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Release Date: May 15, 2002

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted
  Index, 1992=100 Percent change
  2002       2002       Apr. 01 to
Industrial Production Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. 02
                   
Total index  137.6  138.0  138.6  139.2     .6     .3     .4     .4   -2.0
   Previous estimates  137.4  137.9  138.8           .5     .3     .7    
                   
Major market groups:                  
   Products, total  126.7  127.0  127.7  127.9     .2     .2     .5     .2   -2.4
      Consumer goods  120.6  121.1  121.8  122.1     .0     .4     .6     .3     .6
      Business equipment  165.3  164.3  163.9  164.0     .6    -.6    -.2     .1   -9.9
      Construction supplies  136.3  137.3  139.3  138.8     .5     .8    1.4    -.3    -.1
   Materials  155.8  156.6  157.0  158.1    1.4     .5     .3     .7   -1.4
                   
Major industry groups:                  
   Manufacturing  142.6  142.8  143.4  143.9     .7     .1     .5     .3   -1.9
      Durable  175.7  175.9  176.9  177.8     .9     .1     .5     .5   -2.8
      Nondurable  110.3  110.4  110.8  110.9     .5     .1     .4     .1    -.9
   Mining   97.0   96.3   95.0   96.0    -.5    -.7   -1.4    1.1   -6.9
   Utilities  115.7  120.2  121.9  123.0     .4    3.9    1.4     .9    1.4

    Capacity
  Percent of Capacity Growth
  Average 1982 1988-89 2001 2002       Apr. 01 to
Capacity Utilization 1967-01 Low High Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Apr. 02
                   
Total industry   81.9   71.1   85.4   77.8   74.8   75.0   75.3   75.5    1.1
   Previous estimates                           74.7   74.9   75.4            
                   
   Manufacturing   80.9   69.0   85.7   76.0   73.4   73.4   73.7   73.9     .9
      Advanced processing   80.3   71.0   84.2   75.8   72.9   72.8   73.0   73.1     .5
      Primary processing   82.0   65.7   88.3   76.4   74.0   74.4   74.8   75.0    1.5
   Mining   87.6   80.3   88.0   92.1   85.9   85.3   84.1   85.1     .8
   Utilities   87.6   75.9   92.6   89.4   82.1   84.9   85.8   86.3    5.1

Note: Estimates for April are preliminary. Estimates from January to March are revised.





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