Table 2B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4|Annual <2> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 1997 output) | | | 1972 | 58.1 58.2 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.8 58.9 59.0 59.2 59.4 59.5 59.7 | 58.2 58.6 59.1 59.5 | 58.9 1973 | 59.9 60.0 60.2 60.4 60.6 60.8 61.0 61.2 61.4 61.6 61.8 62.0 | 60.0 60.6 61.2 61.8 | 60.9 1974 | 62.2 62.4 62.6 62.8 63.0 63.1 63.3 63.4 63.6 63.7 63.8 64.0 | 62.4 63.0 63.4 63.8 | 63.2 1975 | 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 65.0 65.1 65.2 65.4 | 64.2 64.5 64.8 65.2 | 64.7 1976 | 65.5 65.6 65.8 65.9 66.1 66.2 66.4 66.5 66.7 66.9 67.0 67.2 | 65.6 66.1 66.5 67.0 | 66.3 1977 | 67.3 67.5 67.6 67.8 67.9 68.1 68.3 68.4 68.6 68.8 69.0 69.1 | 67.5 67.9 68.4 69.0 | 68.2 1978 | 69.3 69.5 69.7 69.9 70.1 70.3 70.5 70.7 70.8 71.0 71.3 71.5 | 69.5 70.1 70.7 71.3 | 70.4 1979 | 71.7 71.9 72.1 72.3 72.4 72.6 72.8 73.0 73.2 73.4 73.5 73.7 | 71.9 72.4 73.0 73.5 | 72.7 1980 | 73.9 74.0 74.2 74.4 74.5 74.7 74.9 75.1 75.3 75.5 75.6 75.8 | 74.0 74.5 75.1 75.6 | 74.8 1981 | 76.0 76.2 76.4 76.6 76.8 77.0 77.2 77.4 77.6 77.8 77.9 78.1 | 76.2 76.8 77.4 77.9 | 77.1 1982 | 78.3 78.4 78.6 78.7 78.9 79.0 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.6 | 78.4 78.9 79.3 79.6 | 79.0 1983 | 79.7 79.7 79.8 79.8 79.9 79.9 79.9 80.0 80.0 80.1 80.2 80.3 | 79.7 79.9 80.0 80.2 | 79.9 1984 | 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.8 81.0 81.1 81.3 81.5 81.8 82.0 82.2 82.4 | 80.5 81.0 81.5 82.2 | 81.3 1985 | 82.6 82.9 83.1 83.3 83.5 83.7 83.9 84.1 84.2 84.4 84.5 84.6 | 82.9 83.5 84.0 84.5 | 83.7 1986 | 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.8 85.9 86.1 | 84.9 85.2 85.5 85.9 | 85.4 1987 | 86.3 86.4 86.6 86.8 87.0 87.1 87.3 87.4 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 | 86.4 87.0 87.4 87.8 | 87.2 1988 | 88.0 88.0 88.1 88.1 88.2 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.8 | 88.0 88.2 88.4 88.6 | 88.3 1989 | 88.9 89.0 89.2 89.4 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.5 90.7 90.9 | 89.0 89.6 90.1 90.7 | 89.9 1990 | 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.2 92.4 92.6 92.8 92.9 93.1 | 91.3 91.9 92.4 92.9 | 92.1 1991 | 93.3 93.4 93.6 93.8 93.9 94.1 94.2 94.4 94.5 94.7 94.9 95.0 | 93.4 93.9 94.4 94.9 | 94.1 1992 | 95.2 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.1 96.3 96.4 96.6 96.8 97.1 97.3 | 95.3 95.9 96.4 97.1 | 96.2 1993 | 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.1 98.3 98.5 98.7 98.9 99.1 99.3 99.5 99.7 | 97.7 98.3 98.9 99.5 | 98.6 1994 | 99.9 100.1 100.4 100.6 100.9 101.2 101.5 101.8 102.2 102.5 102.9 103.3 | 100.2 100.9 101.8 102.9 | 101.5 1995 | 103.7 104.2 104.6 105.1 105.6 106.1 106.6 107.2 107.7 108.3 108.9 109.5 | 104.2 105.6 107.2 108.9 | 106.5 1996 | 110.1 110.7 111.3 112.0 112.6 113.2 113.8 114.4 115.0 115.6 116.1 116.7 | 110.7 112.6 114.4 116.1 | 113.5 1997 | 117.3 117.9 118.5 119.1 119.8 120.4 121.1 121.8 122.6 123.3 124.1 125.0 | 117.9 119.8 121.8 124.1 | 120.9 1998 | 125.8 126.6 127.4 128.2 129.1 129.8 130.6 131.3 132.0 132.6 133.3 133.9 | 126.6 129.0 131.3 133.3 | 130.0 1999 | 134.4 135.0 135.5 136.0 136.5 137.0 137.5 138.0 138.5 139.1 139.7 140.3 | 135.0 136.5 138.0 139.7 | 137.3 2000 | 140.9 141.5 142.1 142.8 143.4 144.0 144.6 145.1 145.6 146.1 146.6 147.1 | 141.5 143.4 145.1 146.6 | 144.1 2001 | 147.5 147.9 148.2 148.5 148.8 149.1 149.3 149.5 149.7 149.9 150.1 150.2 | 147.9 148.8 149.5 150.1 | 149.1 2002 | 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.8 