[Economic Report of the President (2003)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-54.--Capacity utilization rates, 1955-2002
[Percent \1\; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Manufacturing                                               Stage-of-process
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Year or month                  Total                              Non-      Other      Mining    Utilities              Primary
industry   Total \2\   Durable    durable     (non-                             Crude    and  semi-  Finished
\2\                   goods      goods      NAICS)                                      finished
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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  .........       81.2       94.5        81.1       85.0       88.2
1968...................................        87.3        87.0       87.3       86.4  .........       83.6       95.1        83.4       86.8       87.0
1969...................................        87.3        86.5       86.9       86.0  .........       86.8       96.6        85.6       87.9       85.4

1970...................................        81.0        79.2       77.4       82.0  .........       89.3       96.0        85.1       81.2       77.9
1971...................................        79.3        77.6       75.0       81.6  .........       87.9       94.4        84.3       81.3       75.4
1972...................................        84.4        83.2       81.7       85.1       85.4       90.8       95.2        88.7       87.8       79.4
1973...................................        88.3        87.5       88.4       86.6       84.6       91.9       94.1        90.8       92.0       83.1
1974...................................        84.9        84.1       84.2       84.1       82.7       91.1       87.8        91.3       87.1       80.1
1975...................................        75.5        73.4       71.4       76.0       77.2       89.2       84.3        84.1       74.8       73.5
1976...................................        79.5        77.9       75.9       80.9       77.4       90.1       85.1        87.5       79.8       76.2
1977...................................        83.2        82.3       81.0       84.0       83.3       90.4       84.8        89.7       84.4       79.3
1978...................................        85.0        84.5       84.2       84.9       85.1       90.1       84.0        88.9       86.0       82.3
1979...................................        85.0        84.2       84.6       83.6       85.5       91.1       85.5        89.5       85.9       82.0

1980...................................        80.9        78.8       77.8       79.5       87.0       91.7       85.3        89.2       78.8       79.7
1981...................................        79.9        77.2       75.6       78.8       87.3       91.6       84.1        89.5       77.1       78.3
1982...................................        73.8        71.1       66.7       76.7       86.5       83.8       80.5        81.8       70.4       74.0
1983...................................        74.8        73.5       68.7       79.8       86.9       78.4       79.5        78.5       74.2       73.7
1984...................................        80.5        79.5       76.9       82.6       89.0       84.6       82.8        84.7       81.0       77.9
1985...................................        79.4        78.4       75.9       81.1       90.8       83.4       82.4        83.3       79.9       77.3
1986...................................        78.8        78.6       75.4       82.1       88.8       76.7       82.0        79.0       79.8       77.4
1987...................................        81.2        81.1       77.7       85.1       89.4       79.5       83.5        83.0       82.7       78.9
1988...................................        84.2        84.1       82.1       86.4       87.8       83.5       85.3        86.7       85.5       81.7
1989...................................        83.6        83.2       81.4       85.3       85.8       84.3       86.8        87.5       84.6       81.3

1990...................................        82.5        81.6       79.2       84.6       84.0       86.5       86.4        88.9       82.3       80.7
1991...................................        79.6        78.3       74.8       82.6       80.1       84.8       87.1        86.1       79.4       77.9
1992...................................        80.1        79.3       76.6       82.8       78.7       84.2       84.9        85.6       80.8       78.0
1993...................................        81.1        80.0       78.1       82.4       80.9       85.7       87.5        85.4       82.8       78.0
1994...................................        83.3        82.4       81.3       84.0       81.5       87.3       88.4        87.3       86.0       79.0
1995...................................        83.6        82.8       82.0       83.9       80.8       87.2       89.8        88.3       86.3       79.3
1996...................................        82.5        81.2       80.8       82.3       77.3       89.4       91.0        87.8       85.0       78.3
1997...................................        83.7        82.7       82.6       83.4       78.5       90.5       89.8        89.1       85.6       80.1
1998...................................        82.9        81.9       81.8       82.4       79.6       88.1       90.6        86.0       84.0       80.9
1999 ..................................        82.4        81.4       81.5       81.3       81.4       85.7       92.0        86.3       84.4       79.2

2000 ..................................        82.7        81.4       81.8       80.7       83.8       89.3       92.0        88.0       84.8       78.9
2001 ..................................        77.3        75.6       73.2       77.8       82.3       88.1       88.2        84.0       78.6       74.3
2002 .................................        75.6        73.8       70.1       78.0       81.3       84.9       86.8        83.2       77.7       71.5

2001: Jan..............................        80.2        78.5       77.5       78.9       84.5       88.8       93.3        85.8       82.1       76.7
Feb..............................        79.6        77.8       76.5       79.0       82.3       89.4       92.0        85.9       81.2       76.3
Mar..............................        79.0        77.3       76.2       78.2       81.7       89.4       90.7        85.1       80.4       76.0
Apr..............................        78.5        76.8       75.2       78.1       82.2       89.5       89.5        84.8       79.7       75.7
May..............................        77.9        76.1       74.2       78.0       81.7       89.0       88.3        83.9       78.9       75.3
June.............................        77.2        75.5       73.2       77.8       81.8       88.2       87.9        83.1       78.3       74.7

July.............................        77.0        75.3       72.9       77.7       82.3       87.7       87.0        83.0       78.0       74.5
Aug..............................        76.7        74.8       72.0       77.7       82.3       87.5       88.3        83.3       78.0       73.7
Sept.............................        76.0        74.3       71.0       77.6       82.8       87.5       86.1        84.0       77.3       72.8
Oct..............................        75.6        73.8       70.2       77.4       82.6       86.9       87.2        83.5       77.0       72.2
Nov..............................        75.1        73.4       70.0       77.0       81.7       86.8       84.3        83.2       76.2       72.0
Dec..............................        74.6        73.0       69.6       76.5       81.4       86.1       83.5        82.1       75.6       71.9

2002: Jan..............................        75.0        73.3       69.9       77.2       80.6       85.5       84.4        82.5       76.2       71.9
Feb..............................        75.1        73.4       69.8       77.4       80.0       85.4       85.2        82.5       76.4       71.8
Mar..............................        75.3        73.5       69.7       77.8       80.2       84.8       86.9        82.2       76.9       71.9
Apr..............................        75.6        73.6       70.0       77.8       79.7       84.7       88.6        82.7       77.5       71.7
May..............................        75.7        73.9       70.3       78.1       80.0       84.8       87.7        83.5       77.8       71.5
June.............................        75.9        74.1       70.5       78.3       81.2       84.9       87.2        83.3       77.9       71.9

July.............................        76.4        74.3       70.6       78.7       80.9       85.7       89.6        84.4       78.6       71.9
Aug..............................        76.1        74.3       70.8       78.4       81.7       85.3       86.5        83.9       78.4       71.7
Sept ............................        76.0        74.1       70.2       78.4       82.8       83.8       88.4        83.1       78.6       71.3
Oct ............................        75.6        73.8       69.9       78.0       82.7       83.9       86.3        82.8       78.1       70.9
Nov ............................        75.6        73.8       70.2       77.8       82.3       84.4       85.9        82.9       78.1       71.0
Dec ............................        75.4        73.6       69.7       77.9       83.2       85.8       84.4        84.2       77.8       70.6
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 Output as percent of capacity.
 See footnote 1 and Note, Table B-51.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.