[Economic Indicators November, 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 and capacity utilization rose in October. (Series
revised.)
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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\
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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 r 80.2 r 79.4
1993 r........................................... 103.4 ........ 3.4 103.7 105.4 101.8 100.0 103.9 81.3 80.5
1994 r........................................... 109.1 ........ 5.5 110.0 114.3 105.2 102.5 105.3 83.1 82.5
1995 r........................................... 114.4 ........ 4.9 115.8 123.9 107.1 102.1 109.0 83.3 82.6
1996 r........................................... 119.4 ........ 4.4 121.3 134.0 107.8 103.7 112.6 82.5 81.5
1997 r........................................... 127.1 ........ 6.4 130.1 148.0 111.2 105.9 112.7 83.3 82.4
1998 r........................................... 132.4 ........ 4.2 136.4 160.7 111.6 103.8 114.4 81.8 80.9
1998:Oct r....................................... 134.1 0.4 3.5 138.3 165.8 111.2 101.6 115.6 81.5 80.5
Nov r...................................... 133.8 -.2 2.8 138.3 165.4 111.6 101.5 110.8 80.9 80.2
Dec r...................................... 133.8 .0 2.5 138.4 166.2 111.1 98.1 112.5 80.6 79.9
1999:Jan r....................................... 134.1 .2 2.4 138.6 166.3 111.3 98.0 114.5 80.4 79.6
Feb r...................................... 134.5 .3 2.9 139.3 166.8 112.3 97.4 112.6 80.4 79.7
Mar r...................................... 135.1 .5 3.1 139.7 168.1 111.8 97.5 116.8 80.5 79.6
Apr r...................................... 135.5 .2 2.9 140.2 169.4 111.5 96.7 116.3 80.4 79.5
May r...................................... 136.2 .5 2.9 141.0 170.8 111.9 97.4 116.1 80.5 79.7
June r..................................... 136.6 .3 3.9 141.4 172.2 111.4 97.1 117.4 80.5 79.6
July r..................................... 137.4 .5 4.6 142.0 173.8 111.0 97.8 119.8 80.7 79.7
Aug r...................................... 137.6 .2 3.0 142.4 174.4 111.3 98.4 117.8 80.6 79.7
Sept r..................................... 137.6 .0 3.1 142.6 174.8 111.3 98.1 116.5 80.4 79.5
Oct p...................................... 138.5 .6 3.3 143.4 175.5 112.2 98.2 118.7 80.7 79.7
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\1\ Percent changes based on
unrounded indexes.
\2\ Output as percent of
capacity.
Note.--Data revised beginning
1992 to reflect annual revisions.
See Federal Reserve release,
G.17(419) Industrial Production and
Capacity Utilization: A Revision
released November 30, 1999, for
details on the revisions.
Source: Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.