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.