Table 7B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 2002 output) | | | 1976 | 55.7 55.8 55.9 56.0 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.6 56.7 56.8 57.0 57.1 | 55.8 56.2 56.6 57.0 | 56.4 1977 | 57.3 57.4 57.6 57.7 57.9 58.1 58.2 58.4 58.6 58.7 58.9 59.1 | 57.4 57.9 58.4 58.9 | 58.2 | | | 1978 | 59.3 59.5 59.6 59.8 60.0 60.2 60.4 60.5 60.7 60.9 61.1 61.2 | 59.5 60.0 60.5 61.1 | 60.3 1979 | 61.4 61.6 61.8 61.9 62.1 62.3 62.4 62.6 62.7 62.9 63.1 63.2 | 61.6 62.1 62.6 63.1 | 62.3 1980 | 63.4 63.5 63.7 63.8 64.0 64.2 64.4 64.5 64.7 64.9 65.1 65.3 | 63.5 64.0 64.5 65.1 | 64.3 1981 | 65.5 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.4 66.6 66.7 66.9 67.1 67.2 67.4 | 65.7 66.2 66.7 67.2 | 66.5 1982 | 67.6 67.7 67.9 68.0 68.1 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.8 | 67.7 68.1 68.5 68.7 | 68.3 | | | 1983 | 68.9 68.9 69.0 69.0 69.0 69.1 69.1 69.2 69.2 69.3 69.3 69.4 | 68.9 69.0 69.2 69.3 | 69.1 1984 | 69.5 69.6 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.2 70.4 70.6 70.8 71.0 71.2 71.4 | 69.6 70.0 70.6 71.2 | 70.4 1985 | 71.6 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.5 72.7 72.9 73.1 73.2 73.4 73.5 73.6 | 71.9 72.5 73.1 73.5 | 72.7 1986 | 73.7 73.8 73.9 74.0 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.8 74.9 | 73.8 74.1 74.4 74.8 | 74.3 1987 | 75.1 75.3 75.4 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.2 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 | 75.3 75.8 76.3 76.7 | 76.0 | | | 1988 | 76.9 77.0 77.1 77.1 77.1 77.2 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.4 77.5 77.6 | 77.0 77.1 77.3 77.5 | 77.2 1989 | 77.8 77.9 78.0 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.7 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.4 79.6 | 77.9 78.4 78.9 79.4 | 78.6 1990 | 79.8 80.0 80.2 80.3 80.5 80.7 80.8 81.0 81.2 81.3 81.5 81.6 | 80.0 80.5 81.0 81.5 | 80.7 1991 | 81.8 81.9 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.9 83.0 83.1 83.3 | 81.9 82.3 82.7 83.1 | 82.5 1992 | 83.4 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.1 84.3 84.5 84.7 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 | 83.6 84.1 84.7 85.3 | 84.4 | | | 1993 | 85.6 85.8 85.9 86.1 86.2 86.4 86.5 86.7 86.8 87.0 87.2 87.4 | 85.8 86.2 86.7 87.2 | 86.5 1994 | 87.6 87.8 88.0 88.3 88.5 88.8 89.1 89.4 89.8 90.1 90.5 90.9 | 87.8 88.5 89.4 90.5 | 89.1 1995 | 91.2 91.6 92.1 92.5 92.9 93.3 93.8 94.2 94.7 95.1 95.6 96.1 | 91.6 92.9 94.2 95.6 | 93.6 1996 | 96.6 97.1 97.6 98.1 98.6 99.1 99.6 100.1 100.6 101.2 101.7 102.2 | 97.1 98.6 100.1 101.7 | 99.4 1997 | 102.8 103.4 104.0 104.6 105.2 105.9 106.6 107.3 108.0 108.8 109.6 110.4 | 103.4 105.2 107.3 109.6 | 106.4 | | | 1998 | 111.3 112.1 112.9 113.7 114.5 115.3 116.0 116.7 117.4 118.1 118.7 119.3 | 112.1 114.5 116.7 118.7 | 115.5 1999 | 119.9 120.5 121.1 121.7 122.2 122.8 123.4 124.0 124.6 125.2 125.8 126.4 | 120.5 122.2 124.0 125.8 | 123.1 2000 | 127.1 127.7 128.3 128.9 129.5 130.1 130.7 131.2 131.7 132.2 132.7 133.2 | 127.7 129.5 131.2 132.7 | 130.3 2001 | 133.6 134.0 134.4 134.7 135.1 135.4 135.6 135.9 136.1 136.3 136.5 136.6 | 134.0 135.1 135.9 136.5 | 135.4 2002 | 136.8 136.9 137.0 137.1 137.1 137.2 137.2 137.2 137.1 137.1 137.0 136.9 | 136.9 137.1 137.2 137.0 | 137.1 | | | 2003 | 136.8 136.7 136.6 136.5 136.4 136.2 136.1 136.0 135.9 135.9 135.8 135.8 | 136.7 136.4 136.0 135.8 | 136.2 2004 | 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.8 135.8 135.9 136.0 | 135.7 135.7 135.7 135.9 | 135.7 2005 | 136.0 136.2 136.3 136.5 136.6 