Table 9B CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Manufacturing <1> Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries <2> 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 | 78.9 79.1 79.3 79.5 79.7 79.9 80.1 80.3 80.4 80.6 80.7 80.9 | 79.1 79.7 80.3 80.7 | 79.9 1975 | 81.0 81.1 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.9 82.0 82.1 82.2 82.3 | 81.1 81.5 81.9 82.2 | 81.7 | | | 1976 | 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.9 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.1 | 82.6 83.0 83.5 83.9 | 83.3 1977 | 84.2 84.4 84.6 84.7 84.9 85.1 85.2 85.4 85.6 85.8 86.0 86.2 | 84.4 84.9 85.4 86.0 | 85.2 1978 | 86.4 86.6 86.8 87.0 87.2 87.3 87.5 87.7 87.9 88.1 88.3 88.5 | 86.6 87.2 87.7 88.3 | 87.4 1979 | 88.7 88.9 89.0 89.2 89.4 89.6 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.2 90.4 90.5 | 88.9 89.4 89.9 90.4 | 89.6 1980 | 90.7 90.8 91.0 91.1 91.3 91.4 91.6 91.8 91.9 92.1 92.3 92.4 | 90.8 91.3 91.8 92.3 | 91.5 | | | 1981 | 92.6 92.8 92.9 93.1 93.3 93.4 93.6 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.1 94.3 | 92.8 93.3 93.7 94.1 | 93.5 1982 | 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.9 95.0 95.0 95.1 95.1 95.1 | 94.5 94.8 95.0 95.1 | 94.8 1983 | 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.1 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.0 95.1 | 95.1 95.0 95.0 95.0 | 95.0 1984 | 95.1 95.2 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.8 95.9 96.1 96.2 96.4 | 95.2 95.4 95.8 96.2 | 95.6 1985 | 96.6 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.2 97.4 97.6 97.7 97.9 98.0 98.1 98.2 | 96.7 97.2 97.7 98.1 | 97.4 | | | 1986 | 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 99.0 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 | 98.5 98.8 99.1 99.4 | 98.9 1987 | 99.6 99.8 99.9 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.6 100.7 | 99.8 100.1 100.4 100.6 | 100.2 1988 | 100.7 100.7 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.8 100.9 100.9 101.0 101.1 101.2 101.3 | 100.7 100.8 101.0 101.2 | 100.9 1989 | 101.5 101.6 101.8 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.7 102.9 103.1 103.3 103.5 | 101.6 102.1 102.7 103.3 | 102.4 1990 | 103.6 103.8 104.0 104.1 104.3 104.5 104.7 104.8 105.0 105.1 105.3 105.4 | 103.8 104.3 104.8 105.3 | 104.6 | | | 1991 | 105.6 105.7 105.8 106.0 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 | 105.7 106.1 106.5 106.8 | 106.3 1992 | 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.9 108.0 108.1 108.3 108.4 | 107.1 107.5 107.9 108.3 | 107.7 1993 | 108.6 108.7 108.9 109.0 109.1 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.8 109.9 110.0 | 108.7 109.1 109.5 109.9 | 109.3 1994 | 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.7 110.9 111.0 111.2 111.4 111.6 111.8 112.1 | 110.3 110.7 111.2 111.8 | 111.0 1995 | 112.3 112.5 112.8 113.1 113.3 113.6 113.9 114.2 114.5 114.8 115.0 115.3 | 112.5 113.3 114.2 115.0 | 113.8 | | | 1996 | 115.6 115.8 116.1 116.4 116.6 116.9 117.2 117.4 117.7 118.0 118.3 118.6 | 115.8 116.6 117.4 118.3 | 117.1 1997 | 119.0 119.3 119.7 120.1 120.5 121.0 121.4 121.8 122.3 122.8 123.2 123.7 | 119.3 120.5 121.8 123.2 | 121.2 1998 | 124.1 124.5 124.9 125.3 125.7 126.1 126.5 126.8 127.2 127.5 127.8 128.1 | 124.5 125.7 126.8 127.8 | 126.2 1999 | 128.4 128.8 129.1 129.4 129.7 130.0 130.3 130.6 130.8 131.1 131.4 131.6 | 128.8 129.7 130.6 131.4 | 130.1 2000 | 131.8 132.1 132.3 132.5 132.7 132.8 133.0 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.6 133.7 | 132.1 132.7 133.2 133.6 | 132.9 | | | 2001 | 133.8 133.9 133.9 134.0 134.1 134.1 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.3 134.3 | 133.9 134.1 134.2 134.2 | 134.1 2002 | 