.9 81.1 81.3 80.8 80.7 80.3 79.6 79.6 79.0 78.5 77.7 | 81.0 80.9 79.9 78.4 | 80.1 | | | 2001 | 76.9 76.2 75.7 75.3 74.5 73.8 73.4 72.7 72.3 71.7 71.4 71.5 | 76.3 74.5 72.8 71.5 | 73.8 2002 | 71.7 71.7 72.1 72.1 72.5 73.3 73.0 73.2 73.3 72.9 73.2 72.9 | 71.8 72.6 73.1 73.0 | 72.7 2003 | 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.0 73.1 73.5 73.6 73.4 74.0 74.1 74.9 74.8 | 73.5 73.2 73.7 74.6 | 73.7 2004 | 74.8 75.4 75.2 75.6 76.1 75.5 76.2 76.6 76.5 77.2 77.2 77.6 | 75.1 75.7 76.4 77.3 | 76.2 2005 | 78.1 78.7 78.3 78.3 78.5 78.6 78.4 78.6 77.7 78.8 79.4 79.4 | 78.3 78.5 78.2 79.2 | 78.6 | | | 2006 | 79.8 79.5 79.3 79.6 79.3 79.5 79.5 79.6 79.4 78.9 78.7 79.5 | 79.6 79.5 79.5 79.0 | 79.4 2007 | 78.8 78.9 79.1 79.2 79.1 79.1 79.4 78.9 79.1 78.6 78.7 78.8 | 79.0 79.1 79.1 78.7 | 79.0 2008 | 78.5 78.0 77.8 77.0 76.7 76.3 76.1 75.3 72.5 72.8 71.3 69.2 | 78.1 76.7 74.6 71.1 | 75.1 2009 | 67.3 66.8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from October 2008 through February 2009 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.