Table 1B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 2002 output) | | | 1975 | 59.8 59.9 60.0 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 61.0 61.1 | 59.9 60.3 60.6 61.0 | 60.4 1976 | 61.2 61.3 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.9 62.0 62.1 62.3 62.4 62.6 62.7 | 61.3 61.7 62.1 62.6 | 61.9 | | | 1977 | 62.9 63.0 63.2 63.4 63.5 63.7 63.9 64.1 64.3 64.5 64.6 64.8 | 63.0 63.5 64.1 64.6 | 63.8 1978 | 65.0 65.2 65.4 65.6 65.7 65.9 66.1 66.2 66.4 66.6 66.7 66.9 | 65.2 65.7 66.2 66.7 | 66.0 1979 | 67.0 67.2 67.3 67.5 67.7 67.8 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.4 68.5 68.7 | 67.2 67.7 68.1 68.5 | 67.9 1980 | 68.8 68.9 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.5 69.6 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.2 70.3 | 68.9 69.3 69.8 70.2 | 69.6 1981 | 70.5 70.6 70.8 70.9 71.1 71.3 71.4 71.6 71.8 71.9 72.1 72.3 | 70.6 71.1 71.6 72.1 | 71.4 | | | 1982 | 72.5 72.6 72.8 72.9 73.1 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 | 72.6 73.1 73.5 73.8 | 73.3 1983 | 74.0 74.0 74.0 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.2 74.2 74.2 74.3 74.3 74.4 | 74.0 74.1 74.2 74.3 | 74.2 1984 | 74.5 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.9 75.0 75.1 75.3 75.4 75.6 75.7 75.9 | 74.6 74.9 75.3 75.7 | 75.1 1985 | 76.1 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.8 77.0 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.7 77.8 77.9 | 76.3 76.8 77.4 77.8 | 77.1 1986 | 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 79.0 79.1 | 78.2 78.5 78.7 79.0 | 78.6 | | | 1987 | 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.7 79.8 79.9 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 | 79.4 79.8 80.2 80.5 | 80.0 1988 | 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.8 80.9 80.9 80.9 81.0 81.1 81.1 81.2 81.3 | 80.7 80.9 81.0 81.2 | 80.9 1989 | 81.4 81.5 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.1 82.3 82.5 82.6 82.8 83.0 83.2 | 81.5 82.0 82.5 83.0 | 82.2 1990 | 83.3 83.5 83.7 83.9 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.5 84.6 84.8 84.9 85.0 | 83.5 84.0 84.5 84.9 | 84.2 1991 | 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.8 85.9 86.0 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.5 | 85.3 85.6 86.0 86.3 | 85.8 | | | 1992 | 86.6 86.7 86.9 87.0 87.2 87.3 87.5 87.6 87.8 88.0 88.1 88.3 | 86.7 87.2 87.6 88.1 | 87.4 1993 | 88.4 88.5 88.7 88.8 88.9 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.5 89.6 89.8 90.0 | 88.5 88.9 89.3 89.8 | 89.2 1994 | 90.1 90.3 90.5 90.8 91.0 91.2 91.5 91.8 92.1 92.4 92.8 93.1 | 90.3 91.0 91.8 92.8 | 91.5 1995 | 93.5 93.8 94.2 94.6 95.0 95.4 95.8 96.2 96.6 97.0 97.5 97.9 | 93.8 95.0 96.2 97.5 | 95.6 1996 | 98.3 98.7 99.2 99.6 100.0 100.4 100.9 101.3 101.7 102.2 102.7 103.1 | 98.7 100.0 101.3 102.7 | 100.7 | | | 1997 | 103.6 104.2 104.7 105.2 105.8 106.4 107.0 107.7 108.4 109.0 109.7 110.5 | 104.2 105.8 107.7 109.7 | 106.9 1998 | 111.2 111.9 112.6 113.3 114.0 114.6 115.2 115.8 116.4 116.9 117.5 118.0 | 111.9 114.0 115.8 117.5 | 114.8 1999 | 118.5 119.0 119.5 120.0 120.5 120.9 121.4 121.8 122.3 122.8 123.2 123.7 | 119.0 120.4 121.8 123.2 | 121.1 2000 | 124.2 124.6 125.1 125.5 126.0 126.4 126.8 127.2 127.7 128.1 128.5 128.9 | 124.6 126.0 127.2 128.5 | 126.6 2001 | 129.2 129.6 130.0 130.3 130.6 130.9 131.2 131.5 131.8 132.0 132.2 132.5 | 129.6 130.6 131.5 132.2 | 131.0 | | | 2002 | 132.6 132.8 132.9 133.0 133.1 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 133.2 | 132.8 133.1 133.2 133.2 | 133.1 2003 | 133.1 133.1 133.0 133.0 133.0 