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.2 134.1 134.1 134.0 134.0 133.9 133.8 133.8 133.7 | 134.2 134.1 134.0 133.8 | 134.0 2003 | 133.6 133.5 133.4 133.4 133.3 133.2 133.1 133.1 133.0 133.0 133.0 132.9 | 133.5 133.3 133.1 133.0 | 133.2 2004 | 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 133.0 | 132.9 132.9 133.0 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1974 | 86.9 86.2 85.8 85.4 85.6 85.4 85.1 84.5 84.2 83.4 80.7 76.9 | 86.3 85.5 84.6 80.3 | 84.2 1975 | 75.3 73.0 72.0 71.7 71.7 72.2 73.2 73.8 74.9 75.1 75.2 76.0 | 73.4 71.9 74.0 75.4 | 73.7 | | | 1976 | 76.9 77.8 77.7 78.2 78.3 78.1 78.5 78.8 78.7 78.5 79.4 80.0 | 77.4 78.2 78.7 79.3 | 78.4 1977 | 79.7 80.8 81.8 82.4 82.8 83.2 83.1 83.4 83.2 83.3 83.2 83.8 | 80.7 82.8 83.2 83.4 | 82.6 1978 | 82.3 82.4 83.5 84.6 84.6 85.0 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.4 85.9 86.4 | 82.7 84.7 84.8 85.9 | 84.6 1979 | 85.3 85.4 85.6 84.1 84.9 84.7 84.5 83.1 83.1 83.1 82.6 82.7 | 85.5 84.6 83.6 82.8 | 84.1 1980 | 82.8 82.5 81.6 79.7 77.0 75.6 74.8 75.1 76.2 77.4 78.6 78.6 | 82.3 77.4 75.4 78.2 | 78.3 | | | 1981 | 78.1 77.5 77.6 77.7 78.0 77.4 77.5 77.3 76.7 75.7 74.7 73.2 | 77.7 77.7 77.2 74.5 | 76.8 1982 | 71.4 73.1 72.4 71.8 71.5 71.2 71.0 70.4 70.0 69.2 68.6 68.2 | 72.3 71.5 70.5 68.6 | 70.7 1983 | 69.9 69.7 70.3 71.1 72.1 72.6 73.5 74.2 75.4 76.2 76.3 76.4 | 70.0 71.9 74.4 76.3 | 73.1 1984 | 77.8 78.4 78.7 78.9 78.9 79.0 79.2 79.1 78.7 78.9 79.0 79.2 | 78.3 78.9 79.0 79.0 | 78.8 1985 | 78.6 78.3 78.8 78.6 78.5 78.5 78.0 78.4 78.4 78.1 78.4 78.7 | 78.6 78.5 78.2 78.4 | 78.4 | | | 1986 | 79.6 79.0 78.6 78.8 78.8 78.6 78.7 78.7 78.8 78.9 79.2 79.7 | 79.1 78.7 78.7 79.3 | 78.9 1987 | 79.3 80.3 80.2 80.4 80.9 81.0 81.4 81.6 81.9 83.1 83.5 83.9 | 79.9 80.8 81.6 83.5 | 81.5 1988 | 83.7 83.8 84.0 84.6 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.4 84.6 85.0 85.2 85.4 | 83.8 84.5 84.5 85.2 | 84.5 1989 | 86.0 85.0 84.9 84.7 83.8 83.8 82.5 83.1 82.7 82.3 82.3 82.2 | 85.3 84.1 82.8 82.3 | 83.6 1990 | 81.8 82.8 83.0 82.6 82.5 82.5 82.2 82.3 82.1 81.3 80.2 79.4 | 82.5 82.6 82.2 80.3 | 81.9 | | | 1991 | 78.7 78.0 77.3 77.5 77.9 78.7 78.8 78.8 79.6 79.3 79.0 78.7 | 78.0 78.0 79.1 79.0 | 78.5 1992 | 78.0 78.5 79.2 79.4 79.8 79.7 80.2 79.7 79.6 79.8 79.9 79.6 | 78.6 79.6 79.8 79.8 | 79.4 1993 | 80.3 80.3 80.0 80.4 80.1 79.9 80.0 79.8 80.0 80.5 80.7 81.0 | 80.2 80.1 79.9 80.8 | 80.3 1994 | 81.0 81.0 81.8 82.1 82.5 82.5 82.6 82.9 82.8 83.3 83.6 84.2 | 81.3 82.4 82.8 83.7 | 82.5 1995 | 84.1 83.7 83.4 82.9 82.5 82.5 81.6 82.2 82.4 81.9 81.5 81.6 | 83.7 82.6 82.1 81.6 | 82.5 | | | 1996 | 80.3 81.1 80.5 81.2 81.3 81.8 81.6 81.7 82.0 81.5 81.9 82.3 | 80.7 81.4 81.8 81.9 | 81.5 1997 | 82.0 82.5 82.6 82.2 82.0 82.1 82.0 82.5 82.8 83.0 83.1 82.9 | 82.4 82.1 82.5 83.0 | 82.5 1998 | 83.1 82.7 82.4 82.7 82.5 81.5 80.7 82.1 81.3 81.9 81.5 81.3 | 82.7 82.2 81.4 81.6 | 82.0 1999 | 81.1 81.1 80.7 80.5 80.9 80.3 80.1 80.5 80.0 80.7 80.8 81.2 | 81.0 80.6 80.2 80.9 | 80.7 2000 | 80.6 80.4 80.7 80.8 80.6 80.5 79.9 79.2 79.2 78.6 78.0 77.5 | 80.6 80.6 79.4 78.0 | 79.7 | | | 2001 | 76.7 76.2 75.9 75.8 75.5 75.1 74.9 74.7 74.3 73.9 73.7 73.8 | 76.3 75.5 74.6 73.8 | 75.1 2002 | 74.4 74.3 74.6 74.7 74.9 75.5 75.4 75.4 75.3 74.8 74.7 74.3 | 74.4 75.0 75.4 74.6 | 74.9 2003 | 74.5 74.4 74.2 73.5 73.5 73.9 74.2 73.9 74.7 74.8 75.7 75.7 | 74.4 73.6 74.3 75.4 | 74.4 2004 | 75.7 76.5 76.6 77.0 77.4 77.2 77.8 78.0 77.6 78.2 78.3 | 76.3 77.2 77.8 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from September 2004 through November 2004 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases. <1> See footnote 2 to table 3. <2> High technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.