[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
[Online through the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

[DOCID: f:erp_b50._]
Economic Report of the President - - - - - - - - - - - - H. Doc. 104-161
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Table B-50.--Capacity utilization rates, 1948-95
[Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Manufacturing
Total   -------------------------------------------------------------
Year or month                        industry                 Durable    Nondurable    Primary    Advanced     Mining     Utilities
Total       goods       goods     processing  processing
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1948...................................................  ..........        82.5  ..........  ...........        87.3        80.0  ..........  ..........
1949...................................................  ..........        74.2  ..........  ...........        76.2        73.2  ..........  ..........

1950...................................................  ..........        82.8  ..........  ...........        88.5        79.8  ..........  ..........
1951...................................................  ..........        85.8  ..........  ...........        90.2        83.4  ..........  ..........
1952...................................................  ..........        85.4  ..........  ...........        84.9        85.9  ..........  ..........
1953...................................................  ..........        89.3  ..........  ...........        89.4        89.3  ..........  ..........
1954...................................................  ..........        80.1  ..........  ...........        80.6        80.0  ..........  ..........
1955...................................................  ..........        87.0  ..........  ...........        92.0        84.2  ..........  ..........
1956...................................................  ..........        86.1  ..........  ...........        89.4        84.4  ..........  ..........
1957...................................................  ..........        83.6  ..........  ...........        84.7        83.1  ..........  ..........
1958...................................................  ..........        75.0  ..........  ...........        75.4        74.9  ..........  ..........
1959...................................................  ..........        81.6  ..........  ...........        83.0        81.1  ..........  ..........

1960...................................................  ..........        80.1  ..........  ...........        79.8        80.5  ..........  ..........
1961...................................................  ..........        77.3  ..........  ...........        77.9        77.2  ..........  ..........
1962...................................................  ..........        81.4  ..........  ...........        81.5        81.6  ..........  ..........
1963...................................................  ..........        83.5  ..........  ...........        83.8        83.4  ..........  ..........
1964...................................................  ..........        85.6  ..........  ...........        87.8        84.6  ..........  ..........
1965...................................................  ..........        89.5  ..........  ...........        91.0        88.8  ..........  ..........
1966...................................................  ..........        91.1  ..........  ...........        91.4        91.1  ..........  ..........
1967...................................................        86.4        87.2        87.1        86.3         85.4        88.0        81.2        93.4
1968...................................................        86.8        87.2        86.8        86.6         86.3        87.4        83.5        94.1
1969...................................................        86.9        86.8        86.3        86.6         86.9        86.5        86.6        95.8

1970...................................................        80.8        79.7        76.7        82.9         80.4        79.1        88.9        95.4
1971...................................................        79.2        78.2        74.3        82.8         79.3        77.4        87.4        93.9
1972...................................................        84.3        83.7        80.9        86.6         86.4        82.5        90.4        94.6
1973...................................................        88.4        88.1        87.5        87.5         91.5        86.5        92.5        92.9
1974...................................................        84.2        83.8        82.7        84.0         86.0        82.8        92.5        86.8
1975...................................................        74.6        73.2        70.2        76.4         72.9        73.5        89.9        84.0
1976...................................................        79.3        78.5        75.4        81.8         80.1        77.8        90.0        84.8
1977...................................................        83.3        82.8        80.3        85.2         84.0        81.9        90.9        84.6
1978...................................................        85.5        85.1        83.5        86.2         86.3        84.3        91.3        84.8
1979...................................................        86.2        85.4        84.9        85.1         86.4        84.8        91.9        85.9

1980...................................................        82.1        80.2        78.6        81.4         78.0        81.3        94.0        85.5
1981...................................................        80.9        78.8        76.6        81.0         78.0        79.1        94.6        82.8
1982...................................................        75.0        72.8        69.0        78.0         69.0        74.6        86.5        79.5
1983...................................................        75.8        74.9        70.5        81.1         74.8        74.9        79.9        80.3
1984...................................................        81.1        80.4        78.3        83.1         80.4        80.3        84.4        82.5
1985...................................................        80.3        79.5        77.8        81.9         79.8        79.4        82.9        83.5
1986...................................................        79.2        79.1        76.2        83.0         80.9        78.3        78.2        80.2
1987...................................................        81.5        81.6        78.6        85.6         84.9        80.1        79.9        82.0
1988...................................................        83.7        83.6        81.9        85.9         86.9        82.2        84.1        84.2
1989...................................................        83.7        83.2        81.6        85.3         86.2        82.0        85.4        86.0

1990...................................................        82.1        81.3        79.1        84.0         84.1        80.1        88.4        85.7
1991...................................................        79.2        78.0        75.0        81.6         79.8        77.2        87.4        85.8
1992...................................................        80.3        79.5        76.9        82.5         82.4        78.2        86.9        84.7
1993...................................................        81.4        80.6        79.1        82.3         84.1        79.0        87.0        87.0
1994...................................................        83.9        83.3        82.6        84.0         87.9        81.3        89.6        87.7
1995 p.................................................        83.7        83.0        82.9        83.0         87.4        81.1        89.1        90.4

1994: Jan..............................................        82.6        81.7        81.1        82.3         85.6        80.0        87.7        90.1
Feb..............................................        83.0        82.2        81.7        82.7         86.0        80.5        88.9        89.0
Mar..............................................        83.5        82.8        81.9        83.8         86.8        81.0        90.1        87.5
Apr..............................................        83.6        83.0        82.3        83.8         87.4        81.1        89.9        86.1
May..............................................        83.8        83.2        82.3        84.3         88.1        81.1        90.1        86.1
June.............................................        84.0        83.2        82.3        84.2         87.9        81.2        90.3        89.6

July.............................................        84.0        83.3        82.5        84.2         88.3        81.2        90.2        88.1
Aug..............................................        84.2        83.6        83.0        84.1         88.2        81.6        89.8        88.0
Sept.............................................        84.0        83.5        83.1        83.9         88.5        81.4        89.8        87.2
Oct..............................................        84.4        83.9        83.5        84.4         88.6        82.0        88.9        87.4
Nov..............................................        84.6        84.2        83.7        84.8         89.1        82.1        89.2        87.0
Dec..............................................        85.1        84.7        84.4        85.0         90.2        82.4        89.9        86.8

1995: Jan..............................................        85.1        84.6        84.4        84.9         89.7        82.5        89.8        87.3
Feb..............................................        84.7        84.2        84.2        84.1         89.3        82.0        90.0        88.2
Mar..............................................        84.6        84.0        83.9        84.1         88.9        81.9        89.6        88.6
Apr..............................................        84.0        83.3        83.2        83.5         88.2        81.3        89.8        88.2
May..............................................        83.7        82.8        82.5        83.2         87.7        80.8        89.7        90.6
June.............................................        83.5        82.6        82.3        83.0         86.9        80.8        90.1        89.7

July.............................................        83.3        82.3        82.0        82.7         86.6        80.5        89.9        90.8
Aug..............................................        83.8        82.6        82.6        82.6         86.1        81.2        89.2        95.3
Sept.............................................        83.6        82.8        83.0        82.4         86.8        81.1        89.2        90.7
Oct p............................................        83.0        82.2        82.0        82.3         86.1        80.5        87.5        91.0
Nov p............................................        83.0        82.1        82.3        81.7         86.3        80.3        87.2        92.3
Dec p............................................        82.8        81.8        82.2        81.3         86.0        80.1        87.0        92.5
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1 Output as percent of capacity.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.