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

Release Date: November 16, 2001

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  1992=100 Percent change
  2001       2001       Oct. '00 to
Industrial production July Aug. Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. '01
                   
Total index  142.7  142.2  140.8  139.3    -.1    -.4   -1.0   -1.1   -6.3
 Previous estimates  142.7  141.8  140.3          -.1    -.7   -1.0    
                   
 Major market groups:                  
Products, total  132.5  131.4  130.0  128.8     .0    -.8   -1.1    -.9   -5.5
 Consumer goods  122.1  121.1  120.4  120.0     .4    -.8    -.6    -.4   -2.2
 Business equipment  186.5  184.2  179.3  176.2    -.3   -1.2   -2.6   -1.7  -11.9
 Construction supplies  139.1  138.3  138.0  135.3     .1    -.5    -.2   -2.0   -4.9
Materials  161.1  161.6  160.3  158.2    -.2     .3    -.8   -1.3   -7.6
                   
 Major industry groups:                  
Manufacturing  147.7  146.8  145.3  143.6     .2    -.6   -1.1   -1.2   -7.3
 Durable  187.5  185.9  182.6  179.2     .3    -.9   -1.8   -1.9   -9.3
 Nondurable  111.6  111.2  110.9  110.6     .0    -.3    -.2    -.4   -4.9
Mining  102.4  102.8  102.7  101.3    -.9     .3    -.1   -1.3    1.2
Utilities  117.4  120.3  119.1  119.9   -2.1    2.5   -1.0     .6    -.1

    Capacity
  Percent of capacity growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2000 2001       Oct. '00 to
Capacity utilization 1967-2000 Low High Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. '01
                   
Total industry   82.1   71.1   85.4   82.0   77.0   76.6   75.7   74.8    2.6
 Previous estimates                           77.0   76.4   75.5            
                   
 Manufacturing   81.1   69.0   85.7   81.2   75.6   75.0   74.1   73.1    2.9
  Advanced processing   80.6   71.0   84.2   79.9   76.1   75.4   74.3   73.4    1.9
  Primary processing   82.2   65.7   88.3   84.5   75.8   75.3   74.7   73.6    4.8
 Mining   87.4   80.3   88.0   86.3   89.3   89.7   89.7   88.6   -1.4
 Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   89.5   85.1   86.9   85.7   86.0    4.0

Note: Estimates for October are preliminary. Estimates from July to September are revised.



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