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Release Date: April 16, 2002

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  Index, 1992=100 Percent change
  2001 2002     2001 2002     Mar. 01 to
Industrial Production Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. 02
                   
Total index  136.7  137.4  137.9  138.8    -.4     .5     .3     .7   -2.9
   Previous estimates  136.8  137.1  137.6          -.3     .2     .4    
                   
Major market groups:                  
   Products, total  126.5  126.5  126.8  127.5    -.2     .0     .2     .6   -3.5
      Consumer goods  120.6  120.5  121.0  121.7     .5    -.1     .5     .6    -.1
      Business equipment  164.3  164.7  163.5  163.7   -1.7     .2    -.7     .1  -11.7
      Construction supplies  135.6  135.7  137.5  139.2    1.2     .1    1.3    1.2    -.2
   Materials  153.6  155.7  156.5  157.9    -.8    1.4     .5     .9   -1.9
                   
Major industry groups:                  
   Manufacturing  141.6  142.5  142.7  143.9    -.3     .6     .2     .8   -2.7
      Durable  174.1  175.4  175.8  177.5    -.1     .7     .2    1.0   -3.9
      Nondurable  109.7  110.3  110.4  111.0    -.5     .6     .1     .5   -1.3
   Mining   97.4   97.3   96.6   95.1   -1.6    -.1    -.7   -1.6   -7.2
   Utilities  115.2  114.9  118.3  120.2    -.8    -.3    3.0    1.6   -1.3

    Capacity
  Percent of Capacity Growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2001 2001 2002     Mar. 01 to
Capacity Utilization 1967-01 Low High Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Mar. 02
                   
Total industry   81.9   71.1   85.4   78.5   74.4   74.7   74.9   75.4    1.1
   Previous estimates                           74.4   74.5   74.8            
                   
   Manufacturing   80.9   69.0   85.7   76.7   72.9   73.3   73.4   73.9    1.0
      Advanced processing   80.3   71.0   84.2   76.6   73.0   72.9   72.8   73.1     .6
      Primary processing   82.0   65.7   88.3   76.8   72.7   73.9   74.4   75.1    1.6
   Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   91.6   86.4   86.2   85.6   84.3     .8
   Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   90.2   82.0   81.4   83.6   84.6    5.2

Note: Estimates for March are preliminary. Estimates from December to February are revised.





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