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 | | | 2002 output) | | | 1976 | 59.9 60.0 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 61.1 61.2 61.4 | 60.0 60.4 60.8 61.2 | 60.6 1977 | 61.5 61.7 61.8 62.0 62.2 62.4 62.5 62.7 62.9 63.1 63.3 63.5 | 61.7 62.2 62.7 63.3 | 62.5 | | | 1978 | 63.7 63.9 64.1 64.2 64.4 64.6 64.8 65.0 65.1 65.3 65.5 65.6 | 63.9 64.4 65.0 65.5 | 64.7 1979 | 65.8 65.9 66.1 66.2 66.4 66.5 66.7 66.8 66.9 67.1 67.2 67.4 | 65.9 66.4 66.8 67.2 | 66.6 1980 | 67.5 67.6 67.8 67.9 68.0 68.2 68.3 68.5 68.6 68.8 68.9 69.1 | 67.6 68.0 68.5 68.9 | 68.3 1981 | 69.2 69.4 69.6 69.7 69.9 70.1 70.2 70.4 70.6 70.8 70.9 71.1 | 69.4 69.9 70.4 70.9 | 70.2 1982 | 71.3 71.4 71.6 71.8 71.9 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 | 71.4 71.9 72.3 72.6 | 72.1 | | | 1983 | 72.7 72.8 72.8 72.9 72.9 72.9 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.1 73.2 73.2 | 72.8 72.9 73.0 73.2 | 73.0 1984 | 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 74.0 74.1 74.3 74.5 74.7 74.8 | 73.4 73.7 74.1 74.7 | 74.0 1985 | 75.0 75.2 75.4 75.6 75.8 76.0 76.2 76.3 76.5 76.6 76.8 76.9 | 75.2 75.8 76.3 76.8 | 76.0 1986 | 77.0 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 78.0 78.1 | 77.1 77.4 77.7 78.0 | 77.5 1987 | 78.2 78.4 78.5 78.7 78.9 79.0 79.2 79.3 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 | 78.4 78.9 79.3 79.7 | 79.1 | | | 1988 | 79.9 79.9 80.0 80.1 80.1 80.1 80.2 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.5 | 79.9 80.1 80.2 80.5 | 80.2 1989 | 80.6 80.8 80.9 81.0 81.2 81.3 81.5 81.6 81.8 82.0 82.2 82.3 | 80.8 81.2 81.6 82.2 | 81.4 1990 | 82.5 82.7 82.8 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.5 83.6 83.8 83.9 84.1 84.2 | 82.7 83.2 83.6 84.1 | 83.4 1991 | 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.8 84.9 85.0 85.1 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.8 | 84.5 84.9 85.3 85.6 | 85.1 1992 | 85.9 86.1 86.2 86.4 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.0 87.2 87.4 87.5 87.7 | 86.1 86.5 87.0 87.5 | 86.8 | | | 1993 | 87.8 87.9 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.6 88.7 88.8 89.0 89.1 89.3 | 87.9 88.3 88.7 89.1 | 88.5 1994 | 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.1 90.4 90.6 90.9 91.2 91.5 91.8 92.2 92.5 | 89.7 90.4 91.2 92.2 | 90.9 1995 | 92.9 93.2 93.6 94.0 94.4 94.8 95.1 95.5 95.9 96.4 96.8 97.2 | 93.2 94.4 95.5 96.8 | 95.0 1996 | 97.6 98.1 98.5 98.9 99.4 99.8 100.3 100.7 101.2 101.7 102.1 102.6 | 98.1 99.4 100.7 102.1 | 100.1 1997 | 103.1 103.6 104.1 104.7 105.2 105.8 106.4 107.1 107.7 108.4 109.1 109.8 | 103.6 105.3 107.1 109.1 | 106.3 | | | 1998 | 110.6 111.3 112.0 112.7 113.5 114.1 114.8 115.4 116.0 116.5 117.1 117.6 | 111.3 113.4 115.4 117.1 | 114.3 1999 | 118.2 118.7 119.2 119.7 120.2 120.7 121.2 121.7 122.2 122.7 123.2 123.7 | 118.7 120.2 121.7 123.2 | 120.9 2000 | 124.3 124.8 125.3 125.8 126.3 126.8 127.2 127.6 128.1 128.5 128.9 129.3 | 124.8 126.3 127.6 128.9 | 126.9 2001 | 129.6 130.0 130.3 130.6 131.0 131.3 131.6 131.9 132.1 132.4 132.7 132.9 | 130.0 131.0 131.8 132.7 | 131.4 2002 | 133.1 133.3 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.9 133.8 133.8 133.7 133.6 | 133.3 133.7 133.9 133.7 | 133.6 | | | 2003 | 133.5 133.3 133.2 133.0 132.9 132.8 132.7 132.6 132.5 132.5 132.4 132.4 | 133.3 132.9 132.6 132.4 | 132.8 2004 | 132.4 132.4 132.5 132.5 132.5 132.5 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.6 132.7 | 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.6 | 132.5 2005 | 132.7 132.7 132.8 132.9 133.0 133.1 133.2 133.4 133.6 133.8 134.1 134.3 | 132.7 133.0 133.4 134.1 | 133.3 2006 | 134.6 134.8 135.1 135.4 135.7 136.0 136.2 136.5 136.8 137.0 | 134.9 135.7 136.5 | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1976 | 78.4 78.9 78.9 79.2 79.4 79.2 79.5 79.9 79.9 79.9 80.9 81.5 | 78.7 79.3 79.8 80.7 | 79.6 1977 | 80.8 81.8 82.7 83.2 83.6 84.0 83.9 83.8 83.9 83.9 83.7 83.6 | 81.8 83.6 83.9 83.7 | 83.2 | | | 1978 | 82.2 82.3 83.6 85.1 85.1 85.5 85.2 85.3 85.3 85.8 86.2 86.5 | 82.7 85.2 85.3 86.2 | 84.9 1979 | 85.8 86.1 86.2 85.1 85.5 85.4 85.0 84.2 84.1 84.4 84.2 84.1 | 86.0 85.3 84.5 84.3 | 85.0 1980 | 84.3 84.2 83.8 81.9 79.7 78.5 77.9 77.9 79.0 79.8 81.0 81.3 | 84.1 80.1 78.3 80.7 | 80.8 1981 | 80.7 80.1 80.3 79.8 80.2 80.4 80.7 80.5 79.8 79.1 78.0 77.0 | 80.4 80.1 80.4 78.0 | 79.7 1982 | 75.3 76.6 75.9 75.1 74.4 74.0 73.6 72.9 72.5 71.8 71.4 70.8 | 75.9 74.5 73.0 71.3 | 73.7 | | | 1983 | 72.0 71.5 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 77.8 | 74.8 1984 | 79.5 79.8 80.1 80.5 80.8 80.9 81.0 80.9 80.6 80.3 80.5 80.4 | 79.8 80.7 80.8 80.4 | 80.4 1985 | 80.0 80.1 80.0 79.7 79.6 79.4 78.7 78.9 79.1 78.6 78.8 79.5 | 80.0 79.6 78.9 79.0 | 79.4 1986 | 79.8 79.0 78.4 78.4 78.4 78.1 78.5 78.3 78.3 78.6 78.8 79.4 | 79.1 78.3 78.4 78.9 | 78.7 1987 | 79.0 79.9 79.9 80.2 80.5 80.8 81.1 81.6 81.6 82.7 83.0 83.3 | 79.6 80.5 81.4 83.0 | 81.1 | | | 1988 | 83.2 83.5 83.6 84.0 83.9 84.0 84.1 84.5 84.2 84.6 84.7 84.9 | 83.4 84.0 84.2 84.7 | 84.1 1989 | 85.0 84.5 84.6 84.4 83.7 83.6 82.6 83.3 82.8 82.6 82.7 83.1 | 84.7 83.9 82.9 82.8 | 83.6 1990 | 82.4 83.0 83.2 82.9 82.9 83.0 82.7 82.8 82.8 82.1 80.9 80.2 | 82.9 82.9 82.7 81.1 | 82.4 1991 | 79.7 79.0 78.5 78.6 79.3 79.9 79.8 79.8 80.4 80.1 79.9 79.5 | 79.1 79.3 80.0 79.9 | 79.6 1992 | 79.0 79.4 79.9 80.3 80.4 80.3 80.8 80.3 80.3 80.8 80.9 80.8 | 79.4 80.3 80.5 80.8 | 80.3 | | | 1993 | 81.1 81.3 81.1 81.3 80.9 81.0 81.2 81.1 81.4 81.8 82.0 82.3 | 81.2 81.1 81.2 82.1 | 81.4 1994 | 82.6 82.4 83.1 83.3 83.5 83.8 83.7 83.8 83.8 84.2 84.4 85.1 | 82.7 83.5 83.8 84.6 | 83.6 1995 | 85.1 84.8 84.6 84.1 84.0 83.9 83.2 84.0 84.0 83.5 83.4 83.3 | 84.8 84.0 83.7 83.4 | 84.0 1996 | 82.3 83.2 82.6 83.0 83.2 83.6 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.0 83.3 83.5 | 82.7 83.3 83.2 83.3 | 83.1 1997 | 83.3 83.8 84.1 83.6 83.6 83.5 83.5 84.0 84.3 84.4 84.7 84.5 | 83.7 83.6 83.9 84.5 | 83.9 | | | 1998 | 84.3 83.9 83.3 83.2 83.2 82.3 81.6 82.9 82.3 82.5 82.0 81.9 | 83.8 82.9 82.3 82.2 | 82.8 1999 | 82.1 82.1 81.9 81.8 82.1 81.6 81.8 81.9 81.3 82.0 82.2 82.6 | 82.0 81.8 81.7 82.3 | 81.9 2000 | 82.3 82.3 82.3 82.6 82.5 82.3 81.8 81.3 81.4 80.8 80.5 79.9 | 82.3 82.5 81.5 80.4 | 81.7 2001 | 79.2 78.5 78.0 77.5 76.8 76.2 75.7 75.3 74.8 74.2 73.7 73.6 | 78.5 76.9 75.3 73.8 | 76.1 2002 | 73.8 73.8 74.3 74.5 74.7 75.4 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.1 75.5 75.2 | 74.0 74.9 75.2 75.3 | 74.8 | | | 2003 | 75.7 76.0 75.9 75.4 75.4 75.7 76.0 76.0 76.4 76.4 77.1 77.1 | 75.9 75.5 76.1 76.8 | 76.1 2004 | 77.2 77.8 77.3 77.8 78.2 77.7 78.1 78.3 78.2 78.7 78.9 79.4 | 77.5 77.9 78.2 79.0 | 78.1 2005 | 79.6 80.0 79.9 79.9 80.2 80.6 80.5 80.7 79.2 80.0 80.7 81.3 | 79.8 80.2 80.1 80.7 | 80.2 2006 | 81.1 81.1 81.4 81.9 81.7 82.3 82.4 82.5 81.9 82.0 | 81.2 82.0 82.3 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from August 2006 through October 2006 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.