[Economic Indicators July, 2010]
[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 June while capacity utilization was 
unchanged.
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                                                           [Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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                                       Total industrial production                Industry production indexes, 2007=100                    Capacity
                                                   \1\             ------------------------------------------------------------------  utilization  rate
                                     ------------------------------                Manufacturing                                      (output as percent
                                                Percent change \2\ ---------------------------------------------                        of capacity) \1\
               Period                          --------------------                                                                  -------------------
                                       Index,     From                                                            Mining   Utilities
                                      2007=100   preced-    From    Total \1\   Durable  Nondurable  Other (non-                        Total     Total
                                                   ing      year                                     NAICS) \1\                       industry  manufac-
                                                  month    earlier                                                                                turing
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2000 ...............................      92.0  ........       4.0       90.9      84.6       95.9       116.4      102.9      89.9       81.5      79.7
2001 ...............................      88.9  ........      -3.3       87.3      80.8       93.0       108.8      103.4      89.5       76.0      73.7
2002 ...............................      89.1  ........        .2       87.6      80.7       94.3       105.2       98.7      92.3       74.7      72.8
2003 ...............................      90.2  ........       1.3       88.7      82.9       94.5       102.1       98.9      94.1       75.9      73.8
2004 ...............................      92.3  ........       2.3       91.2      86.2       95.9       102.9       98.1      95.3       77.9      76.2
2005 ...............................      95.3  ........       3.2       94.8      91.1       98.3       102.6       96.6      97.3       80.1      78.5
2006 ...............................      97.4  ........       2.2       97.1      95.3       98.9       101.4       99.5      96.7       80.7      79.1
2007 ...............................     100.0  ........       2.7      100.0     100.0      100.0       100.0      100.0     100.0       81.3      79.6
2008 ...............................      96.7  ........      -3.3       95.5      96.4       94.7        93.5      100.8      99.9       77.9      75.0
2009 ...............................      87.7  ........      -9.3       85.0      82.1       89.0        79.9       95.8      97.3       70.0      67.2
 
2009:June ..........................      85.5      -0.2     -12.7       82.7      78.6       88.3        78.3       93.0      95.8       68.2      65.4
      July .........................      86.7       1.4     -11.5       84.1      81.3       88.3        77.9       94.1      95.4       69.1      66.6
      Aug ..........................      87.8       1.2      -9.3       85.3      82.6       89.3        78.4       95.8      95.5       70.0      67.6
      Sept .........................      88.4        .7      -4.9       85.9      83.6       89.5        78.6       96.0      96.6       70.5      68.1
      Oct ..........................      88.6        .3      -5.6       86.0      83.5       89.8        78.2       96.0      98.4       70.7      68.2
      Nov ..........................      89.1        .5      -4.1       86.8      84.3       90.7        79.7       96.7      95.8       71.1      69.0
      Dec ..........................      89.6        .5      -1.6       86.9      84.5       90.8        79.7       94.9     101.2       71.6      69.1
 
2010:Jan r..........................      90.5       1.0       1.5       87.8      85.7       91.3        78.1       96.5     102.1       72.3      69.8
      Feb r.........................      90.4        .0       2.2       87.5      85.5       91.2        76.5       97.4     102.6       72.3      69.7
      Mar r.........................      91.0        .6       4.4       88.4      86.7       91.8        76.8       99.1      99.0       72.8      70.4
      Apr r.........................      91.2        .3       5.5       89.1      87.9       91.9        76.2      100.8      94.7       73.1      70.9
      May r.........................      92.5       1.3       7.9       90.0      89.3       92.3        78.1      100.5      99.9       74.1      71.7
      June p........................      92.5        .1       8.2       89.6      89.4       91.6        76.4      100.9     102.7       74.1      71.4
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    \1\ Total industry and total 
manufacturing series include 
manufacturing as defined in the 
North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) plus 
those industries--logging and 
newspaper, periodical, book and 
directory-publishing--that have 
traditionally been included in 
manufacturing.
    \2\ Percent changes based on 
unrounded indexes.
    Note.--Data based on the North 
American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS) except series as 
defined in footnote 1.

    Source: Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System.