Table 8B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <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) | | | 1979 | 88.9 89.1 89.2 89.4 89.5 89.7 89.8 90.0 90.1 90.3 90.4 90.5 | 89.0 89.5 90.0 90.4 | 89.7 1980 | 90.7 90.8 90.9 91.1 91.2 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.8 91.9 92.1 92.2 | 90.8 91.2 91.6 92.1 | 91.4 | | | 1981 | 92.4 92.5 92.7 92.8 93.0 93.2 93.3 93.5 93.6 93.8 93.9 94.1 | 92.5 93.0 93.5 93.9 | 93.2 1982 | 94.2 94.3 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.9 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 | 94.3 94.7 94.9 95.0 | 94.7 1983 | 95.0 95.0 95.0 94.9 94.9 94.9 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8 | 95.0 94.9 94.8 94.8 | 94.9 1984 | 94.9 94.9 95.0 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.6 95.7 95.9 96.0 96.2 | 94.9 95.2 95.6 96.0 | 95.4 1985 | 96.3 96.5 96.7 96.9 97.0 97.2 97.4 97.5 97.7 97.8 97.9 98.1 | 96.5 97.0 97.5 97.9 | 97.2 | | | 1986 | 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.1 | 98.3 98.5 98.8 99.1 | 98.7 1987 | 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.1 100.1 100.2 | 99.3 99.6 99.9 100.1 | 99.8 1988 | 100.2 100.2 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.3 100.4 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.6 | 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.6 | 100.4 1989 | 100.7 100.9 101.0 101.1 101.3 101.4 101.6 101.8 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.4 | 100.9 101.3 101.8 102.3 | 101.5 1990 | 102.6 102.8 102.9 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.9 104.0 104.1 | 102.8 103.2 103.6 104.0 | 103.4 | | | 1991 | 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.7 104.8 104.9 105.0 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 | 104.4 104.8 105.2 105.5 | 105.0 1992 | 105.7 105.8 105.9 106.0 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.7 | 105.8 106.1 106.4 106.7 | 106.3 1993 | 106.8 106.9 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 | 106.9 107.2 107.5 107.8 | 107.3 1994 | 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.5 108.7 108.8 109.0 109.2 109.4 109.6 109.8 110.0 | 108.2 108.7 109.2 109.8 | 109.0 1995 | 110.2 110.3 110.5 110.7 110.9 111.1 111.3 111.5 111.7 111.9 112.0 112.2 | 110.3 110.9 111.5 112.0 | 111.2 | | | 1996 | 112.4 112.6 112.8 113.0 113.2 113.4 113.6 113.9 114.1 114.4 114.7 114.9 | 112.6 113.2 113.9 114.7 | 113.6 1997 | 115.2 115.6 115.9 116.3 116.6 117.0 117.4 117.9 118.3 118.7 119.2 119.6 | 115.6 116.6 117.9 119.2 | 117.3 1998 | 120.1 120.5 120.9 121.4 121.8 122.2 122.6 123.0 123.4 123.7 124.1 124.4 | 120.5 121.8 123.0 124.1 | 122.3 1999 | 124.7 125.0 125.3 125.6 125.8 126.1 126.4 126.6 126.8 127.0 127.2 127.4 | 125.0 125.8 126.6 127.2 | 126.2 2000 | 127.6 127.8 128.0 128.1 128.3 128.5 128.6 128.8 128.9 129.1 129.2 129.4 | 127.8 128.3 128.8 129.2 | 128.5 | | | 2001 | 129.5 129.7 129.8 130.0 130.1 130.3 130.5 130.6 130.8 130.9 131.1 131.2 | 129.7 130.1 130.6 131.0 | 130.4 2002 | 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.5 131.6 131.6 131.6 131.5 131.5 131.4 131.3 131.2 | 131.4 131.6 131.5 131.3 | 131.4 2003 | 131.1 130.9 130.8 130.7 130.6 130.5 130.4 130.4 130.3 130.3 130.3 130.3 | 130.9 130.6 130.4 130.3 | 130.6 2004 | 130.3 130.3 130.3 130.3 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.2 130.1 130.1 130.0 130.0 | 130.3 130.2 130.2 130.0 | 130.2 2005 | 130.0 130.0 129.9 129.9 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 | 130.0 130.0 130.1 130.4 | 130.1 | | | 2006 | 130.7 130.8 131.0 131.1 131.3 