Table 9B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <2> Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 2002 output) | | | 1976 | 81.7 81.8 81.9 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.5 82.6 82.8 82.9 83.1 83.3 | 81.8 82.2 82.6 83.1 | 82.4 1977 | 83.4 83.6 83.8 84.0 84.1 84.3 84.5 84.7 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 | 83.6 84.1 84.7 85.3 | 84.4 | | | 1978 | 85.7 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.1 87.2 87.4 87.6 87.8 | 85.9 86.5 87.1 87.6 | 86.8 1979 | 88.0 88.2 88.3 88.5 88.7 88.8 89.0 89.2 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.8 | 88.2 88.7 89.2 89.7 | 88.9 1980 | 90.0 90.2 90.3 90.5 90.7 90.8 91.0 91.2 91.4 91.6 91.8 91.9 | 90.2 90.7 91.2 91.7 | 90.9 1981 | 92.1 92.3 92.5 92.6 92.8 93.0 93.1 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.8 | 92.3 92.8 93.2 93.6 | 93.0 1982 | 93.9 94.0 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5 | 94.0 94.3 94.5 94.5 | 94.3 | | | 1983 | 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.4 94.4 94.3 94.3 94.3 94.2 94.2 94.2 94.3 | 94.5 94.4 94.3 94.2 | 94.3 1984 | 94.3 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 95.0 95.1 95.3 95.4 95.6 | 94.3 94.6 95.0 95.5 | 94.8 1985 | 95.8 96.0 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.8 97.0 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 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 | 97.9 98.2 98.5 98.8 | 98.3 1987 | 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.2 | 99.2 99.6 99.9 100.2 | 99.7 | | | 1988 | 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.4 100.4 100.4 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 | 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.7 | 100.4 1989 | 100.9 101.0 101.2 101.3 101.5 101.6 101.8 102.0 102.2 102.4 102.5 102.7 | 101.0 101.5 102.0 102.5 | 101.8 1990 | 102.9 103.1 103.2 103.4 103.6 103.7 103.9 104.0 104.2 104.3 104.5 104.6 | 103.1 103.6 104.0 104.5 | 103.8 1991 | 104.8 104.9 105.1 105.2 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.8 105.9 106.0 106.1 106.2 | 104.9 105.4 105.8 106.1 | 105.5 1992 | 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.8 106.9 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.5 107.6 | 106.4 106.8 107.1 107.5 | 106.9 | | | 1993 | 107.7 107.8 107.9 108.0 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 | 107.8 108.2 108.5 108.8 | 108.3 1994 | 109.0 109.1 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.7 109.9 110.0 110.2 110.4 110.6 110.8 | 109.2 109.5 110.0 110.6 | 109.8 1995 | 111.0 111.3 111.5 111.8 112.0 112.3 112.5 112.8 113.0 113.3 113.5 113.8 | 111.3 112.0 112.8 113.5 | 112.4 1996 | 114.0 114.3 114.5 114.8 115.0 115.3 115.5 115.8 116.1 116.4 116.7 117.1 | 114.3 115.0 115.8 116.7 | 115.5 1997 | 117.4 117.8 118.2 118.6 119.1 119.5 120.0 120.5 121.0 121.5 122.0 122.5 | 117.8 119.1 120.5 122.0 | 119.8 | | | 1998 | 122.9 123.4 123.9 124.3 124.7 125.1 125.5 125.9 126.3 126.7 127.0 127.4 | 123.4 124.7 125.9 127.0 | 125.3 1999 | 127.7 128.0 128.4 128.7 129.0 129.3 129.7 130.0 130.3 130.5 130.8 131.1 | 128.0 129.0 130.0 130.8 | 129.5 2000 | 131.4 131.6 131.9 132.1 132.3 132.6 132.8 133.0 133.2 133.3 133.5 133.7 | 131.6 132.3 133.0 133.5 | 132.6 2001 | 133.8 133.9 134.0 134.2 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.4 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.5 | 133.9 134.2 134.4 134.5 | 134.3 2002 | 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.4 134.3 134.3 134.2 134.1 134.0 133.9 | 134.5 134.5 134.3 134.0 | 134.3 | | | 2003 | 133.8 133.7 133.6 133.4 133.3 133.2 133.1 133.1 133.0 132.9 132.9 132.8 | 133.7 133.3 133.1 132.9 | 133.2 2004 | 132.8 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 | 132.8 132.7 132.6 132.6 | 132.7 2005 | 132.6 132.6 132.7 132.7 132.8 132.8 132.9 133.0 133.1 133.3 133.4 133.6 | 132.6 132.8 133.0 133.4 | 133.0 2006 | 133.7 133.9 134.0 134.2 134.3 134.5 134.7 134.8 135.0 135.1 | 133.9 134.3 134.8 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1976 | 77.1 78.0 77.9 78.3 78.5 78.3 78.7 79.0 78.9 78.7 79.6 80.2 | 77.6 78.4 78.9 79.5 | 78.6 1977 | 79.8 80.9 82.0 82.6 83.0 83.3 83.2 83.4 83.3 83.3 83.1 83.8 | 80.9 83.0 83.3 83.4 | 82.6 | | | 1978 | 82.4 82.3 83.4 84.6 84.6 85.1 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.4 85.9 86.4 | 82.7 84.8 84.9 85.9 | 84.6 1979 | 85.4 85.5 85.7 84.1 84.9 84.8 84.6 83.2 83.1 83.2 82.7 82.7 | 85.5 84.6 83.6 82.8 | 84.1 1980 | 82.8 82.5 81.6 79.7 77.0 75.6 74.7 75.0 76.1 77.3 78.5 78.5 | 82.3 77.4 75.2 78.1 | 78.3 1981 | 78.0 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.8 77.3 77.3 77.1 76.5 75.5 74.5 73.1 | 77.5 77.5 77.0 74.4 | 76.6 1982 | 71.2 72.9 72.2 71.6 71.3 71.1 70.8 70.2 69.9 69.0 68.5 68.1 | 72.1 71.3 70.3 68.5 | 70.6 | | | 1983 | 69.7 69.6 70.3 71.1 72.0 72.5 73.5 74.2 75.4 76.2 76.4 76.5 | 69.9 71.9 74.4 76.4 | 73.1 1984 | 77.8 78.5 78.7 79.0 79.0 79.1 79.3 79.2 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.2 | 78.4 79.0 79.1 79.1 | 78.9 1985 | 78.6 78.3 78.8 78.5 78.4 78.3 77.9 78.2 78.2 77.9 78.3 78.5 | 78.6 78.4 78.1 78.2 | 78.3 1986 | 79.4 78.8 78.4 78.7 78.7 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 79.0 79.6 | 78.9 78.6 78.6 79.1 | 78.8 1987 | 79.1 80.1 80.0 80.2 80.7 80.8 81.2 81.4 81.7 82.9 83.3 83.6 | 79.7 80.6 81.4 83.2 | 81.2 | | | 1988 | 83.4 83.5 83.7 84.3 84.1 84.2 84.1 84.2 84.4 84.8 85.0 85.3 | 83.5 84.2 84.2 85.0 | 84.3 1989 | 85.9 84.9 84.7 84.6 83.7 83.7 82.4 83.0 82.7 82.2 82.2 82.2 | 85.2 84.0 82.7 82.2 | 83.5 1990 | 81.8 82.8 82.9 82.6 82.5 82.5 82.2 82.3 82.1 81.3 80.2 79.5 | 82.5 82.5 82.2 80.3 | 81.9 1991 | 78.7 77.9 77.2 77.4 77.8 78.6 78.7 78.7 79.5 79.3 78.9 78.6 | 78.0 77.9 79.0 78.9 | 78.4 1992 | 77.9 78.4 79.0 79.3 79.6 79.7 80.2 79.7 79.6 79.8 80.0 79.7 | 78.4 79.5 79.8 79.8 | 79.4 | | | 1993 | 80.4 80.4 80.1 80.4 80.2 80.0 80.1 79.9 80.2 80.7 80.9 81.2 | 80.3 80.2 80.1 81.0 | 80.4 1994 | 81.2 81.2 82.0 82.4 82.7 82.7 82.8 83.1 83.1 83.5 83.8 84.5 | 81.5 82.6 83.0 83.9 | 82.8 1995 | 84.4 84.0 83.7 83.2 82.9 82.9 82.0 82.6 82.9 82.3 82.0 81.9 | 84.0 83.0 82.5 82.1 | 82.9 1996 | 80.8 81.7 81.1 81.7 81.9 82.4 82.2 82.3 82.4 81.9 82.3 82.6 | 81.2 82.0 82.3 82.3 | 81.9 1997 | 82.2 82.8 83.2 82.3 82.4 82.4 82.1 82.9 83.1 83.2 83.6 83.5 | 82.7 82.4 82.7 83.4 | 82.8 | | | 1998 | 83.5 83.1 82.5 82.6 82.6 81.4 80.5 82.1 81.3 81.6 81.3 81.2 | 83.1 82.2 81.3 81.4 | 82.0 1999 | 81.0 81.2 80.6 80.3 80.7 80.0 79.8 80.2 79.5 80.5 80.7 80.8 | 80.9 80.3 79.8 80.7 | 80.4 2000 | 80.4 80.2 80.3 80.4 79.9 79.8 79.3 78.6 78.8 78.2 77.7 76.9 | 80.3 80.0 78.9 77.6 | 79.2 2001 | 76.3 75.8 75.5 75.4 74.9 74.5 74.4 73.8 73.5 73.0 72.8 72.9 | 75.9 74.9 73.9 72.9 | 74.4 2002 | 73.3 73.3 73.9 73.9 74.4 75.2 74.8 75.1 75.2 74.8 75.0 74.6 | 73.5 74.5 75.0 74.8 | 74.5 | | | 2003 | 75.0 74.9 75.1 74.5 74.4 74.9 74.9 74.7 75.3 75.2 76.0 75.8 | 75.0 74.6 75.0 75.7 | 75.1 2004 | 75.7 76.2 76.0 76.6 77.1 76.5 77.2 77.6 77.3 77.9 77.9 78.3 | 76.0 76.7 77.4 78.1 | 77.0 2005 | 78.7 79.0 78.8 78.7 79.1 79.3 79.2 79.3 78.4 79.4 79.9 80.1 | 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.8 | 79.2 2006 | 80.7 80.3 80.5 81.0 80.6 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.1 80.6 | 80.5 80.9 81.3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from August 2006 through October 2006 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3. <2> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.