136.9 137.1 137.3 137.6 137.9 138.2 138.6 | 136.2 136.6 137.4 138.2 | 137.1 2006 | 138.9 139.2 139.5 139.9 140.2 140.5 140.8 141.1 141.3 141.6 | 139.2 140.2 141.1 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1976 | 76.5 77.4 77.4 77.8 78.0 77.8 78.3 78.6 78.6 78.4 79.3 79.9 | 77.1 77.9 78.5 79.2 | 78.2 1977 | 79.4 80.6 81.6 82.3 82.7 83.1 82.9 83.2 83.1 83.1 82.9 83.6 | 80.6 82.7 83.1 83.2 | 82.4 | | | 1978 | 82.1 82.1 83.3 84.4 84.3 84.8 84.5 84.6 84.8 85.2 85.7 86.2 | 82.5 84.5 84.6 85.7 | 84.3 1979 | 85.2 85.4 85.6 84.0 84.8 84.7 84.6 83.3 83.3 83.3 82.9 83.0 | 85.4 84.5 83.7 83.1 | 84.2 1980 | 83.1 82.9 82.0 80.1 77.5 76.1 75.2 75.5 76.5 77.7 78.9 78.9 | 82.7 77.9 75.8 78.5 | 78.7 1981 | 78.4 77.7 77.8 77.9 78.2 77.6 77.6 77.5 77.0 76.0 75.0 73.6 | 78.0 77.9 77.4 74.8 | 77.0 1982 | 71.7 73.5 72.7 72.1 71.8 71.5 71.3 70.6 70.3 69.4 68.9 68.5 | 72.6 71.8 70.7 68.9 | 71.0 | | | 1983 | 70.1 69.9 70.6 71.4 72.3 72.8 73.9 74.4 75.8 76.6 76.8 76.9 | 70.2 72.2 74.7 76.8 | 73.5 1984 | 78.2 79.0 79.2 79.5 79.5 79.7 79.9 79.8 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.6 | 78.8 79.6 79.7 79.6 | 79.4 1985 | 79.1 78.6 79.0 78.5 78.4 78.3 77.7 78.0 77.9 77.6 77.9 78.2 | 78.9 78.4 77.9 77.9 | 78.3 1986 | 78.9 78.3 78.0 78.2 78.3 77.9 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.8 79.3 | 78.4 78.1 78.3 78.9 | 78.4 1987 | 78.9 79.9 79.7 79.9 80.4 80.5 80.9 81.1 81.4 82.5 82.9 83.2 | 79.5 80.3 81.1 82.9 | 80.9 | | | 1988 | 83.0 83.0 83.2 83.9 83.7 83.8 83.8 83.9 84.1 84.5 84.7 84.9 | 83.1 83.8 83.9 84.7 | 83.9 1989 | 85.4 84.4 84.2 84.1 83.2 83.2 82.1 82.6 82.2 81.9 81.9 81.8 | 84.7 83.5 82.3 81.9 | 83.1 1990 | 81.5 82.5 82.6 82.2 82.2 82.2 81.9 81.9 81.8 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.2 82.2 81.8 80.0 | 81.6 1991 | 78.4 77.7 77.1 77.2 77.7 78.4 78.5 78.6 79.3 79.0 78.7 78.5 | 77.7 77.8 78.8 78.8 | 78.3 1992 | 78.0 78.5 79.0 79.3 79.6 79.7 80.2 79.7 79.5 79.8 79.9 79.6 | 78.5 79.5 79.8 79.8 | 79.4 | | | 1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.0 80.3 80.1 79.9 80.1 79.9 80.2 80.8 80.9 81.3 | 80.2 80.1 80.0 81.0 | 80.3 1994 | 81.3 81.2 82.1 82.5 82.7 82.7 82.8 83.1 83.1 83.6 83.9 84.6 | 81.5 82.6 83.0 84.0 | 82.8 1995 | 84.6 84.2 84.0 83.5 83.1 83.1 82.2 82.7 83.1 82.6 82.3 82.1 | 84.3 83.2 82.7 82.3 | 83.1 1996 | 81.0 81.8 81.2 81.7 81.8 82.3 82.0 82.1 82.3 81.8 82.2 82.5 | 81.3 81.9 82.2 82.2 | 81.9 1997 | 82.1 82.8 83.3 82.5 82.7 82.7 82.4 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.8 83.6 | 82.8 82.6 83.0 83.6 | 83.0 | | | 1998 | 83.6 83.0 82.3 82.2 82.1 81.0 80.2 81.8 81.1 81.4 81.1 81.1 | 83.0 81.8 81.0 81.2 | 81.7 1999 | 81.0 81.2 80.8 80.7 81.1 80.5 80.5 80.7 80.0 80.9 81.1 81.4 | 81.0 80.7 80.4 81.1 | 80.8 2000 | 81.1 81.0 81.2 81.4 81.0 80.8 80.4 79.6 79.7 79.0 78.4 77.6 | 81.1 81.1 79.9 78.3 | 80.1 2001 | 76.9 76.2 75.7 75.3 74.6 73.9 73.5 72.9 72.5 71.9 71.6 71.7 | 76.3 74.6 73.0 71.7 | 73.9 2002 | 71.9 71.9 72.4 72.4 72.8 73.6 73.2 73.5 73.6 73.3 73.6 73.3 | 72.0 72.9 73.5 73.4 | 73.0 | | | 2003 | 73.7 73.8 74.1 73.5 73.5 74.0 74.1 74.0 74.6 74.5 75.3 75.2 | 73.9 73.6 74.2 75.0 | 74.2 2004 | 75.3 75.8 75.7 76.2 76.6 76.1 76.7 77.2 76.9 77.4 77.4 77.8 | 75.6 76.3 76.9 77.6 | 76.6 2005 | 78.2 78.6 78.3 78.4 78.7 78.9 78.8 79.0 78.1 79.2 79.7 79.8 | 78.4 78.7 78.6 79.6 | 78.8 2006 | 80.3 79.9 80.1 80.7 80.3 80.8 80.9 81.1 80.8 80.5 | 80.1 80.6 80.9 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from August 2006 through October 2006 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.