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Release Date: September 17, 2002



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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  Index, 1992=100 Percent change
  2002       2002       Aug. 01 to
Industrial Production May June July Aug. May June July Aug. Aug. 02
                   
Total index  139.4  140.3  140.9  140.5     .5     .6     .4    -.3     .4
   Previous estimates  139.5  140.4  140.7           .5     .7     .2    
                   
Major market groups:                  
   Products, total  127.3  128.0  128.3  128.0     .2     .6     .2    -.3   -1.1
      Consumer goods  121.4  122.3  123.0  122.4     .0     .7     .6    -.5     .9
      Business equipment  163.2  164.2  163.7  163.1     .2     .6    -.3    -.4   -5.9
      Construction supplies  139.6  140.2  138.3  139.2     .9     .5   -1.4     .6     .3
   Materials  160.2  161.3  162.5  162.2     .9     .6     .8    -.2    3.0
                   
Major industry groups:                  
   Manufacturing  144.2  145.0  145.5  145.3     .6     .6     .3    -.1     .6
      Durable  178.4  179.7  180.3  180.3     .7     .7     .3     .0     .8
      Nondurable  111.0  111.4  111.7  111.5     .4     .4     .3    -.2     .4
   Mining   95.1   96.2   95.7   96.5    -.2    1.1    -.5     .8   -4.9
   Utilities  123.3  124.6  127.7  124.5    -.5    1.0    2.4   -2.5    2.8

    Capacity
  Percent of Capacity Growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2001 2002       Aug. 01 to
Capacity Utilization 1967-01 Low High Aug. May June July Aug. Aug. 02
                   
Total industry   81.9   71.1   85.4   76.4   75.6   76.0   76.2   76.0    1.0
   Previous estimates                           75.6   76.0   76.1            
                   
   Manufacturing   80.9   69.0   85.7   74.6   74.0   74.3   74.5   74.4     .9
      Advanced processing   80.3   71.0   84.2   74.5   72.4   72.9   72.9   72.7     .6
      Primary processing   82.0   65.7   88.3   74.8   76.4   76.6   77.0   77.0    1.5
   Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   90.4   84.2   85.2   84.8   85.4     .6
   Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   87.7   86.3   86.9   88.8   86.3    4.5

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





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