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 | | | 2002 output) | | | 1978 | 85.9 86.1 86.3 86.5 86.7 86.9 87.1 87.3 87.4 87.6 87.8 88.0 | 86.1 86.7 87.3 87.8 | 87.0 1979 | 88.2 88.3 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.0 89.2 89.4 89.6 89.7 89.9 90.0 | 88.3 88.9 89.4 89.9 | 89.1 | | | 1980 | 90.2 90.4 90.5 90.7 90.9 91.0 91.2 91.4 91.6 91.8 92.0 92.1 | 90.4 90.9 91.4 92.0 | 91.2 1981 | 92.3 92.5 92.7 92.9 93.0 93.2 93.3 93.5 93.6 93.8 93.9 94.0 | 92.5 93.0 93.5 93.9 | 93.2 1982 | 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.8 | 94.3 94.6 94.8 94.8 | 94.6 1983 | 94.8 94.8 94.8 94.7 94.7 94.6 94.6 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5 94.5 | 94.8 94.7 94.5 94.5 | 94.6 1984 | 94.5 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.7 94.9 95.0 95.1 95.3 95.4 95.6 95.8 | 94.5 94.8 95.1 95.6 | 95.0 | | | 1985 | 96.0 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.8 97.0 97.2 97.3 97.5 97.6 97.8 97.9 | 96.2 96.8 97.3 97.8 | 97.0 1986 | 98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 99.0 99.1 | 98.1 98.4 98.7 99.0 | 98.5 1987 | 99.3 99.4 99.6 99.7 99.8 100.0 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.5 | 99.4 99.8 100.2 100.4 | 100.0 1988 | 100.5 100.6 100.6 100.6 100.6 100.7 100.7 100.7 100.8 100.8 100.9 101.0 | 100.6 100.6 100.7 100.9 | 100.7 1989 | 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.6 101.7 101.9 102.1 102.3 102.5 102.6 102.8 103.0 | 101.3 101.8 102.3 102.8 | 102.0 | | | 1990 | 103.2 103.3 103.5 103.6 103.8 104.0 104.1 104.3 104.4 104.6 104.7 104.9 | 103.3 103.8 104.3 104.7 | 104.0 1991 | 105.1 105.2 105.4 105.5 105.7 105.8 105.9 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.5 106.6 | 105.2 105.7 106.1 106.5 | 105.8 1992 | 106.7 106.8 106.9 107.0 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 | 106.8 107.1 107.4 107.7 | 107.2 1993 | 107.9 108.0 108.1 108.2 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 109.0 109.1 | 108.0 108.4 108.7 109.0 | 108.5 1994 | 109.2 109.3 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.9 110.1 110.2 110.4 110.6 110.8 111.0 | 109.3 109.8 110.2 110.8 | 110.0 | | | 1995 | 111.2 111.4 111.6 111.9 112.1 112.3 112.6 112.8 113.1 113.3 113.6 113.8 | 111.4 112.1 112.8 113.6 | 112.5 1996 | 114.1 114.3 114.6 114.8 115.1 115.3 115.6 115.9 116.2 116.5 116.8 117.1 | 114.3 115.1 115.9 116.8 | 115.5 1997 | 117.5 117.9 118.3 118.7 119.1 119.6 120.1 120.6 121.1 121.6 122.1 122.5 | 117.9 119.2 120.6 122.1 | 119.9 1998 | 123.0 123.5 124.0 124.4 124.9 125.3 125.7 126.2 126.5 126.9 127.3 127.6 | 123.5 124.9 126.1 127.3 | 125.5 1999 | 128.0 128.3 128.6 128.9 129.3 129.6 129.9 130.1 130.4 130.7 131.0 131.2 | 128.3 129.3 130.1 131.0 | 129.7 | | | 2000 | 131.5 131.7 132.0 132.2 132.4 132.6 132.8 133.0 133.2 133.4 133.6 133.8 | 131.7 132.4 133.0 133.6 | 132.7 2001 | 133.9 134.0 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.5 134.6 134.6 134.7 134.7 134.7 | 134.0 134.4 134.6 134.7 | 134.4 2002 | 134.7 134.7 134.7 134.6 134.6 134.5 134.4 134.4 134.3 134.2 134.1 134.0 | 134.7 134.6 134.4 134.1 | 134.4 2003 | 133.9 133.8 133.7 133.6 133.5 133.4 133.4 133.3 133.2 133.2 133.1 133.1 | 133.8 133.5 133.3 133.1 | 133.4 2004 | 133.0 133.0 133.0 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 132.9 | 133.0 132.9 132.9 132.9 | 132.9 | | | 2005 | 132.9 133.0 133.0 133.1 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.7 133.8 133.9 | 133.0 133.2 133.4 133.8 | 