Table 7B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 2002 output) | | | 1975 | 55.8 55.9 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 57.0 | 55.9 56.2 56.6 56.9 | 56.4 1976 | 57.1 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.8 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.5 58.6 | 57.3 57.7 58.1 58.5 | 57.9 | | | 1977 | 58.8 59.0 59.1 59.3 59.5 59.6 59.8 60.0 60.1 60.3 60.5 60.6 | 59.0 59.5 60.0 60.5 | 59.7 1978 | 60.8 61.0 61.2 61.3 61.5 61.7 61.8 62.0 62.2 62.4 62.5 62.7 | 61.0 61.5 62.0 62.5 | 61.8 1979 | 62.9 63.0 63.2 63.4 63.6 63.7 63.9 64.1 64.2 64.4 64.6 64.7 | 63.0 63.6 64.1 64.6 | 63.8 1980 | 64.9 65.1 65.2 65.4 65.5 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.4 66.6 66.8 | 65.1 65.5 66.0 66.6 | 65.8 1981 | 66.9 67.1 67.3 67.5 67.6 67.8 68.0 68.1 68.3 68.4 68.6 68.8 | 67.1 67.6 68.1 68.6 | 67.9 | | | 1982 | 68.9 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.2 | 69.1 69.5 69.9 70.2 | 69.7 1983 | 70.3 70.3 70.4 70.4 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.6 70.6 70.7 70.8 | 70.3 70.5 70.6 70.7 | 70.5 1984 | 70.9 71.0 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.5 71.7 71.8 72.0 72.2 72.4 72.6 | 71.0 71.3 71.8 72.4 | 71.6 1985 | 72.8 73.1 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.9 74.1 74.2 74.4 74.5 74.7 74.8 | 73.1 73.7 74.2 74.7 | 73.9 1986 | 74.9 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.9 76.0 76.1 | 75.0 75.3 75.6 76.0 | 75.5 | | | 1987 | 76.3 76.4 76.6 76.7 76.9 77.0 77.2 77.3 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.7 | 76.4 76.9 77.3 77.7 | 77.1 1988 | 77.8 77.9 77.9 78.0 78.0 78.0 78.1 78.2 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 | 77.9 78.0 78.2 78.4 | 78.1 1989 | 78.6 78.8 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.4 79.6 79.8 80.0 80.2 80.4 80.6 | 78.8 79.3 79.8 80.4 | 79.6 1990 | 80.8 80.9 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.1 82.3 82.4 82.6 | 80.9 81.5 82.0 82.4 | 81.7 1991 | 82.7 82.8 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 84.1 | 82.8 83.2 83.6 83.9 | 83.4 | | | 1992 | 84.2 84.3 84.5 84.7 84.8 85.0 85.2 85.4 85.6 85.8 86.0 86.1 | 84.3 84.8 85.4 85.9 | 85.1 1993 | 86.3 86.5 86.6 86.8 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.4 87.6 87.8 87.9 88.1 | 86.5 87.0 87.4 87.9 | 87.2 1994 | 88.3 88.5 88.8 89.0 89.2 89.5 89.8 90.1 90.5 90.8 91.2 91.5 | 88.5 89.3 90.1 91.2 | 89.8 1995 | 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.2 93.6 94.1 94.5 95.0 95.4 95.9 96.4 96.9 | 92.3 93.6 95.0 96.4 | 94.3 1996 | 97.4 97.8 98.3 98.8 99.3 99.8 100.3 100.8 101.3 101.8 102.3 102.8 | 97.8 99.3 100.8 102.3 | 100.1 | | | 1997 | 103.4 104.0 104.6 105.2 105.9 106.5 107.3 108.0 108.7 109.5 110.3 111.1 | 104.0 105.9 108.0 110.3 | 107.0 1998 | 111.9 112.8 113.6 114.3 115.1 115.9 116.6 117.2 117.9 118.5 119.1 119.7 | 112.8 115.1 117.2 119.1 | 116.1 1999 | 120.3 120.9 121.5 122.0 122.5 123.1 123.6 124.2 124.7 125.3 125.8 126.4 | 120.9 122.5 124.2 125.8 | 123.4 2000 | 127.0 127.5 128.1 128.6 129.2 129.7 130.2 130.7 131.2 131.7 132.2 132.7 | 127.5 129.2 130.7 132.2 | 129.9 2001 | 133.1 133.5 133.9 134.3 134.6 134.9 135.2 135.4 135.6 135.8 136.0 136.1 | 133.5 134.6 135.4 135.9 | 134.9 | | | 2002 | 136.2 136.3 136.3 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 | 136.3 136.4 136.4 136.4 | 136.4 2003 | 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.3 136.3 | 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.3 | 136.4 2004 | 136.3 136.3 136.3 136.4 136.4 136.5 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.9 137.0 137.2 | 136.3 136.4 136.6 137.0 | 136.6 2005 | 137.4 137.6 137.8 138.1 138.3 138.6 138.8 139.1 139.3 | 137.6 138.3 139.1 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1975 | 75.4 73.1 72.0 71.7 71.6 72.1 73.0 73.