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Release Date: January 16, 2002

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  1992=100 Percent change
  2001       2001       Dec. '00 to
Industrial production Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. '01
                   
Total index  138.5  137.5  136.9  136.7   -1.1    -.7    -.4    -.1   -5.8
   Previous estimates  138.8  137.6  137.1          -.8    -.9    -.3    
                   
Major market groups:                  
Products, total  127.7  126.6  126.5  126.2   -1.3    -.8    -.1    -.2   -5.5
   Consumer goods  119.9  119.5  119.8  119.8   -1.2    -.4     .3     .0   -2.3
   Business equipment  168.4  166.2  166.0  164.6   -2.8   -1.3    -.1    -.9  -13.0
   Construction supplies  138.1  134.1  133.6  133.1    -.5   -2.9    -.4    -.4   -4.6
Materials  156.5  155.6  154.3  154.3    -.6    -.6    -.9     .0   -6.2
                   
Major industry groups:                  
Manufacturing  142.9  141.8  141.5  141.3   -1.1    -.7    -.2    -.1   -5.9
   Durable  176.1  173.5  173.5  173.6   -1.6   -1.5     .0     .0   -7.9
   Nondurable  110.5  110.6  110.0  109.7    -.5     .1    -.5    -.3   -3.3
Mining  102.1  100.1   99.4   98.6     .6   -1.9    -.7    -.8   -2.3
Utilities  118.1  118.8  116.2  116.7   -2.5     .6   -2.2     .4   -8.7

    Capacity
  Percent of capacity growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2000 2001       Dec. '00 to
Capacity utilization 1967-2000 Low High Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Dec. '01
                   
Total industry   82.1   71.1   85.4   80.2   75.5   74.9   74.5   74.4    1.5
   Previous estimates                           75.7   75.0   74.7            
                   
Manufacturing   81.1   69.0   85.7   78.4   73.7   73.1   72.9   72.8    1.4
   Advanced processing   80.5   71.0   84.2   77.6   73.3   72.7   72.8   72.6     .8
   Primary processing   82.2   65.7   88.3   79.6   74.4   73.7   73.1   73.0    2.4
Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   90.2   90.9   89.1   88.4   87.7     .5
Utilities   87.7   75.9   92.6   95.6   85.1   85.2   83.0   82.9    5.3

Note: Estimates for December are preliminary. Estimates from September to November are revised.



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