INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1992=100 | Percent change | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | 2002 | 2002 | May '01 to Industrial production | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | May '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 138.1 138.7 139.1 139.3 | .4 .4 .3 .2 | -1.6 Previous estimates | 138.0 138.6 139.2 | .3 .4 .4 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 126.9 127.6 127.4 127.5 | .2 .6 -.1 .1 | -2.6 Consumer goods | 121.2 121.8 121.9 121.9 | .5 .5 .0 .0 | .4 Business equipment | 164.0 163.5 162.6 162.8 | -.8 -.3 -.5 .1 | -10.2 Construction supplies | 136.8 139.6 138.5 139.1 | .3 2.1 -.8 .4 | .3 Materials | 157.1 157.5 159.0 159.5 | .8 .3 .9 .3 | .1 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 142.9 143.5 143.8 144.1 | .2 .5 .2 .2 | -1.6 Durable | 176.0 176.7 177.4 177.8 | .2 .4 .4 .2 | -2.7 Nondurable | 110.5 111.1 111.0 111.2 | .2 .6 -.1 .2 | -.2 Mining | 96.6 95.4 96.4 97.1 | -.3 -1.3 1.0 .7 | -5.7 Utilities | 120.3 122.0 123.1 122.0 | 3.9 1.4 .9 -.9 | 1.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Capacity | Percent of capacity | growth | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | Average 1982 1988-89 2001 | 2002 | May '01 to Capacity utilization | 1967-2001 Low High May | Feb. Mar. Apr. May | May '02 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total industry | 81.9 71.1 85.4 77.5 | 75.0 75.3 75.4 75.5 | 1.0 Previous estimates | | 75.0 75.3 75.5 | | | | Manufacturing | 80.9 69.0 85.7 75.8 | 73.5 73.8 73.8 73.9 | .9 Advanced processing | 80.3 71.0 84.2 75.6 | 72.7 72.9 72.8 72.8 | .6 Primary processing | 82.0 65.7 88.3 75.9 | 74.6 75.1 75.4 75.6 | 1.4 Mining | 87.6 80.3 88.0 91.9 | 85.6 84.5 85.3 86.0 | .8 Utilities | 87.6 75.9 92.6 87.9 | 84.9 85.9 86.4 85.3 | 5.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates for May are preliminary. Estimates from February to April are revised.