[Economic Report of the President (2005)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-54.--Capacity utilization rates, 1959-2004
[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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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       86.5  .........       83.6       95.1        83.4       86.8       87.0
1969...................................        87.3        86.5       86.9       86.1  .........       86.8       96.8        85.6       88.0       85.4

1970...................................        81.1        79.3       77.4       82.1  .........       89.3       96.3        85.1       81.3       77.8
1971...................................        79.4        77.7       75.0       81.6  .........       88.0       94.7        84.2       81.5       75.2
1972...................................        84.5        83.2       81.7       85.2       85.7       90.9       95.2        88.5       88.0       79.3
1973...................................        88.2        87.5       88.3       86.6       84.6       92.0       94.5        90.7       92.2       82.8
1974...................................        84.9        84.1       84.2       84.1       82.7       91.2       87.7        91.3       87.2       79.9
1975...................................        75.5        73.3       71.2       76.0       77.1       89.3       84.7        83.9       74.9       73.2
1976...................................        79.4        77.9       75.9       81.0       77.4       89.8       85.3        87.2       80.0       76.1
1977...................................        83.2        82.2       80.9       84.1       83.4       89.8       85.5        89.2       84.6       79.1
1978...................................        84.9        84.4       84.0       84.9       85.1       89.8       84.2        88.6       86.1       81.9
1979...................................        85.0        84.2       84.5       83.6       85.3       91.1       85.5        89.4       86.0       81.9

1980...................................        80.9        78.8       77.8       79.5       87.2       91.7       85.3        89.2       78.9       79.6
1981...................................        79.9        77.2       75.5       78.8       87.7       91.5       84.4        89.5       77.2       78.2
1982...................................        73.8        71.2       66.7       76.7       86.8       83.7       80.5        81.8       70.5       73.9
1983...................................        74.7        73.5       68.6       79.8       87.4       78.3       79.8        78.5       74.3       73.5
1984...................................        80.4        79.4       76.8       82.5       89.5       84.6       83.0        84.8       81.0       77.7
1985...................................        79.5        78.5       76.0       81.0       91.3       83.3       83.2        83.3       80.2       77.2
1986...................................        78.8        78.6       75.5       82.1       89.4       76.4       82.4        78.8       80.1       77.3
1987...................................        81.3        81.2       77.7       85.1       90.2       79.4       84.0        83.0       83.0       78.8
1988...................................        84.3        84.1       82.1       86.5       88.3       83.5       86.2        86.7       85.9       81.7
1989...................................        83.6        83.2       81.3       85.4       86.2       84.6       86.7        87.6       84.6       81.2

1990...................................        82.4        81.6       78.9       84.7       84.2       86.9       86.1        89.1       82.3       80.5
1991...................................        79.6        78.3       74.9       82.5       81.3       84.9       86.9        86.1       79.4       78.1
1992...................................        80.3        79.4       76.7       82.8       80.6       84.4       85.3        85.7       80.9       78.3
1993...................................        81.3        80.3       78.4       82.4       82.3       85.6       87.7        85.4       83.1       78.2
1994...................................        83.5        82.6       81.6       83.9       82.9       87.6       88.9        87.3       86.3       79.2
1995...................................        83.7        82.8       82.0       83.8       82.6       87.9       90.0        88.3       86.4       79.2
1996...................................        82.7        81.4       80.9       82.1       80.9       90.1       90.5        88.0       85.2       78.3
1997...................................        83.7        82.8       82.4       83.0       85.3       91.1       89.1        89.3       85.7       80.1
1998...................................        82.9        81.8       81.2       82.0       86.9       88.9       91.2        86.6       84.3       80.4
1999 ..................................        82.2        81.1       80.8       80.6       87.1       86.1       92.5        86.4       84.6       78.4

2000 ..................................        82.0        80.6       80.5       79.7       87.8       90.1       92.4        87.8       84.7       77.5
2001 ..................................        76.6        74.5       71.8       76.9       83.2       89.8       88.9        85.3       78.0       73.0
2002 ..................................        75.3        73.5       70.3       77.1       80.7       85.5       87.6        83.4       77.6       71.1
2003 ..................................        75.5        73.7       70.6       76.8       82.4       86.6       84.9        84.7       77.3       71.5
2004 p.................................        78.0        76.7       74.1       78.9       86.8       86.6       85.1        85.6       79.7       74.6

2003: Jan..............................        75.4        73.6       70.7       76.4       81.4       86.2       86.4        84.5       77.6       71.0
Feb..............................        75.5        73.5       70.2       76.9       82.0       86.4       88.0        84.7       77.6       71.2
Mar..............................        75.2        73.4       69.7       77.3       82.8       86.3       85.3        85.1       76.9       71.2
Apr..............................        74.6        72.8       69.1       76.6       81.3       86.2       84.2        84.5       76.0       70.8
May..............................        74.7        72.8       69.3       76.4       82.0       85.9       84.5        84.0       76.5       70.6
June.............................        74.9        73.3       69.9       76.4       83.9       86.5       82.1        84.7       76.3       71.2

July.............................        75.4        73.5       70.4       76.6       82.4       86.7       84.7        84.7       76.9       71.5
Aug..............................        75.3        73.4       70.2       76.5       81.9       86.8       85.2        84.7       76.9       71.3
Sept.............................        75.8        74.1       71.3       76.8       81.7       87.5       83.9        85.3       77.2       72.1
Oct .............................        76.0        74.3       71.5       76.9       82.6       87.0       84.0        84.8       77.7       72.0
Nov .............................        76.7        75.0       72.3       77.5       83.8       87.2       84.3        84.8       78.4       72.8
Dec .............................        76.8        75.0       72.4       77.4       83.6       87.0       86.2        85.1       78.9       72.5

2004: Jan..............................        76.9        75.1       72.6       77.3       83.7       87.8       86.7        85.5       79.0       72.7
Feb..............................        77.7        75.9       73.4       77.9       86.3       87.1       87.9        85.1       79.9       73.6
Mar..............................        77.4        75.9       73.3       78.1       86.1       87.1       84.4        85.3       79.3       73.5
Apr..............................        77.7        76.3       73.7       78.6       86.7       87.1       84.4        85.8       79.5       74.0
May..............................        78.2        76.7       74.0       79.1       87.6       86.6       86.4        85.8       80.1       74.4
June.............................        77.8        76.5       73.8       79.0       86.7       86.2       84.5        85.7       79.7       74.0

July.............................        78.3        77.0       74.4       79.4       87.2       87.3       84.0        86.7       79.7       74.9
Aug..............................        78.3        77.2       74.6       79.4       88.7       86.9       82.3        86.2       79.7       75.1
Sept ............................        78.0        76.8       74.3       79.0       87.0       84.6       84.8        84.3       79.7       74.8
Oct p............................        78.5        77.4       75.1       79.6       86.7       84.7       84.5        84.5       79.8       75.8
Nov p............................        78.6        77.4       75.0       79.6       86.7       86.6       84.3        85.8       79.8       75.7
Dec p............................        79.2        77.8       75.5       79.8       87.7       87.0       86.5        86.4       80.6       76.1
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1 Output as percent of capacity.
2 See footnote 1 and Note, Table B-51.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.