Table 1B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total Seasonally adjusted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.| Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4| Annual --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Capacity | | | (percent of | | | 1997 output) | | | 1974 | 65.0 65.2 65.4 65.5 65.7 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.8 | 65.2 65.7 66.2 66.6 | 65.9 1975 | 66.9 67.0 67.1 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.9 68.0 68.1 68.2 | 67.0 67.4 67.7 68.1 | 67.6 | | | 1976 | 68.4 68.5 68.7 68.8 69.0 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.5 69.7 69.9 70.0 | 68.5 69.0 69.4 69.9 | 69.2 1977 | 70.2 70.3 70.5 70.7 70.8 71.0 71.2 71.4 71.6 71.8 72.0 72.2 | 70.3 70.8 71.4 72.0 | 71.2 1978 | 72.4 72.6 72.8 73.0 73.2 73.4 73.6 73.8 74.0 74.2 74.4 74.6 | 72.6 73.2 73.8 74.4 | 73.5 1979 | 74.7 74.9 75.1 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.7 75.9 76.1 76.2 76.4 76.5 | 74.9 75.4 75.9 76.4 | 75.6 1980 | 76.6 76.8 76.9 77.1 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.8 77.9 78.1 78.3 | 76.8 77.2 77.6 78.1 | 77.4 | | | 1981 | 78.4 78.6 78.8 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.5 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.3 80.5 | 78.6 79.1 79.7 80.3 | 79.4 1982 | 80.7 80.8 81.0 81.2 81.4 81.5 81.7 81.8 82.0 82.1 82.2 82.3 | 80.8 81.4 81.8 82.2 | 81.6 1983 | 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.6 82.6 82.7 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.9 | 82.4 82.6 82.7 82.9 | 82.6 1984 | 83.0 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.9 84.1 84.2 84.4 84.6 | 83.1 83.5 83.9 84.4 | 83.7 1985 | 84.8 84.9 85.1 85.3 85.5 85.7 85.9 86.0 86.2 86.4 86.5 86.7 | 84.9 85.5 86.0 86.5 | 85.7 | | | 1986 | 86.8 86.9 87.0 87.1 87.2 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 88.1 | 86.9 87.2 87.6 87.9 | 87.4 1987 | 88.2 88.3 88.5 88.6 88.8 89.0 89.1 89.2 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 | 88.3 88.8 89.2 89.6 | 89.0 1988 | 89.8 89.9 89.9 90.0 90.1 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 | 89.9 90.1 90.3 90.5 | 90.2 1989 | 90.8 90.9 91.0 91.2 91.4 91.6 91.7 91.9 92.1 92.3 92.5 92.7 | 90.9 91.4 91.9 92.5 | 91.7 1990 | 92.9 93.1 93.3 93.5 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.2 94.4 94.5 94.7 94.8 | 93.1 93.7 94.2 94.7 | 93.9 | | | 1991 | 94.9 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.9 96.0 96.1 96.3 96.4 | 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.3 | 95.7 1992 | 96.5 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.3 97.5 97.7 97.9 98.0 98.2 98.4 98.6 | 96.7 97.3 97.9 98.4 | 97.6 1993 | 98.7 98.9 99.0 99.2 99.3 99.5 99.6 99.8 99.9 100.1 100.3 100.5 | 98.9 99.3 99.8 100.3 | 99.6 1994 | 100.7 100.9 101.1 101.4 101.7 102.0 102.3 102.6 102.9 103.3 103.6 104.0 | 100.9 101.7 102.6 103.6 | 102.2 1995 | 104.4 104.8 105.2 105.7 106.1 106.5 107.0 107.5 108.0 108.4 108.9 109.4 | 104.8 106.1 107.5 108.9 | 106.8 | | | 1996 | 109.9 110.4 111.0 111.5 112.0 112.5 113.0 113.5 114.0 114.5 115.0 115.5 | 110.5 112.0 113.5 115.0 | 112.7 1997 | 116.1 116.6 117.2 117.7 118.3 118.9 119.6 120.2 120.9 121.7 122.4 123.1 | 116.6 118.3 120.3 122.4 | 119.4 1998 | 123.9 124.6 125.4 126.1 126.8 127.6 128.2 128.9 129.5 130.1 130.6 131.2 | 124.6 126.8 128.8 130.6 | 127.7 1999 | 131.7 132.3 132.8 133.3 133.8 134.4 134.9 135.4 135.9 136.4 136.9 137.4 | 132.3 133.8 135.4 136.9 | 134.6 2000 | 138.0 138.5 139.0 139.5 140.0 140.5 141.0 141.4 141.9 142.3 142.8 143.2 | 138.5 140.0 141.4 142.7 | 140.7 | | | 2001 | 143.6 143.9 144.3 144.6 145.0 145.3 145.6 145.9 146.1 146.4 146.6 146.8 | 143.9 145.0 