[Economic Indicators March, 1999]
[Page Number 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
                    PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION

Industrial production rose in February; capacity utilization fell.
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                                                           [Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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                                                    Total industrial production         Industry production indexes, 1992=100              Capacity
                                                  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- utilization  rate,
                                                             Percent change \1\           Manufacturing                                   percent \2\
                                                            ----------------------------------------------------                     -------------------
                      Period                        Index,     From
                                                   1992=100   preced-    From                                     Mining   Utilities    Total   Manufac-
                                                                ing      year      Total    Durable  Nondurable                       industry    turing
                                                               month    earlier
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1989.............................................      99.1  ........       1.8      99.0     100.5       97.3      103.2      97.1       84.1      83.6
1990.............................................      98.9  ........       -.2      98.5      99.0       97.9      104.8      98.3       82.3      81.4
1991.............................................      97.0  ........      -2.0      96.2      95.5       97.0      102.6     100.4       79.3      77.9
1992.............................................     100.0  ........       3.1     100.0     100.0      100.0      100.0     100.0       80.3      79.5
1993.............................................     103.5  ........       3.5     103.7     105.4      101.8       99.9     103.9       81.3      80.5
1994.............................................     109.1  ........       5.4     109.9     114.2      105.2      102.4     105.3       83.2      82.5
1995.............................................     114.4  ........       4.9     115.9     124.0      107.1      102.0     109.0       83.4      82.7
1996.............................................     119.5  ........       4.5     121.4     134.1      107.9      103.7     112.6       82.4      81.4
1997.............................................     126.8  ........       6.0     129.7     147.1      111.3      105.8     112.8       82.9      82.0
1998 ............................................     131.4  ........       3.6     135.1     157.5      111.9      104.1   r 114.1     r 81.8      80.8
 
1998:Feb.........................................     130.2      -0.1       5.0     133.7     154.0      112.8      107.5     109.0       82.6      81.8
      Mar........................................     130.7        .4       5.1     134.1     155.2      112.4      105.8     114.0       82.6      81.6
      Apr........................................     131.3        .5       5.0     134.9     156.2      113.0      105.7     112.8       82.6      81.7
      May........................................     131.9        .4       5.1     135.4     157.2      113.0      105.4     115.2       82.6      81.6
      June.......................................     130.6       -.9       3.6     133.7     154.8      112.0      104.7     118.7       81.5      80.2
      July.......................................     130.5       -.1       2.7     133.6     154.4      112.1      104.6     118.3       81.1      79.8
      Aug........................................     132.4       1.4       3.6     135.7     159.8      111.3      103.7     120.2       82.0      80.7
      Sept ......................................     131.9       -.4       2.6     135.2     159.6      110.6      102.4     120.3       81.3      80.1
      Oct .......................................     132.4        .4       2.4     136.1     161.2      110.9      102.0     116.5       81.3      80.3
      Nov r......................................     132.2       -.2       1.7     136.4     161.0      111.6      101.1     110.6       80.8      80.1
      Dec r......................................     132.4        .2       1.6     136.6     161.2      111.7      100.0     112.5       80.7      79.9
 
1999:Jan r ......................................     132.4        .0       1.6     136.7     161.5      111.6       97.0     114.6       80.4      79.6
      Feb p......................................     132.6        .2       1.9     136.9     162.3      111.4       97.4     114.0       80.3      79.5
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    \1\ Percent changes based on 
unrounded indexes.
    \2\ Output as percent of 
capacity.

    Source: Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.