150.9 151.0 151.1 151.1 151.2 151.3 | 150.5 150.9 151.1 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1972 | 81.0 81.4 81.9 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.6 83.3 83.7 84.6 85.4 86.5 | 81.4 82.6 83.2 85.5 | 83.2 1973 | 87.0 88.0 88.0 87.4 87.7 87.5 87.6 86.9 87.3 87.7 87.9 87.7 | 87.7 87.5 87.2 87.7 | 87.5 1974 | 86.8 86.1 85.9 85.5 85.7 85.5 85.2 84.2 84.0 83.2 80.6 76.8 | 86.3 85.6 84.4 80.2 | 84.1 1975 | 75.3 73.2 72.1 71.7 71.6 72.1 72.7 73.4 74.5 74.5 74.5 75.4 | 73.5 71.8 73.5 74.8 | 73.4 1976 | 76.2 77.3 77.2 77.7 77.8 77.7 78.1 78.4 78.3 78.1 78.9 79.7 | 76.9 77.7 78.2 78.9 | 77.9 1977 | 79.4 80.4 81.5 82.1 82.5 82.9 82.9 83.1 83.0 83.0 82.9 83.6 | 80.4 82.5 83.0 83.2 | 82.3 1978 | 82.4 82.3 83.4 84.4 84.5 85.0 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.3 85.8 86.3 | 82.7 84.6 84.9 85.8 | 84.5 1979 | 85.5 85.5 85.6 84.3 84.9 84.8 84.6 83.2 83.2 83.2 82.8 82.9 | 85.6 84.7 83.7 83.0 | 84.2 1980 | 83.1 82.9 82.1 80.2 77.6 76.2 75.0 75.6 76.7 77.7 79.0 79.0 | 82.7 78.0 75.8 78.6 | 78.8 1981 | 78.5 77.9 78.0 78.2 78.5 77.9 77.9 77.7 77.1 76.1 75.0 73.6 | 78.1 78.2 77.6 74.9 | 77.2 1982 | 71.8 73.6 72.8 72.3 71.9 71.7 71.5 70.7 70.5 69.4 69.0 68.6 | 72.7 72.0 70.9 69.0 | 71.1 1983 | 70.2 70.0 70.7 71.5 72.5 73.0 74.0 74.5 75.8 76.6 76.8 76.9 | 70.3 72.3 74.8 76.8 | 73.5 | | | 1984 | 78.3 78.8 79.3 79.5 79.6 79.8 80.0 79.9 79.5 79.6 79.6 79.7 | 78.8 79.7 79.8 79.6 | 79.5 1985 | 79.1 78.7 79.1 78.7 78.6 78.5 78.0 78.2 78.2 77.7 78.1 78.3 | 79.0 78.6 78.1 78.0 | 78.4 1986 | 79.1 78.6 78.2 78.4 78.4 78.1 78.1 78.4 78.5 78.7 78.9 79.4 | 78.6 78.3 78.3 79.0 | 78.6 1987 | 78.8 79.9 79.8 80.1 80.4 80.7 81.1 81.4 81.7 82.7 83.1 83.4 | 79.5 80.4 81.4 83.1 | 81.1 1988 | 83.2 83.4 83.6 84.1 84.0 83.9 84.1 84.1 84.3 84.7 84.8 85.0 | 83.4 84.0 84.2 84.8 | 84.1 | | | 1989 | 85.5 84.5 84.4 84.2 83.4 83.3 82.2 82.8 82.3 82.0 81.8 81.8 | 84.8 83.7 82.4 81.9 | 83.2 1990 | 81.6 82.5 82.7 82.4 82.3 82.3 82.0 82.0 81.8 81.0 79.9 79.2 | 82.3 82.3 81.9 80.1 | 81.6 1991 | 78.5 77.9 77.2 77.3 77.8 78.4 78.6 78.4 79.2 78.9 78.6 78.3 | 77.9 77.8 78.7 78.6 | 78.3 1992 | 77.7 78.4 79.0 79.2 79.5 79.5 80.0 79.6 79.4 79.7 80.0 79.7 | 78.4 79.4 79.7 79.8 | 79.3 1993 | 80.2 80.1 80.0 80.2 79.9 79.6 79.7 79.4 79.9 80.2 80.4 80.8 | 80.1 79.9 79.7 80.5 | 80.0 | | | 1994 | 80.9 80.8 81.6 82.0 82.4 82.4 82.5 82.9 82.8 83.2 83.6 84.2 | 81.1 82.3 82.7 83.7 | 82.4 1995 | 84.3 83.9 83.6 83.1 82.8 82.8 81.8 82.4 82.7 82.1 81.8 81.7 | 83.9 82.9 82.3 81.9 | 82.8 1996 | 80.6 81.2 80.5 80.9 81.1 81.5 81.4 81.4 81.6 81.3 81.6 81.8 | 80.7 81.2 81.5 81.6 | 81.2 1997 | 81.6 82.5 82.6 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.4 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.1 | 82.3 82.5 82.8 83.2 | 82.7 1998 | 83.2 82.9 82.5 82.6 82.3 81.3 80.8 82.0 81.4 81.8 81.3 81.1 | 82.9 82.0 81.4 81.4 | 81.9 | | | 1999 | 81.2 81.3 81.2 81.1 81.4 81.1 81.2 81.5 81.2 81.6 81.9 82.1 | 81.2 81.2 81.3 81.9 | 81.4 2000 | 81.9 82.0 82.2 82.4 82.4 82.3 81.9 81.2 81.2 80.6 80.0 79.3 | 82.0 82.4 81.4 80.0 | 81.4 2001 | 78.5 77.8 77.3 76.8 76.1 75.5 75.3 74.8 74.3 73.8 73.4 73.0 | 77.9 76.1 74.8 73.4 | 75.6 2002 | 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.9 74.1 74.3 74.3 74.1 73.6 | 73.4 73.9 74.3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from August 2002 through October 2002 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See note to Table 2A. <2> Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.