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.9 132.0 132.1 132.3 | 130.8 131.3 131.7 132.1 | 131.5 2007 | 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 133.0 133.1 133.2 133.4 133.5 133.6 | 132.5 132.8 133.1 133.5 | 133.0 2008 | 133.8 133.9 134.0 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.7 134.7 134.7 | 133.9 134.3 134.6 134.7 | 134.4 2009 | 134.7 134.6 | | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1979 | 85.9 86.2 86.3 85.2 85.7 85.4 85.0 84.2 84.1 84.3 84.0 83.9 | 86.2 85.4 84.4 84.1 | 85.0 1980 | 84.0 83.9 83.5 81.6 79.3 78.1 77.4 77.5 78.7 79.5 80.8 81.1 | 83.8 79.7 77.9 80.5 | 80.5 | | | 1981 | 80.4 79.8 80.1 79.4 79.7 80.0 80.4 80.2 79.5 78.7 77.7 76.7 | 80.1 79.7 80.0 77.7 | 79.4 1982 | 75.0 76.3 75.6 74.8 74.1 73.7 73.3 72.7 72.3 71.6 71.3 70.7 | 75.6 74.2 72.7 71.2 | 73.4 1983 | 72.0 71.6 72.1 72.9 73.5 73.8 74.9 75.8 76.8 77.4 77.5 77.9 | 71.9 73.4 75.8 77.6 | 74.7 1984 | 79.4 79.6 79.9 80.2 80.5 80.6 80.6 80.5 80.2 79.9 80.1 80.0 | 79.6 80.4 80.4 80.0 | 80.1 1985 | 79.6 79.9 79.8 79.6 79.5 79.4 78.9 79.0 79.3 78.9 79.0 79.8 | 79.7 79.5 79.1 79.2 | 79.4 | | | 1986 | 80.1 79.4 78.8 78.7 78.8 78.5 78.7 78.5 78.5 78.8 79.1 79.6 | 79.4 78.7 78.6 79.2 | 79.0 1987 | 79.2 80.1 80.1 80.4 80.8 81.1 81.4 81.8 81.9 83.0 83.4 83.7 | 79.8 80.8 81.7 83.4 | 81.4 1988 | 83.6 84.0 84.1 84.5 84.3 84.5 84.5 84.9 84.5 84.9 85.0 85.3 | 83.9 84.4 84.7 85.1 | 84.5 1989 | 85.4 85.0 85.2 85.0 84.2 84.1 83.1 83.7 83.3 83.0 83.0 83.4 | 85.2 84.4 83.3 83.1 | 84.0 1990 | 82.7 83.3 83.6 83.3 83.3 83.4 83.1 83.2 83.2 82.5 81.3 80.6 | 83.2 83.3 83.2 81.4 | 82.8 | | | 1991 | 80.1 79.4 78.9 78.9 79.6 80.3 80.2 80.1 80.8 80.5 80.3 79.8 | 79.5 79.6 80.4 80.2 | 79.9 1992 | 79.0 79.6 80.1 80.5 80.6 80.5 81.0 80.5 80.5 80.9 81.1 81.1 | 79.6 80.5 80.7 81.0 | 80.4 1993 | 81.4 81.6 81.4 81.6 81.1 81.2 81.4 81.3 81.5 82.0 82.1 82.4 | 81.5 81.3 81.4 82.2 | 81.6 1994 | 82.6 82.5 83.1 83.2 83.4 83.8 83.7 83.8 83.7 84.1 84.3 84.9 | 82.8 83.5 83.7 84.4 | 83.6 1995 | 84.9 84.6 84.4 84.0 83.9 83.8 83.2 84.0 84.0 83.5 83.4 83.4 | 84.6 83.9 83.8 83.4 | 83.9 | | | 1996 | 82.4 83.4 83.0 83.4 83.7 84.1 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.4 83.9 84.1 | 82.9 83.7 83.7 83.8 | 83.5 1997 | 83.8 84.3 84.5 83.9 83.9 83.8 83.7 84.3 84.6 84.8 85.0 84.8 | 84.2 83.9 84.2 84.9 | 84.3 1998 | 84.7 84.3 84.0 83.8 84.1 83.0 82.1 83.5 82.7 82.9 82.4 82.2 | 84.3 83.7 82.8 82.5 | 83.3 1999 | 82.2 82.1 81.8 81.5 81.8 81.3 81.3 81.5 81.0 81.9 81.9 82.3 | 82.0 81.5 81.3 82.0 | 81.7 2000 | 81.8 81.7 81.7 81.9 81.7 81.6 81.1 80.7 80.9 80.4 80.2 79.6 | 81.7 81.8 80.9 80.1 | 81.1 | | | 2001 | 79.0 78.5 78.1 77.9 77.3 76.8 76.5 76.2 75.8 75.3 74.9 74.7 | 78.5 77.4 76.2 75.0 | 76.7 2002 | 75.2 75.1 75.6 75.8 76.1 76.7 76.4 76.4 76.5 76.3 76.7 76.2 | 75.3 76.2 76.5 76.4 | 76.1 2003 | 76.8 77.0 76.9 76.2 76.2 76.2 76.5 76.4 76.9 76.9 77.5 77.4 | 76.9 76.2 76.6 77.3 | 76.7 2004 | 77.6 77.9 77.4 77.9 78.5 77.7 78.3 78.4 78.4 79.1 79.4 79.9 | 77.6 78.0 78.4 79.5 | 78.4 2005 | 80.2 80.7 80.6 80.5 80.7 80.9 80.7 80.7 79.1 79.9 80.7 81.1 | 80.5 80.7 80.2 80.5 | 80.5 | | | 2006 | 81.0 80.8 80.9 81.0 80.8 81.0 81.0 81.0 80.6 80.4 80.2 80.8 | 80.9 80.9 80.9 80.5 | 80.8 2007 | 80.3 80.9 80.6 80.8 80.8 80.7 80.7 80.7 80.8 80.2 80.6 80.7 | 80.6 80.7 80.7 80.5 | 80.6 2008 | 80.5 80.2 79.7 79.1 78.8 78.6 78.5 77.6 74.4 75.5 74.7 73.0 | 80.1 78.8 76.8 74.4 | 77.5 2009 | 71.5 70.6 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from October 2008 through February 2009 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.