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Release Date: March 15, 2002

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  1992=100 Percent change
  2001   2002   2001   2002   Feb. '01 to
Industrial production Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. '02
                   
Total index  137.2  136.8  137.1  137.6    -.3    -.3     .2     .4   -4.1
   Previous estimates  137.1  136.7  136.5          -.4    -.3    -.1    
                   
Major market groups:                  
Products, total  126.7  126.6  126.4  126.7    -.1    -.1    -.1     .2   -4.1
   Consumer goods  120.0  120.8  120.4  120.8     .3     .7    -.3     .3    -.4
   Business equipment  167.2  164.2  164.5  163.9     .2   -1.8     .1    -.4  -12.0
   Construction supplies  134.0  135.3  135.2  136.4    -.4     .9     .0     .9   -1.6
Materials  154.8  153.8  155.0  156.0    -.7    -.7     .8     .6   -4.0
                   
Major industry groups:                  
Manufacturing  142.0  141.5  141.9  142.3    -.1    -.3     .3     .3   -4.1
   Durable  174.3  173.9  174.6  175.3     .2    -.2     .4     .4   -5.1
   Nondurable  110.2  109.7  110.0  110.1    -.5    -.5     .2     .1   -3.0
Mining   99.0   97.3   97.0   96.4    -.4   -1.8    -.3    -.7   -5.7
Utilities  116.2  117.3  116.9  120.1   -2.7     .9    -.3    2.7   -2.7

    Capacity
  Percent of capacity growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2001 2001   2002   Feb. '01 to
Capacity utilization 1967-2001 Low High Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Feb. '02
                   
Total industry   81.9   71.1   85.4   78.9   74.7   74.4   74.5   74.8    1.2
   Previous estimates                           74.7   74.4   74.2            
                   
Manufacturing   80.9   69.0   85.7   77.2   73.2   72.9   73.0   73.2    1.1
   Advanced processing   80.3   71.0   84.2   76.7   73.1   73.0   72.8   72.7     .7
   Primary processing   82.0   65.7   88.3   77.9   73.2   72.7   73.4   73.9    1.8
Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   91.3   87.9   86.2   86.0   85.4     .9
Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   91.7   83.0   83.5   82.9   84.8    5.2

Note: Estimates for February are preliminary. Estimates from November to January are revised.



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