INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY Seasonally adjusted ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1992=100 | Percent change | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | 2001 | 2001 | Aug. '00 to Industrial production | May June July Aug. | May June July Aug. | Aug. '01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total index | 144.2 142.7 142.6 141.5 | -.3 -1.0 -.1 -.8 | -4.8 Previous estimates | 144.2 143.0 142.8 | -.3 -.9 -.1 | | | | Major market groups: | | | Products, total | 133.7 132.5 132.5 131.3 | -.1 -.9 .0 -.9 | -3.9 Consumer goods | 122.2 121.6 122.1 121.2 | .1 -.5 .4 -.8 | -2.1 Business equipment | 191.9 187.7 187.1 184.1 | -.7 -2.2 -.3 -1.6 | -6.9 Construction supplies | 139.3 139.2 138.8 138.1 | -.3 -.1 -.3 -.5 | -3.2 Materials | 163.3 161.2 160.8 159.9 | -.5 -1.3 -.3 -.5 | -6.2 | | | Major industry groups: | | | Manufacturing | 149.2 147.4 147.5 146.1 | -.2 -1.2 .0 -1.0 | -5.5 Durable | 190.1 187.4 187.6 185.5 | .0 -1.4 .1 -1.2 | -5.8 Nondurable | 112.2 111.2 111.1 110.3 | -.6 -.8 -.1 -.7 | -5.2 Mining | 103.8 103.4 102.3 101.8 | .3 -.4 -1.1 -.4 | .8 Utilities | 119.5 119.6 118.8 120.7 | -1.1 .1 -.7 1.6 | -1.1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Capacity | Percent of capacity | growth | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | Average 1982 1988-89 2000 | 2001 | Aug. '00 to Capacity utilization | 1967-2000 Low High Aug. | May June July Aug. | Aug. '01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Total industry | 82.1 71.1 85.4 82.6 | 78.0 77.1 76.9 76.2 | 3.1 Previous estimates | | 78.0 77.2 77.0 | | | | Manufacturing | 81.1 69.0 85.7 81.7 | 76.6 75.6 75.5 74.6 | 3.5 Advanced processing | 80.6 71.0 84.2 80.2 | 77.2 76.1 76.1 75.1 | 2.0 Primary processing | 82.2 65.7 88.3 85.4 | 76.7 75.6 75.4 74.7 | 6.0 Mining | 87.4 80.3 88.0 86.9 | 90.3 90.0 89.2 88.9 | -1.4 Utilities | 87.6 75.9 92.6 91.5 | 87.2 87.0 86.1 87.2 | 3.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates for August are preliminary. Estimates from May to July are revised.