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Table 8 Industrial Capacity
Percent change
Item Average annual rate Fourth quarter to fourth quarter Annual rate Monthly rate
2018
Sept.
1972-
79
1980-
88
1989-
94 
1995-
2018
        2017
Q4
2018
2015 2016 2017 2018 Q1 Q2 Q3
Total industry 3.0 1.9 2.3 2.0 .8 .6 .6 2.0 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.2 .2
         
Manufacturing[1] 3.2 2.2 2.6 2.0 -.3 1.3 .7 1.3 .8 1.1 1.3 1.5 .1
         
Mining .7 .1 -.7 1.2 .9 -3.1 -1.0 5.7 1.7 4.1 5.7 6.5 .5
Utilities 4.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 .4 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.1 .2
         
         
Selected high-technology industries 18.6 16.7 16.0 17.8 3.3 7.4 3.2 5.5 3.0 4.5 5.5 6.0 .5
Manufacturing[1] ex. selected
high-technology industries
2.6 1.3 1.6 .8 -.4 1.1 .7 1.2 .7 1.0 1.2 1.3 .1
         
Stage-of-process groups
Crude 1.5 .4 -.5 1.1 .4 -2.4 -.5 4.1 1.3 3.0 4.1 4.6 .4
Primary and semifinished 3.0 1.3 2.5 2.2 -.2 1.7 .7 1.4 .9 1.1 1.4 1.6 .1
Finished 3.9 3.3 2.8 1.9 .1 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 .1

[1] Refer to note on cover page.


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