Table 8B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <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 | 80.7 80.9 81.0 81.1 81.2 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.8 81.9 82.0 82.2 | 80.9 81.2 81.6 82.0 | 81.4 1976 | 82.3 82.4 82.6 82.7 82.8 83.0 83.1 83.3 83.4 83.6 83.7 83.9 | 82.4 82.8 83.3 83.7 | 83.1 | | | 1977 | 84.1 84.2 84.4 84.6 84.8 85.0 85.2 85.4 85.7 85.9 86.1 86.3 | 84.2 84.8 85.4 86.1 | 85.1 1978 | 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.1 87.3 87.5 87.7 87.8 88.0 88.2 88.4 88.5 | 86.7 87.3 87.8 88.4 | 87.6 1979 | 88.7 88.8 89.0 89.1 89.2 89.4 89.5 89.7 89.8 89.9 90.0 90.2 | 88.8 89.2 89.7 90.0 | 89.4 1980 | 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.7 90.8 90.9 91.0 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.6 91.7 | 90.4 90.8 91.2 91.6 | 91.0 1981 | 91.8 92.0 92.1 92.3 92.4 92.6 92.8 92.9 93.1 93.2 93.4 93.6 | 92.0 92.4 92.9 93.4 | 92.7 | | | 1982 | 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.6 94.7 94.7 | 93.8 94.2 94.5 94.7 | 94.3 1983 | 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 | 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7 | 94.7 1984 | 94.7 94.7 94.8 94.8 94.9 95.0 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.6 95.7 | 94.7 94.9 95.2 95.6 | 95.1 1985 | 95.9 96.0 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.3 97.4 97.6 97.7 | 96.0 96.6 97.1 97.6 | 96.8 1986 | 97.8 97.9 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 | 97.9 98.2 98.5 98.7 | 98.3 | | | 1987 | 98.9 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.7 | 99.0 99.2 99.5 99.6 | 99.3 1988 | 99.7 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 100.0 100.0 100.1 100.2 | 99.8 99.8 99.9 100.1 | 99.9 1989 | 100.3 100.4 100.6 100.7 100.9 101.0 101.2 101.4 101.5 101.7 101.9 102.0 | 100.4 100.9 101.4 101.9 | 101.1 1990 | 102.2 102.4 102.5 102.7 102.8 103.0 103.1 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.7 103.8 | 102.4 102.8 103.3 103.7 | 103.0 1991 | 103.9 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 105.0 105.1 105.2 | 104.1 104.4 104.8 105.1 | 104.6 | | | 1992 | 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 106.0 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 | 105.4 105.7 106.0 106.3 | 105.8 1993 | 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 | 106.6 106.9 107.2 107.5 | 107.0 1994 | 107.7 107.8 107.9 108.0 108.2 108.3 108.5 108.6 108.8 109.0 109.2 109.4 | 107.8 108.2 108.6 109.2 | 108.4 1995 | 109.6 109.8 110.1 110.3 110.6 110.8 111.1 111.3 111.5 111.8 112.0 112.2 | 109.8 110.6 111.3 112.0 | 110.9 1996 | 112.4 112.6 112.8 113.0 113.3 113.5 113.7 113.9 114.2 114.4 114.7 115.0 | 112.6 113.3 113.9 114.7 | 113.6 | | | 1997 | 115.3 115.7 116.0 116.4 116.8 117.2 117.6 118.1 118.5 118.9 119.4 119.8 | 115.7 116.8 118.1 119.4 | 117.5 1998 | 120.2 120.6 121.0 121.4 121.7 122.1 122.4 122.8 123.1 123.4 123.7 124.0 | 120.6 121.7 122.8 123.7 | 122.2 1999 | 124.3 124.5 124.8 125.1 125.4 125.6 125.9 126.1 126.3 126.5 126.7 126.9 | 124.5 125.4 126.1 126.7 | 125.7 2000 | 127.1 127.3 127.5 127.7 127.8 128.0 128.1 128.3 128.4 128.6 128.7 128.8 | 127.3 127.8 128.3 128.7 | 128.0 2001 | 129.0 129.1 129.2 129.4 129.5 129.7 129.8 129.9 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 | 129.1 129.5 129.9 130.3 | 129.7 | | | 2002 | 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.8 130.9 130.9 130.8 130.8 130.8 130.7 130.6 | 130.6 130.8 130.8 130.7 | 130.7 2003 | 130.6 130.5 130.4 130.3 130.2 130.2 130.1 130.1 130.1 130.1 130.1 130.1 | 130.5 