133.3 2006 | 134.0 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.8 134.9 | 134.1 134.4 134.6 134.8 | 134.5 2007 | 135.0 135.1 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 136.0 | 135.1 135.3 135.6 135.9 | 135.5 2008 | 136.1 136.2 | | | | | Utilization | | | (percent) | | | 1978 | 82.3 82.3 83.4 84.6 84.6 85.0 84.7 84.9 85.0 85.4 85.9 86.4 | 82.7 84.7 84.9 85.9 | 84.6 1979 | 85.3 85.5 85.7 84.1 84.9 84.8 84.6 83.2 83.1 83.2 82.6 82.7 | 85.5 84.6 83.6 82.8 | 84.1 | | | 1980 | 82.8 82.5 81.6 79.6 76.9 75.6 74.7 74.9 76.0 77.2 78.5 78.5 | 82.3 77.4 75.2 78.1 | 78.3 1981 | 77.9 77.2 77.4 77.5 77.8 77.2 77.2 77.1 76.5 75.5 74.4 73.0 | 77.5 77.5 76.9 74.3 | 76.5 1982 | 71.1 72.8 72.1 71.5 71.2 71.0 70.7 70.2 69.8 68.9 68.4 68.0 | 72.0 71.2 70.2 68.5 | 70.5 1983 | 69.7 69.6 70.2 71.0 71.9 72.5 73.4 74.2 75.3 76.2 76.3 76.5 | 69.8 71.8 74.3 76.3 | 73.1 1984 | 77.8 78.5 78.8 79.0 79.0 79.2 79.3 79.3 78.9 79.0 79.1 79.2 | 78.4 79.1 79.2 79.1 | 78.9 | | | 1985 | 78.7 78.4 78.8 78.5 78.4 78.4 77.9 78.3 78.3 77.9 78.3 78.5 | 78.6 78.4 78.1 78.2 | 78.4 1986 | 79.4 78.8 78.4 78.7 78.7 78.5 78.6 78.6 78.7 78.8 79.1 79.6 | 78.9 78.6 78.6 79.2 | 78.8 1987 | 79.1 80.1 80.1 80.2 80.7 80.8 81.1 81.3 81.6 82.8 83.2 83.6 | 79.8 80.6 81.4 83.2 | 81.2 1988 | 83.3 83.5 83.7 84.3 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.1 84.3 84.7 84.9 85.2 | 83.5 84.2 84.2 85.0 | 84.2 1989 | 85.8 84.9 84.7 84.5 83.7 83.7 82.4 83.0 82.6 82.2 82.1 82.1 | 85.1 84.0 82.7 82.1 | 83.5 | | | 1990 | 81.8 82.8 82.9 82.5 82.5 82.5 82.2 82.3 82.1 81.3 80.2 79.4 | 82.5 82.5 82.2 80.3 | 81.9 1991 | 78.7 77.9 77.2 77.4 77.7 78.5 78.6 78.7 79.4 79.2 78.8 78.5 | 77.9 77.9 78.9 78.8 | 78.4 1992 | 77.8 78.4 79.0 79.3 79.6 79.6 80.1 79.6 79.5 79.8 79.9 79.6 | 78.4 79.5 79.8 79.8 | 79.3 1993 | 80.4 80.4 80.1 80.5 80.3 80.0 80.2 79.9 80.2 80.7 80.9 81.2 | 80.3 80.2 80.1 81.0 | 80.4 1994 | 81.3 81.2 82.0 82.4 82.7 82.7 82.9 83.2 83.1 83.5 83.9 84.5 | 81.5 82.6 83.0 84.0 | 82.8 | | | 1995 | 84.5 84.1 83.8 83.3 83.0 83.0 82.2 82.7 83.0 82.4 82.1 82.1 | 84.1 83.1 82.6 82.2 | 83.0 1996 | 80.9 81.9 81.2 81.8 82.0 82.5 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.0 82.4 82.7 | 81.3 82.1 82.4 82.4 | 82.1 1997 | 82.3 82.9 83.3 82.4 82.5 82.5 82.3 83.0 83.2 83.3 83.7 83.6 | 82.8 82.5 82.8 83.5 | 82.9 1998 | 83.6 83.2 82.6 82.6 82.7 81.5 80.5 82.1 81.3 81.6 81.3 81.2 | 83.1 82.3 81.3 81.3 | 82.0 1999 | 81.0 81.1 80.5 80.3 80.7 80.0 79.8 80.1 79.5 80.5 80.7 80.9 | 80.9 80.3 79.8 80.7 | 80.4 | | | 2000 | 80.4 80.2 80.3 80.4 79.9 79.8 79.4 78.7 78.8 78.3 77.7 77.0 | 80.3 80.1 79.0 77.7 | 79.3 2001 | 76.4 75.9 75.6 75.5 74.9 74.4 74.3 73.8 73.5 72.9 72.8 72.8 | 76.0 74.9 73.9 72.8 | 74.4 2002 | 73.3 73.3 73.8 73.8 74.3 75.1 74.8 75.0 75.1 74.7 75.0 74.5 | 73.4 74.4 74.9 74.7 | 74.4 2003 | 74.9 74.9 75.1 74.3 74.3 74.7 74.7 74.5 75.1 75.1 75.8 75.6 | 75.0 74.4 74.8 75.5 | 74.9 2004 | 75.5 75.9 75.8 76.3 76.8 76.2 76.9 77.4 77.2 77.9 78.0 78.3 | 75.7 76.4 77.2 78.1 | 76.9 | | | 2005 | 78.8 79.2 79.0 78.9 79.3 79.3 79.2 79.2 78.1 79.2 79.7 79.5 | 79.0 79.2 78.9 79.5 | 79.1 2006 | 80.0 79.5 79.4 79.7 79.4 79.5 79.5 79.6 79.4 78.8 78.6 79.4 | 79.7 79.5 79.5 79.0 | 79.4 2007 | 78.8 78.9 79.3 79.5 79.5 79.7 80.1 79.6 79.8 79.2 79.3 79.2 | 79.0 79.6 79.8 79.2 | 79.4 2008 | 79.1 78.8 | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Estimates from October 2007 through February 2008 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.