145.9 146.6 | 145.3 2002 | 147.0 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.5 147.5 147.5 147.4 147.4 147.3 147.2 | 147.2 147.5 147.5 147.3 | 147.4 2003 | 147.1 147.0 146.9 146.9 146.8 146.8 146.7 146.8 146.8 146.9 146.9 147.0 | 147.0 146.8 146.8 146.9 | 146.9 2004 | 147.2 147.3 147.5 147.6 147.8 147.9 148.1 148.2 148.4 148.5 148.7 | 147.3 147.8 148.2 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1974 | 87.3 86.8 86.5 86.1 86.4 86.1 85.9 84.9 84.8 84.3 81.4 78.3 | 86.8 86.2 85.2 81.3 | 84.9 1975 | 77.2 75.1 74.2 74.1 73.9 74.2 74.9 75.5 76.3 76.4 76.5 77.3 | 75.5 74.0 75.5 76.7 | 75.5 | | | 1976 | 78.2 78.8 78.6 79.1 79.2 79.0 79.3 79.7 79.7 79.6 80.7 81.3 | 78.6 79.1 79.6 80.5 | 79.4 1977 | 80.7 81.7 82.5 83.0 83.5 83.8 83.8 83.7 83.9 83.9 83.8 83.6 | 81.6 83.4 83.8 83.8 | 83.2 1978 | 82.2 82.4 83.7 85.1 85.2 85.5 85.2 85.3 85.3 85.9 86.3 86.6 | 82.7 85.2 85.3 86.3 | 84.9 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.2 85.1 85.5 85.3 85.0 84.2 84.2 84.4 84.2 84.1 | 86.0 85.3 84.5 84.2 | 85.0 1980 | 84.3 84.2 83.8 81.9 79.7 78.6 77.9 78.0 79.2 80.0 81.1 81.4 | 84.1 80.1 78.4 80.8 | 80.9 | | | 1981 | 80.8 80.3 80.5 80.0 80.3 80.5 80.9 80.7 80.0 79.2 78.2 77.2 | 80.5 80.3 80.5 78.2 | 79.9 1982 | 75.5 76.8 76.0 75.2 74.6 74.1 73.7 73.0 72.6 71.9 71.5 70.8 | 76.1 74.6 73.1 71.4 | 73.8 1983 | 72.1 71.6 72.1 73.0 73.5 73.9 75.0 75.8 76.9 77.5 77.7 78.0 | 71.9 73.4 75.9 77.7 | 74.7 1984 | 79.5 79.8 80.1 80.4 80.7 80.9 81.0 80.9 80.6 80.4 80.5 80.4 | 79.8 80.7 80.8 80.4 | 80.4 1985 | 80.0 80.2 80.2 79.9 79.7 79.6 78.9 79.1 79.3 78.9 79.0 79.7 | 80.1 79.7 79.1 79.2 | 79.5 | | | 1986 | 80.0 79.2 78.6 78.5 78.6 78.2 78.6 78.4 78.4 78.7 78.9 79.5 | 79.3 78.5 78.5 79.0 | 78.8 1987 | 79.1 80.0 80.0 80.3 80.7 81.0 81.3 81.8 81.8 82.9 83.3 83.5 | 79.7 80.7 81.6 83.2 | 81.3 1988 | 83.5 83.7 83.9 84.2 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.7 84.4 84.8 84.8 85.1 | 83.7 84.2 84.5 84.9 | 84.3 1989 | 85.1 84.6 84.7 84.5 83.8 83.6 82.7 83.3 82.9 82.7 82.7 83.1 | 84.8 84.0 82.9 82.8 | 83.6 1990 | 82.4 83.0 83.2 83.0 82.9 83.0 82.7 82.7 82.8 82.0 80.9 80.2 | 82.9 82.9 82.7 81.1 | 82.4 | | | 1991 | 79.7 79.1 78.6 78.6 79.4 80.0 79.9 79.9 80.5 80.2 80.0 79.6 | 79.2 79.4 80.1 79.9 | 79.6 1992 | 79.1 79.5 80.0 80.4 80.6 80.4 80.8 80.3 80.3 80.7 80.9 80.8 | 79.5 80.4 80.5 80.8 | 80.3 1993 | 81.1 81.3 81.1 81.3 80.9 80.9 81.1 81.0 81.2 81.7 81.9 82.2 | 81.2 81.0 81.1 81.9 | 81.3 1994 | 82.4 82.2 82.8 83.0 83.3 83.6 83.6 83.7 83.6 84.1 84.3 84.9 | 82.5 83.3 83.6 84.4 | 83.5 1995 | 84.8 84.5 84.3 83.9 83.7 83.6 82.9 83.7 83.7 83.2 83.0 83.0 | 84.5 83.7 83.4 83.0 | 83.7 | | | 1996 | 81.9 82.7 82.1 82.5 82.7 83.1 82.6 82.8 82.9 82.6 83.0 83.2 | 82.2 82.8 82.8 82.9 | 82.7 1997 | 83.1 83.7 83.7 83.5 83.4 83.4 83.5 83.8 84.1 84.3 84.3 84.1 | 83.5 83.4 83.8 84.2 | 83.7 1998 | 84.0 83.6 83.3 83.4 83.3 82.5 81.9 83.1 82.4 82.7 82.1 82.0 | 83.7 83.1 82.5 82.3 | 82.9 1999 | 82.1 82.1 82.1 81.9 82.2 81.9 82.1 82.3 81.7 82.3 82.4 82.9 | 82.1 82.0 82.0 82.5 | 82.2 2000 | 82.5 82.5 82.7 82.9 83.2 82.9 82.2 81.7 81.7 81.1 80.7 80.3 | 82.6 83.0 81.9 80.7 | 82.0 | | | 2001 | 79.3 78.6 78.1 77.8 77.2 76.6 76.1 75.9 75.4 75.0 74.5 74.4 | 78.7 77.2 75.8 74.6 | 76.6 2002 | 74.8 74.6 74.9 75.1 75.3 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.7 75.4 75.5 75.2 | 74.7 75.4 75.7 75.4 | 75.3 2003 | 75.4 75.5 75.2 74.6 74.7 74.9 75.4 75.3 75.8 76.0 76.7 76.8 | 75.4 74.7 75.5 76.5 | 75.5 2004 | 76.9 77.7 77.4 77.7 78.2 77.8 78.3 78.3 78.1 78.6 78.7 | 77.3 77.9 78.2 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from September 2004 through November 2004 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.