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Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: May 17, 2016

Table 8 Industrial Capacity

Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2016
Apr.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2016
        2015 2016
2013 2014 2015 2016 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.2 1.0 1.8 2.0 .5 1.8 .9 .4 .2 .0
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.1 .4 .2 .8 .9 .9 .8 .8 .8 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.6 1.2 6.7 8.3 5.6 -3.4 4.5 .8 -2.2 -3.9 -.3
Utilities 4.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 .0 .9 .7 .8 .6 .6 .7 .8 .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.8 15.7 18.7 15.4 .2 -.4 9.1 .7 3.8 6.6 8.9 .7
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .8 -.1 .2 .9 .5 .9 .7 .5 .5 .0
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .4 -.5 1.2 4.9 6.5 4.8 -2.8 3.7 .5 -2.0 -3.3 -.3
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.3 .7 .1 .6 1.1 .6 .7 .8 1.0 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.8 2.0 -.2 .5 1.2 .9 1.1 1.0 .9 .9 .1

[1] Refer to note on cover page. Return to table


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