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 75.7 | 73.5 71.8 73.7 75.2 | 73.5 1976 | 76.6 77.4 77.4 77.8 78.0 77.8 78.2 78.5 78.5 78.3 79.1 79.8 | 77.1 77.8 78.4 79.1 | 78.1 | | | 1977 | 79.3 80.5 81.5 82.1 82.5 82.9 82.8 83.0 82.9 82.9 82.8 83.4 | 80.4 82.5 82.9 83.0 | 82.2 1978 | 82.0 82.1 83.2 84.3 84.3 84.8 84.5 84.6 84.7 85.2 85.8 86.2 | 82.4 84.5 84.6 85.7 | 84.3 1979 | 85.2 85.4 85.6 84.1 84.8 84.7 84.6 83.2 83.2 83.3 82.8 82.9 | 85.4 84.6 83.7 83.0 | 84.2 1980 | 83.0 82.8 81.9 80.1 77.4 76.0 75.1 75.5 76.5 77.6 78.9 78.9 | 82.6 77.9 75.7 78.5 | 78.7 1981 | 78.4 77.7 77.8 78.0 78.2 77.7 77.7 77.6 77.0 76.1 75.0 73.6 | 78.0 78.0 77.4 74.9 | 77.1 | | | 1982 | 71.8 73.5 72.8 72.1 71.8 71.5 71.3 70.6 70.2 69.4 68.8 68.4 | 72.7 71.8 70.7 68.9 | 71.0 1983 | 70.0 69.9 70.5 71.3 72.2 72.7 73.8 74.3 75.7 76.5 76.7 76.8 | 70.1 72.1 74.6 76.7 | 73.4 1984 | 78.1 78.9 79.1 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.8 79.8 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.6 | 78.7 79.5 79.7 79.6 | 79.4 1985 | 79.1 78.6 79.0 78.6 78.5 78.4 77.7 78.0 77.9 77.6 77.9 78.1 | 78.9 78.5 77.9 77.9 | 78.3 1986 | 78.9 78.2 77.9 78.1 78.2 77.8 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.7 79.2 | 78.4 78.0 78.2 78.8 | 78.3 | | | 1987 | 78.9 79.8 79.7 79.9 80.4 80.5 80.9 81.1 81.5 82.6 83.0 83.4 | 79.5 80.3 81.2 83.0 | 81.0 1988 | 83.2 83.2 83.4 84.0 83.9 84.0 84.0 84.0 84.2 84.7 84.8 85.0 | 83.3 84.0 84.1 84.8 | 84.0 1989 | 85.5 84.5 84.3 84.2 83.3 83.2 82.1 82.7 82.2 81.9 81.9 81.8 | 84.8 83.6 82.4 81.9 | 83.1 1990 | 81.5 82.4 82.6 82.3 82.1 82.2 81.8 81.9 81.7 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.2 82.2 81.8 80.0 | 81.6 1991 | 78.4 77.7 77.1 77.3 77.7 78.5 78.6 78.7 79.4 79.1 78.9 78.7 | 77.7 77.8 78.9 78.9 | 78.3 | | | 1992 | 78.1 78.6 79.2 79.4 79.8 79.8 80.3 79.8 79.7 80.0 80.1 79.8 | 78.6 79.7 79.9 79.9 | 79.6 1993 | 80.5 80.4 80.2 80.4 80.2 80.0 80.1 79.9 80.3 80.7 80.9 81.2 | 80.4 80.2 80.1 81.0 | 80.4 1994 | 81.3 81.1 82.0 82.4 82.8 82.8 82.9 83.2 83.1 83.6 84.0 84.5 | 81.4 82.6 83.1 84.0 | 82.8 1995 | 84.5 84.1 83.9 83.4 83.0 82.9 82.0 82.6 82.9 82.4 82.1 82.0 | 84.1 83.1 82.5 82.2 | 83.0 1996 | 80.8 81.6 81.0 81.5 81.7 82.1 81.9 82.1 82.2 81.8 82.1 82.4 | 81.1 81.8 82.1 82.1 | 81.8 | | | 1997 | 82.2 82.8 83.3 82.5 82.7 82.7 82.4 83.1 83.3 83.3 83.6 83.4 | 82.8 82.6 83.0 83.4 | 83.0 1998 | 83.4 82.9 82.2 82.1 81.9 80.9 80.1 81.7 81.0 81.4 81.1 81.1 | 82.8 81.7 80.9 81.2 | 81.7 1999 | 80.9 81.1 80.7 80.6 81.1 80.5 80.6 80.8 80.1 80.9 81.2 81.5 | 80.9 80.7 80.5 81.2 | 80.8 2000 | 81.3 81.2 81.4 81.6 81.2 81.0 80.6 79.8 79.8 79.2 78.7 77.8 | 81.3 81.3 80.0 78.6 | 80.3 2001 | 77.0 76.2 75.7 75.4 74.6 74.0 73.7 73.1 72.7 72.2 72.0 72.1 | 76.3 74.7 73.2 72.1 | 74.1 | | | 2002 | 72.5 72.3 72.9 73.0 73.3 74.0 73.7 73.9 73.9 73.4 73.6 73.3 | 72.6 73.4 73.8 73.4 | 73.3 2003 | 73.5 73.4 73.5 72.9 72.8 73.2 73.4 73.4 74.0 74.1 75.0 75.1 | 73.5 73.0 73.6 74.7 | 73.7 2004 | 75.3 76.0 76.1 76.7 77.3 76.9 77.4 77.9 77.5 78.1 78.0 78.3 | 75.8 77.0 77.6 78.2 | 77.1 2005 | 78.6 78.9 78.5 78.4 78.6 78.7 78.6 78.9 78.2 | 78.7 78.5 78.6 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from July 2005 through September 2005 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.