[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-54.--Capacity utilization rates, 1950-2000
[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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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...................................................        87.0        87.2        87.5        86.3         85.0        88.2        81.2        94.5
1968...................................................        87.3        87.1        87.2        86.6         86.4        87.4        83.5        95.1
1969...................................................        87.3        86.6        86.7        86.5         86.9        86.4        86.5        96.7

1970...................................................        81.1        79.4        77.2        82.8         79.6        79.5        88.8        96.2
1971...................................................        79.4        77.9        74.7        82.6         79.1        77.4        87.3        94.6
1972...................................................        84.4        83.4        81.4        86.4         85.4        82.0        90.3        95.2
1973...................................................        88.4        87.7        88.0        87.3         91.1        85.6        92.3        93.5
1974...................................................        84.3        83.4        83.1        83.9         84.9        82.5        92.3        87.3
1975...................................................        74.6        72.9        70.6        76.3         71.1        74.0        89.7        84.4
1976...................................................        79.3        78.2        75.7        81.8         79.2        77.5        89.8        85.2
1977...................................................        83.5        82.6        80.8        85.3         84.1        81.6        90.9        85.0
1978...................................................        85.8        85.2        84.4        86.4         86.4        84.4        90.9        85.4
1979...................................................        86.0        85.3        85.6        84.9         86.2        84.7        91.4        86.6

1980...................................................        81.5        79.5        78.4        81.0         76.9        81.3        93.4        85.9
1981...................................................        80.8        78.3        76.8        80.4         76.3        79.6        93.9        82.5
1982...................................................        74.5        71.8        68.0        77.5         68.4        74.0        86.3        79.3
1983...................................................        75.7        74.4        70.1        80.8         74.1        74.7        80.4        79.7
1984...................................................        80.8        79.8        77.6        82.9         80.7        79.3        86.0        81.9
1985...................................................        79.8        78.8        76.8        81.5         79.4        78.4        84.3        83.5
1986...................................................        78.7        78.7        75.7        82.8         79.5        78.2        77.6        80.6
1987...................................................        81.3        81.3        77.9        85.9         83.7        79.9        80.3        82.5
1988...................................................        84.0        83.8        81.7        86.4         86.2        82.4        85.2        84.9
1989...................................................        84.1        83.6        82.0        85.7         85.3        82.7        86.9        86.3

1990...................................................        82.3        81.4        79.0        84.4         82.9        80.6        89.8        85.7
1991...................................................        79.3        77.9        74.7        81.9         78.6        77.6        88.4        86.3
1992...................................................        80.2        79.4        76.6        82.8         81.7        78.2        86.3        84.6
1993...................................................        81.3        80.4        78.9        82.3         83.5        78.7        86.1        87.0
1994...................................................        83.1        82.5        81.6        83.5         86.7        80.1        87.9        87.5
1995...................................................        83.3        82.5        81.8        83.4         86.1        80.4        87.8        88.9
1996...................................................        82.6        81.6        81.1        82.3         83.9        80.2        89.2        90.8
1997...................................................        83.5        82.7        82.1        83.6         85.2        81.4        89.3        90.0
1998...................................................        82.1        81.3        81.4        81.4         82.4        81.1        86.6        90.2
1999 ..................................................        81.2        80.5        80.8        80.3         83.0        79.4        83.5        90.9

1999: Jan..............................................        81.0        80.2        80.6        79.9         81.4        79.9        83.0        91.2
Feb..............................................        80.9        80.2        80.4        80.2         81.5        79.9        82.8        89.1
Mar..............................................        81.1        80.3        80.6        80.1         82.1        79.7        83.0        92.7
Apr..............................................        80.9        80.1        80.6        79.8         82.3        79.3        82.5        92.0
May..............................................        81.2        80.4        80.6        80.5         82.6        79.6        83.0        90.8
June.............................................        81.0        80.2        80.5        80.1         82.6        79.3        82.9        91.2

July.............................................        81.3        80.4        81.2        79.8         83.3        79.2        83.5        93.5
Aug..............................................        81.4        80.6        81.1        80.2         83.0        79.7        83.7        92.0
Sept.............................................        81.2        80.4        80.7        80.3         83.4        79.1        83.8        90.9
Oct..............................................        81.5        80.8        81.0        80.8         84.1        79.4        84.4        90.4
Nov..............................................        81.5        80.9        80.9        81.1         84.7        79.1        85.1        87.2
Dec..............................................        81.7        81.0        81.0        81.2         85.1        79.2        84.5        90.0

2000: Jan..............................................        81.9        81.2        81.6        80.8         85.1        79.4        84.5        90.0
Feb..............................................        82.0        81.2        81.5        80.9         85.2        79.4        84.9        91.1
Mar..............................................        82.2        81.6        82.1        81.1         85.9        79.6        86.1        87.2
Apr..............................................        82.5        81.8        82.4        81.0         86.2        79.8        85.7        90.0
May..............................................        82.7        81.9        82.7        80.9         86.4        79.9        85.4        91.9
June.............................................        82.7        82.0        82.8        80.9         86.5        79.9        86.2        91.7

July.............................................        82.3        81.6        82.3        80.6         85.6        79.8        86.3        89.5
Aug..............................................        82.6        81.7        82.6        80.5         85.4        80.2        86.9        91.5
Sept ...........................................        82.5        81.7        82.6        80.4         85.2        80.2        86.3        92.2
Oct ............................................        82.1        81.4        81.8        80.6         84.8        79.9        86.3        90.2
Nov ............................................        81.6        80.6        80.8        80.1         83.3        79.7        86.5        93.2
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 Output as percent of capacity.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.