[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[Page Number 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization rose in April.
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[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Total industrial production Industry production indexes, 1987=100 Capacity
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- utilization rate,
Percent change\1\ Manufacturing percent\2\
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Period Index, From
1987=100 preced- From Mining Utilities Total Manufac-
ing year Total Durable Nondurable industry turing
month earlier
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1986............................................. 95.3 ........ 0.9 94.3 93.9 94.9 101.0 96.3 79.2 79.1
1987............................................. 100.0 ........ 4.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 81.5 81.6
1988............................................. 104.4 ........ 4.4 104.7 106.6 102.3 101.3 105.0 83.7 83.6
1989............................................. 106.0 ........ 1.5 106.4 108.6 103.7 100.0 108.7 83.7 83.2
1990............................................. 106.0 ........ .0 106.1 107.4 104.4 102.0 109.9 82.1 81.3
1991............................................. 104.2 ........ -1.8 103.8 104.1 103.4 100.2 112.3 79.2 78.0
1992............................................. 107.7 ........ 3.4 108.2 109.3 106.7 98.9 111.9 80.3 79.5
1993............................................. 111.5 ........ 3.5 112.3 115.6 108.6 98.0 116.3 81.4 80.6
1994............................................. 118.1 ........ 5.9 119.7 125.8 113.0 100.3 117.9 83.9 83.3
1995............................................. 121.9 ........ 3.2 123.9 132.5 114.3 99.9 122.0 r83.8 r83.0
1995:Apr......................................... 121.4 -0.4 3.9 123.5 131.6 114.6 100.6 118.8 84.0 r83.4
May........................................ 121.3 .0 3.2 123.2 131.1 114.4 100.5 122.1 83.7 82.8
June....................................... 121.4 .1 2.8 123.3 131.5 114.3 101.0 121.0 83.5 r82.7
July....................................... 121.5 .1 2.6 123.3 131.5 114.3 100.7 122.7 83.3 r82.4
Aug........................................ 122.7 1.0 3.2 124.2 133.2 114.3 100.0 128.8 r83.9 r82.7
Sept....................................... 122.8 .1 3.1 124.9 134.4 114.4 100.0 122.7 r83.7 82.8
Oct........................................ 122.2 -.5 1.9 124.4 133.5 114.3 98.2 121.6 r83.0 r82.2
Nov........................................ 122.6 .3 1.7 124.5 134.3 113.7 98.3 125.4 r83.0 r82.0
Dec........................................ 122.8 .2 1.1 124.8 134.8 113.8 98.1 125.1 r82.9 81.9
1996:Janr........................................ 122.5 -.2 .6 124.5 134.9 113.1 97.1 125.6 82.4 81.4
Febr....................................... 123.9 1.2 1.8 126.2 137.6 113.6 97.6 125.7 83.1 82.2
Marr....................................... 123.4 -.5 1.2 125.1 135.8 113.4 100.3 126.5 82.5 81.2
Aprp....................................... 124.5 .9 2.6 126.8 138.9 113.4 99.5 124.3 83.0 82.0
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\1\Percent changes based on
unrounded indexes.
\2\Output as percent of
capacity.
Note.--Capacity utilization
series revised beginning 1995.
Source: Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.