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 | 133.1 133.0 132.9 132.9 | 133.0 2004 | 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.1 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.9 | 133.0 133.1 133.4 133.7 | 133.3 2005 | 134.0 134.2 134.3 134.5 134.7 134.9 135.1 135.3 135.5 | 134.2 134.7 135.3 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1975 | 77.4 75.3 74.4 74.3 74.1 74.4 75.1 75.6 76.5 76.6 76.6 77.4 | 75.7 74.3 75.7 76.9 | 75.6 1976 | 78.4 78.9 78.8 79.2 79.3 79.2 79.4 79.8 79.8 79.8 80.8 81.4 | 78.7 79.2 79.7 80.6 | 79.6 | | | 1977 | 80.7 81.7 82.5 83.1 83.5 83.8 83.8 83.7 83.8 83.8 83.6 83.5 | 81.7 83.5 83.8 83.6 | 83.1 1978 | 82.1 82.3 83.5 85.0 85.1 85.5 85.2 85.3 85.3 85.8 86.3 86.6 | 82.6 85.2 85.3 86.2 | 84.8 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.2 85.1 85.5 85.3 85.0 84.2 84.1 84.4 84.1 84.1 | 86.0 85.3 84.4 84.2 | 85.0 1980 | 84.2 84.1 83.7 81.9 79.6 78.5 77.8 77.9 79.0 79.8 81.0 81.3 | 84.0 80.0 78.2 80.7 | 80.7 1981 | 80.7 80.1 80.4 79.8 80.2 80.4 80.7 80.6 79.9 79.1 78.1 77.0 | 80.4 80.1 80.4 78.1 | 79.7 | | | 1982 | 75.4 76.6 75.9 75.1 74.4 74.0 73.6 72.9 72.5 71.8 71.4 70.7 | 76.0 74.5 73.0 71.3 | 73.7 1983 | 72.0 71.5 72.1 72.9 73.4 73.8 74.9 75.7 76.8 77.5 77.6 77.9 | 71.8 73.4 75.8 77.7 | 74.7 1984 | 79.5 79.7 80.0 80.4 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.9 80.6 80.3 80.5 80.3 | 79.7 80.7 80.8 80.4 | 80.4 1985 | 79.9 80.1 80.0 79.7 79.6 79.4 78.7 78.9 79.1 78.6 78.8 79.4 | 80.0 79.6 78.9 78.9 | 79.4 1986 | 79.7 79.0 78.4 78.3 78.4 78.0 78.4 78.2 78.3 78.5 78.7 79.3 | 79.0 78.2 78.3 78.9 | 78.6 | | | 1987 | 79.0 79.8 79.8 80.1 80.6 80.8 81.2 81.6 81.7 82.8 83.1 83.4 | 79.6 80.5 81.5 83.1 | 81.2 1988 | 83.4 83.6 83.7 84.1 84.0 84.2 84.3 84.6 84.3 84.7 84.8 85.0 | 83.6 84.1 84.4 84.8 | 84.2 1989 | 85.1 84.6 84.7 84.5 83.8 83.6 82.7 83.3 82.8 82.6 82.7 83.1 | 84.8 84.0 82.9 82.8 | 83.6 1990 | 82.4 82.9 83.2 83.0 82.9 82.9 82.7 82.8 82.8 82.0 80.9 80.2 | 82.8 82.9 82.7 81.1 | 82.4 1991 | 79.7 79.1 78.6 78.6 79.3 80.0 79.9 79.9 80.5 80.2 80.0 79.7 | 79.1 79.3 80.1 80.0 | 79.6 | | | 1992 | 79.1 79.5 80.0 80.4 80.6 80.5 81.0 80.4 80.5 80.9 81.0 81.0 | 79.6 80.5 80.6 81.0 | 80.4 1993 | 81.2 81.4 81.3 81.4 81.0 81.1 81.2 81.1 81.4 81.8 82.0 82.3 | 81.3 81.1 81.2 82.0 | 81.4 1994 | 82.5 82.3 83.0 83.2 83.5 83.8 83.8 83.9 83.8 84.2 84.5 85.0 | 82.6 83.5 83.8 84.6 | 83.6 1995 | 85.0 84.7 84.5 84.1 83.9 83.8 83.1 83.9 83.8 83.3 83.2 83.2 | 84.7 83.9 83.6 83.2 | 83.9 1996 | 82.1 83.0 82.5 82.9 83.1 83.5 83.0 83.2 83.3 82.9 83.3 83.5 | 82.5 83.2 83.1 83.3 | 83.0 | | | 1997 | 83.3 83.9 84.1 83.6 83.6 83.5 83.5 84.0 84.3 84.3 84.6 84.4 | 83.7 83.6 83.9 84.4 | 83.9 1998 | 84.2 83.7 83.3 83.1 83.1 82.2 81.5 82.8 82.3 82.5 82.1 81.9 | 83.7 82.8 82.2 82.2 | 82.7 1999 | 82.0 82.0 81.8 81.7 82.0 81.7 81.9 82.0 81.3 82.1 82.2 82.6 | 81.9 81.8 81.7 82.3 | 81.9 2000 | 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.7 82.7 82.5 82.0 81.4 81.5 80.9 80.7 80.1 | 82.5 82.6 81.6 80.6 | 81.8 2001 | 79.2 78.4 77.9 77.6 76.9 76.3 75.9 75.4 75.0 74.5 74.0 73.9 | 78.5 76.9 75.4 74.2 | 76.3 | | | 2002 | 74.3 74.1 74.7 74.9 75.2 75.8 75.6 75.6 75.6 75.3 75.5 75.2 | 74.4 75.3 75.6 75.3 | 75.1 2003 | 75.5 75.6 75.4 74.9 74.9 75.1 75.4 75.5 76.0 76.1 76.8 76.9 | 75.5 74.9 75.6 76.6 | 75.7 2004 | 77.2 77.8 77.6 78.1 78.8 78.4 78.8 79.0 78.7 79.2 79.3 79.7 | 77.5 78.4 78.8 79.4 | 78.6 2005 | 79.8 80.0 79.9 79.7 79.8 80.3 80.1 80.3 79.0 | 79.9 79.9 79.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from July 2005 through September 2005 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.