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) | | | 1978 | 60.8 61.0 61.1 61.3 61.5 61.7 61.9 62.0 62.2 62.4 62.6 62.7 | 61.0 61.5 62.0 62.6 | 61.8 1979 | 62.9 63.1 63.3 63.4 63.6 63.8 63.9 64.1 64.2 64.4 64.6 64.7 | 63.1 63.6 64.1 64.6 | 63.8 | | | 1980 | 64.9 65.0 65.2 65.4 65.5 65.7 65.9 66.1 66.3 66.5 66.6 66.8 | 65.0 65.5 66.1 66.6 | 65.8 1981 | 67.0 67.2 67.4 67.6 67.8 68.0 68.1 68.3 68.5 68.6 68.8 68.9 | 67.2 67.8 68.3 68.8 | 68.0 1982 | 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.5 69.7 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 | 69.2 69.7 70.0 70.3 | 69.8 1983 | 70.4 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.6 70.6 70.6 70.7 70.7 70.8 70.8 | 70.5 70.5 70.6 70.8 | 70.6 1984 | 70.9 71.0 71.1 71.2 71.4 71.5 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.5 72.7 | 71.0 71.4 71.9 72.5 | 71.7 | | | 1985 | 72.9 73.1 73.3 73.5 73.7 73.9 74.1 74.3 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.9 | 73.1 73.7 74.3 74.7 | 74.0 1986 | 75.0 75.1 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 76.1 | 75.0 75.3 75.6 75.9 | 75.5 1987 | 76.2 76.4 76.6 76.8 77.0 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.7 77.8 78.0 78.1 | 76.4 77.0 77.5 78.0 | 77.2 1988 | 78.2 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.4 78.5 78.5 78.6 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 | 78.2 78.4 78.6 78.8 | 78.5 1989 | 79.0 79.2 79.3 79.5 79.6 79.8 80.0 80.2 80.4 80.6 80.7 80.9 | 79.2 79.6 80.2 80.7 | 79.9 | | | 1990 | 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.2 82.3 82.5 82.7 82.8 83.0 | 81.3 81.8 82.3 82.8 | 82.1 1991 | 83.1 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.0 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.5 | 83.3 83.6 84.0 84.3 | 83.8 1992 | 84.6 84.8 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 85.7 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.7 | 84.8 85.3 85.9 86.5 | 85.6 1993 | 86.9 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.8 87.9 88.0 88.2 88.4 | 87.0 87.4 87.8 88.2 | 87.6 1994 | 88.6 88.8 89.0 89.3 89.5 89.8 90.1 90.5 90.8 91.1 91.5 91.8 | 88.8 89.6 90.5 91.5 | 90.1 | | | 1995 | 92.2 92.5 92.9 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.3 95.8 96.2 96.7 | 92.5 93.7 94.9 96.2 | 94.3 1996 | 97.2 97.7 98.2 98.8 99.3 99.9 100.4 100.9 101.5 102.0 102.6 103.1 | 97.7 99.3 100.9 102.6 | 100.1 1997 | 103.7 104.3 104.9 105.6 106.2 106.9 107.6 108.3 109.1 109.8 110.6 111.4 | 104.3 106.2 108.3 110.6 | 107.4 1998 | 112.3 113.1 113.9 114.7 115.5 116.2 116.9 117.6 118.3 118.9 119.5 120.1 | 113.1 115.4 117.6 119.5 | 116.4 1999 | 120.7 121.3 121.8 122.4 122.9 123.5 124.0 124.5 125.1 125.6 126.2 126.8 | 121.3 122.9 124.5 126.2 | 123.7 | | | 2000 | 127.3 127.9 128.4 129.0 129.5 130.1 130.6 131.1 131.6 132.1 132.6 133.0 | 127.9 129.5 131.1 132.6 | 130.3 2001 | 133.5 133.9 134.3 134.7 135.1 135.4 135.7 136.0 136.3 136.5 136.7 136.9 | 133.9 135.1 136.0 136.7 | 135.4 2002 | 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.4 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.4 137.4 | 137.2 137.4 137.5 137.4 | 137.4 2003 | 137.3 137.2 137.1 137.1 137.0 136.9 136.8 136.8 136.7 136.6 136.6 136.6 | 137.2 137.0 136.8 136.6 | 136.9 2004 | 136.5 136.5 136.5 136.5 136.5 136.5 136.6 136.6 136.7 136.7 136.8 136.9 | 136.5 136.5 136.6 136.8 | 136.6 | | | 2005 | 137.0 137.2 137.3 137.5 137.6 137.8 138.0 138.2 