130.3 130.1 130.1 | 130.2 2004 | 130.1 130.1 130.1 130.1 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.3 130.3 130.4 130.4 130.4 | 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 | 130.2 2005 | 130.5 130.5 130.6 130.6 130.7 130.7 130.8 130.8 130.9 | 130.5 130.7 130.8 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1975 | 77.5 75.6 74.7 74.6 74.4 74.8 75.5 76.1 76.9 77.1 77.1 77.9 | 75.9 74.6 76.2 77.4 | 76.0 1976 | 78.9 79.5 79.4 79.7 79.8 79.6 79.9 80.3 80.2 80.1 81.1 81.8 | 79.2 79.7 80.1 81.0 | 80.0 | | | 1977 | 81.2 82.1 83.0 83.4 83.8 84.1 84.1 83.9 84.0 84.0 83.8 83.7 | 82.1 83.8 84.0 83.8 | 83.4 1978 | 82.3 82.4 83.7 85.2 85.3 85.7 85.4 85.5 85.4 85.9 86.3 86.7 | 82.8 85.4 85.4 86.3 | 85.0 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.2 85.2 85.6 85.3 84.9 84.1 84.0 84.3 84.0 83.9 | 86.0 85.3 84.4 84.0 | 84.9 1980 | 84.1 83.9 83.5 81.6 79.4 78.2 77.5 77.6 78.8 79.6 80.9 81.2 | 83.8 79.7 78.0 80.5 | 80.5 1981 | 80.5 79.9 80.2 79.5 79.9 80.2 80.6 80.3 79.6 78.8 77.8 76.7 | 80.2 79.9 80.2 77.8 | 79.5 | | | 1982 | 75.1 76.3 75.7 74.8 74.2 73.8 73.3 72.7 72.3 71.6 71.2 70.5 | 75.7 74.3 72.8 71.1 | 73.5 1983 | 71.9 71.4 71.9 72.7 73.3 73.6 74.7 75.6 76.6 77.2 77.4 77.7 | 71.7 73.2 75.6 77.4 | 74.5 1984 | 79.2 79.4 79.7 80.1 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.4 80.1 79.9 80.1 80.0 | 79.5 80.3 80.4 80.0 | 80.0 1985 | 79.6 79.9 79.8 79.7 79.6 79.4 78.9 79.1 79.3 78.9 79.0 79.7 | 79.8 79.6 79.1 79.2 | 79.4 1986 | 80.1 79.3 78.7 78.7 78.7 78.5 78.7 78.4 78.5 78.7 79.0 79.6 | 79.4 78.6 78.5 79.1 | 78.9 | | | 1987 | 79.2 80.0 80.1 80.4 80.8 81.1 81.4 81.9 81.9 83.1 83.4 83.7 | 79.8 80.8 81.7 83.4 | 81.4 1988 | 83.7 84.0 84.1 84.4 84.3 84.5 84.5 84.9 84.5 84.9 85.0 85.3 | 83.9 84.4 84.6 85.1 | 84.5 1989 | 85.5 85.0 85.2 84.9 84.2 84.1 83.0 83.6 83.2 82.9 83.0 83.4 | 85.2 84.4 83.3 83.1 | 84.0 1990 | 82.7 83.2 83.5 83.3 83.2 83.3 83.0 83.1 83.1 82.4 81.2 80.5 | 83.1 83.2 83.1 81.4 | 82.7 1991 | 80.1 79.3 78.8 78.8 79.5 80.2 80.1 80.1 80.7 80.5 80.2 79.7 | 79.4 79.5 80.3 80.1 | 79.8 | | | 1992 | 79.0 79.5 80.0 80.5 80.6 80.4 81.0 80.5 80.5 80.9 81.1 81.0 | 79.5 80.5 80.6 81.0 | 80.4 1993 | 81.3 81.5 81.3 81.5 81.0 81.2 81.3 81.2 81.4 81.9 82.1 82.4 | 81.4 81.2 81.3 82.1 | 81.5 1994 | 82.6 82.5 83.1 83.2 83.5 83.9 83.8 83.9 83.8 84.2 84.4 85.0 | 82.7 83.5 83.8 84.5 | 83.6 1995 | 85.0 84.6 84.4 84.0 83.8 83.7 83.1 83.8 83.7 83.2 83.1 83.1 | 84.6 83.8 83.5 83.1 | 83.8 1996 | 82.1 83.1 82.6 83.1 83.3 83.7 83.1 83.3 83.5 83.1 83.5 83.7 | 82.6 83.4 83.3 83.4 | 83.2 | | | 1997 | 83.4 83.8 84.0 83.4 83.4 83.3 83.2 83.8 84.1 84.3 84.6 84.4 | 83.7 83.4 83.7 84.5 | 83.8 1998 | 84.2 83.9 83.6 83.6 83.7 82.8 81.9 83.3 82.6 82.8 82.3 82.2 | 83.9 83.4 82.6 82.5 | 83.1 1999 | 82.2 82.1 81.9 81.5 81.9 81.4 81.4 81.6 81.0 81.9 82.0 82.3 | 82.1 81.6 81.4 82.1 | 81.8 2000 | 81.9 81.8 81.8 82.0 81.8 81.7 81.2 80.7 80.9 80.4 80.2 79.7 | 81.8 81.9 80.9 80.1 | 81.2 2001 | 78.9 78.4 78.0 78.0 77.3 76.9 76.7 76.4 76.0 75.5 75.1 75.0 | 78.4 77.4 76.4 75.2 | 76.9 | | | 2002 | 75.6 75.4 76.1 76.3 76.6 77.3 77.0 77.0 76.9 76.6 76.8 76.3 | 75.7 76.7 77.0 76.6 | 76.5 2003 | 76.7 76.6 76.4 75.8 75.8 76.0 76.3 76.3 76.8 76.8 77.5 77.6 | 76.6 75.9 76.4 77.3 | 76.5 2004 | 77.8 78.4 78.1 78.7 79.3 78.8 79.2 79.3 79.0 79.6 79.7 80.2 | 78.1 78.9 79.2 79.8 | 79.0 2005 | 80.1 80.3 80.3 80.1 80.1 80.7 80.6 80.7 79.3 | 80.2 80.3 80.2 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from July 2005 through September 2005 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.