[Economic Report of the President (1997)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-52.--Capacity utilization rates, 1948-96
[Percent;\1\ monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Manufacturing
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Year or month                          Total                                Non-                               Mining     Utilities
industry      Total      Durable     durable      Primary    Advanced
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...................................................        83.8        83.0        82.7        83.3         87.4        81.1        89.3        90.3
1996p..................................................        83.2        82.1        82.0        82.2         86.1        80.5        90.5        92.2

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        84.2         89.3        82.0        90.0        88.2
Mar................................................        84.6        84.0        83.8        84.2         88.9        81.9        89.6        88.6
Apr................................................        84.0        83.4        83.0        83.7         88.2        81.3        89.9        88.2
May................................................        83.7        82.8        82.3        83.5         87.8        80.8        89.7        90.6
June...............................................        83.5        82.7        82.1        83.3         87.0        80.8        90.2        89.7

July...............................................        83.3        82.4        81.7        83.1         86.7        80.6        90.0        90.8
Aug................................................        83.9        82.7        82.4        83.0         86.2        81.2        89.3        95.3
Sept...............................................        83.4        82.3        82.2        82.4         86.7        80.5        91.2        91.4
Oct................................................        83.0        81.9        81.3        82.7         86.6        80.0        91.2        91.4
Nov................................................        83.4        82.2        81.6        83.0         86.1        80.6        91.9        93.4
Dec................................................        83.8        82.8        82.2        83.5         86.9        81.1        93.0        90.2

1996:Jan...............................................        82.4        81.4        81.3        81.4         85.4        79.7        86.8        92.4
Feb................................................        83.3        82.3        82.5        81.9         84.9        81.1        87.6        93.1
Mar................................................        82.6        81.3        80.9        81.6         85.3        79.6        90.3        94.0
Apr................................................        83.0        81.9        82.1        81.5         85.5        80.4        89.7        92.7
May................................................        83.3        82.1        82.1        82.0         86.1        80.5        89.8        94.1
June...............................................        83.7        82.6        82.9        82.0         86.8        80.8        91.9        92.6

July...............................................        83.4        82.5        82.6        82.3         86.6        80.8        90.3        89.6
Aug................................................        83.5        82.4        82.6        82.0         86.6        80.6        91.9        91.6
Sept...............................................        83.4        82.3        82.2        82.4         86.7        80.5        91.2        91.4
Octp...............................................        83.0        81.9        81.3        82.7         86.6        80.0        91.3        91.4
Novp...............................................        83.4        82.2        81.6        83.0         86.1        80.6        91.9        93.4
Decp...............................................        83.8        82.8        82.2        83.5         86.9        81.1        93.0        90.2
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1Output as percent of capacity.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.