138.4 138.6 138.8 138.9 | 137.2 137.6 138.2 138.8 | 137.9 2006 | 139.1 139.3 139.4 139.6 139.7 139.9 140.0 140.2 140.3 140.5 140.7 140.8 | 139.3 139.7 140.2 140.7 | 140.0 2007 | 141.0 141.2 141.4 141.7 141.9 142.1 142.4 142.7 142.9 143.2 143.4 143.7 | 141.2 141.9 142.7 143.4 | 142.3 2008 | 143.9 144.1 | | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1978 | 82.1 82.1 83.2 84.3 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 85.5 84.0 84.8 84.7 84.6 83.2 83.2 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 75.7 78.5 | 78.7 1981 | 78.4 77.7 77.8 77.9 78.2 77.6 77.6 77.5 76.9 76.0 74.9 73.5 | 77.9 77.9 77.3 74.8 | 77.0 1982 | 71.6 73.3 72.6 72.0 71.7 71.4 71.2 70.5 70.2 69.3 68.8 68.5 | 72.5 71.7 70.7 68.9 | 70.9 1983 | 70.1 70.0 70.6 71.4 72.3 72.9 73.9 74.5 75.8 76.6 76.8 77.0 | 70.2 72.2 74.7 76.8 | 73.5 1984 | 78.3 79.0 79.3 79.5 79.6 79.8 79.9 79.9 79.5 79.6 79.6 79.7 | 78.9 79.6 79.8 79.6 | 79.5 | | | 1985 | 79.1 78.7 79.0 78.5 78.4 78.3 77.7 78.0 77.9 77.5 77.9 78.1 | 78.9 78.4 77.9 77.8 | 78.3 1986 | 78.8 78.2 77.9 78.2 78.2 77.9 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.8 79.3 | 78.3 78.1 78.3 78.9 | 78.4 1987 | 78.9 79.9 79.7 80.0 80.4 80.5 80.8 81.1 81.4 82.5 82.9 83.3 | 79.5 80.3 81.1 82.9 | 80.9 1988 | 83.0 83.1 83.3 83.9 83.8 83.8 83.9 83.9 84.1 84.5 84.7 84.9 | 83.1 83.8 84.0 84.7 | 83.9 1989 | 85.4 84.5 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 | 81.6 82.5 82.6 82.3 82.2 82.2 81.9 81.9 81.8 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.2 82.2 81.9 80.0 | 81.6 1991 | 78.4 77.8 77.1 77.3 77.7 78.5 78.5 78.6 79.3 79.1 78.7 78.6 | 77.8 77.8 78.8 78.8 | 78.3 1992 | 78.0 78.5 79.1 79.4 79.7 79.8 80.2 79.7 79.5 79.8 79.9 79.6 | 78.5 79.6 79.8 79.8 | 79.4 1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.0 80.4 80.2 80.0 80.1 79.9 80.3 80.8 81.0 81.2 | 80.2 80.2 80.1 81.0 | 80.4 1994 | 81.2 81.1 82.0 82.4 82.7 82.7 82.8 83.1 83.1 83.6 83.9 84.6 | 81.4 82.6 83.0 84.0 | 82.8 | | | 1995 | 84.5 84.1 83.9 83.5 83.2 83.1 82.3 82.9 83.2 82.7 82.4 82.4 | 84.2 83.3 82.8 82.5 | 83.2 1996 | 81.4 82.3 81.6 82.0 82.0 82.5 82.3 82.3 82.4 81.9 82.2 82.4 | 81.8 82.2 82.3 82.2 | 82.1 1997 | 82.0 82.7 83.2 82.5 82.7 82.8 82.6 83.4 83.6 83.5 83.9 83.7 | 82.7 82.7 83.2 83.7 | 83.1 1998 | 83.7 83.1 82.4 82.3 82.2 81.1 80.2 81.7 81.0 81.3 81.0 81.1 | 83.1 81.9 81.0 81.1 | 81.8 1999 | 80.9 81.1 80.7 80.6 81.0 80.4 80.4 80.6 80.0 80.9 81.1 81.3 | 80.9 80.7 80.3 81.1 | 80.7 | | | 2000 | 81.1 81.0 81.2 81.3 80.9 80.8 80.4 79.7 79.7 79.1 78.5 77.8 | 81.1 81.0 79.9 78.5 | 80.1 2001 | 77.0 76.4 75.9 75.5 74.7 74.0 73.6 72.9 72.5 71.9 71.5 71.6 | 76.4 74.7 73.0 71.7 | 73.9 2002 | 71.8 71.8 72.2 72.2 72.7 73.5 73.1 73.4 73.4 73.1 73.4 73.0 | 71.9 72.8 73.3 73.2 | 72.8 2003 | 73.4 73.6 73.8 73.2 73.3 73.8 73.9 73.8 74.3 74.4 75.1 75.0 | 73.6 73.4 74.0 74.8 | 74.0 2004 | 75.0 75.5 75.4 75.8 76.3 75.7 76.3 76.8 76.6 77.3 77.4 77.7 | 75.3 75.9 76.6 77.5 | 76.3 | | | 2005 | 78.1 78.6 78.3 78.3 78.6 78.7 78.6 78.7 77.8 78.9 79.4 79.3 | 78.4 78.5 78.4 79.2 | 78.6 2006 | 79.7 79.3 79.2 79.6 79.3 79.5 79.5 79.7 79.4 78.9 78.7 79.4 | 79.4 79.4 79.5 79.0 | 79.4 2007 | 78.8 78.8 79.2 79.4 79.4 79.6 80.1 79.6 79.8 79.2 79.3 79.2 | 78.9 79.5 79.8 79.2 | 79.4 2008 | 79.1 78.7 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from October 2007 through February 2008 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3.