Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization; title with eagle logo links to Statistical Release home page

Release Date: September 14, 2001

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  1992=100 Percent change
  2001       2001       Aug. '00 to
Industrial production May June July Aug. May June July Aug. Aug. '01
                   
Total index  144.2  142.7  142.6  141.5    -.3   -1.0    -.1    -.8   -4.8
 Previous estimates  144.2  143.0  142.8          -.3    -.9    -.1    
                   
Major market groups:                  
Products, total  133.7  132.5  132.5  131.3    -.1    -.9     .0    -.9   -3.9
 Consumer goods  122.2  121.6  122.1  121.2     .1    -.5     .4    -.8   -2.1
 Business equipment  191.9  187.7  187.1  184.1    -.7   -2.2    -.3   -1.6   -6.9
 Construction supplies  139.3  139.2  138.8  138.1    -.3    -.1    -.3    -.5   -3.2
Materials  163.3  161.2  160.8  159.9    -.5   -1.3    -.3    -.5   -6.2
                   
Major industry groups:                  
Manufacturing  149.2  147.4  147.5  146.1    -.2   -1.2     .0   -1.0   -5.5
 Durable  190.1  187.4  187.6  185.5     .0   -1.4     .1   -1.2   -5.8
 Nondurable  112.2  111.2  111.1  110.3    -.6    -.8    -.1    -.7   -5.2
Mining  103.8  103.4  102.3  101.8     .3    -.4   -1.1    -.4     .8
Utilities  119.5  119.6  118.8  120.7   -1.1     .1    -.7    1.6   -1.1

    Capacity
  Percent of capacity growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2000 2001       Aug. '00 to
Capacity utilization 1967-2000 Low High Aug. May June July Aug. Aug. '01
                   
Total industry   82.1   71.1   85.4   82.6   78.0   77.1   76.9   76.2    3.1
 Previous estimates                           78.0   77.2   77.0            
                   
 Manufacturing   81.1   69.0   85.7   81.7   76.6   75.6   75.5   74.6    3.5
  Advanced processing   80.6   71.0   84.2   80.2   77.2   76.1   76.1   75.1    2.0
  Primary processing   82.2   65.7   88.3   85.4   76.7   75.6   75.4   74.7    6.0
 Mining   87.4   80.3   88.0   86.9   90.3   90.0   89.2   88.9   -1.4
 Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   91.5   87.2   87.0   86.1   87.2    3.8

Note: Estimates for August are preliminary. Estimates from May to July are revised.



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