Federal Reserve Statistical Release, G.17, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization; title with eagle logo links to Statistical Release home page

Release Date: March 17, 2008
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Table 8
Industrial Capacity
Percent change
 
 
Item
Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2008
Feb.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2008
        2007 2008
Q1
2005 2006 2007 2008 Q2 Q3 Q4
Total industry    3.1    2.0    2.3    3.2    1.1    2.4    1.8    1.9    1.8    1.7    1.8    1.8     .2
         
Manufacturing[1]    3.3    2.3    2.6    3.6    1.7    2.7    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1    2.1     .2
         
Mining     .8     .1    -.9    -.5   -1.7     .6     .4     .7     .3     .2     .3     .4     .0
Utilities    4.3    2.1    1.6    2.2     .0    2.1    1.5    1.9    1.5    1.2    1.2    1.5     .1
         
         
Selected high-technology industries   20.9   19.1   17.3   26.7   18.3   19.6   19.6   19.8   19.5   19.6   19.7   20.3    1.6
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected 
      high-technology industries
   2.6    1.3    1.6    1.6     .6    1.4    1.0    1.1     .9     .9    1.0    1.0     .1
         
Stage-of-process groups        
Crude    1.7     .3    -.4    -.1   -1.1     .3     .5     .7     .3     .4     .6     .6     .0
Primary and semifinished    3.0    1.4    2.6    3.7    1.4    3.0    2.3    2.1    2.2    2.1    2.1    2.1     .2
Finished    3.9    3.5    2.7    3.4    2.0    2.3    1.9    2.2    1.9    1.9    2.0    2.1     .2

[1] See note on cover page. Return to table


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