INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1992=100 | Percent change | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | 2001 2002 | 2001 2002 | Mar. '01 to Industrial production | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 136.7 137.4 137.9 138.8 | -.4 .5 .3 .7 | -2.9 Previous estimates | 136.8 137.1 137.6 | -.3 .2 .4 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 126.5 126.5 126.8 127.5 | -.2 .0 .2 .6 | -3.5 Consumer goods | 120.6 120.5 121.0 121.7 | .5 -.1 .5 .6 | -.1 Business equipment | 164.3 164.7 163.5 163.7 | -1.7 .2 -.7 .1 | -11.7 Construction supplies | 135.6 135.7 137.5 139.2 | 1.2 .1 1.3 1.2 | -.2 Materials | 153.6 155.7 156.5 157.9 | -.8 1.4 .5 .9 | -1.9 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 141.6 142.5 142.7 143.9 | -.3 .6 .2 .8 | -2.7 Durable | 174.1 175.4 175.8 177.5 | -.1 .7 .2 1.0 | -3.9 Nondurable | 109.7 110.3 110.4 111.0 | -.5 .6 .1 .5 | -1.3 Mining | 97.4 97.3 96.6 95.1 | -1.6 -.1 -.7 -1.6 | -7.2 Utilities | 115.2 114.9 118.3 120.2 | -.8 -.3 3.0 1.6 | -1.3 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Capacity | Percent of capacity | growth | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | Average 1982 1988-89 2001 | 2001 2002 | Mar. '01 to Capacity utilization | 1967-2001 Low High Mar. | Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. | Mar. '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total industry | 81.9 71.1 85.4 78.5 | 74.4 74.7 74.9 75.4 | 1.1 Previous estimates | | 74.4 74.5 74.8 | | | | Manufacturing | 80.9 69.0 85.7 76.7 | 72.9 73.3 73.4 73.9 | 1.0 Advanced processing | 80.3 71.0 84.2 76.6 | 73.0 72.9 72.8 73.1 | .6 Primary processing | 82.0 65.7 88.3 76.8 | 72.7 73.9 74.4 75.1 | 1.6 Mining | 87.6 80.3 88.0 91.6 | 86.4 86.2 85.6 84.3 | .8 Utilities | 87.6 75.9 92.6 90.2 | 82.0 81.4 83.6 84.6 | 5.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised.