[Economic Report of the President (2006)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-54.--Capacity utilization rates, 1959-2005
[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        87.1       87.3       86.5  .........       83.6       95.1        83.4       86.8       87.0
1969...................................        87.4        86.6       86.9       86.2  .........       86.8       96.8        85.7       88.1       85.4

1970...................................        81.2        79.4       77.5       82.2  .........       89.3       96.3        85.2       81.5       77.9
1971...................................        79.6        77.9       75.1       81.9  .........       88.0       94.7        84.4       81.6       75.3
1972...................................        84.6        83.3       81.8       85.3       85.7       90.9       95.2        88.6       88.1       79.4
1973...................................        88.4        87.6       88.5       86.6       84.7       92.0       94.3        90.6       92.2       83.0
1974...................................        85.2        84.4       84.7       84.2       82.7       91.1       87.4        91.3       87.4       80.2
1975...................................        75.6        73.5       71.6       76.0       77.2       89.2       84.5        83.9       75.1       73.5
1976...................................        79.6        78.1       76.2       80.9       77.4       89.7       85.2        87.1       80.0       76.4
1977...................................        83.1        82.2       80.9       84.1       83.4       89.7       85.3        89.0       84.3       79.5
1978...................................        84.8        84.3       83.9       84.9       85.1       89.8       84.2        88.3       85.9       82.1
1979...................................        85.0        84.2       84.5       83.6       85.3       91.1       85.5        89.3       85.8       82.0

1980...................................        80.7        78.7       77.6       79.4       87.3       91.5       85.1        89.1       78.6       79.6
1980...................................        79.7        77.1       75.3       78.8       87.7       91.4       84.3        89.5       77.1       78.0
1982...................................        73.7        71.0       66.6       76.7       86.8       83.7       80.4        82.0       70.4       73.6
1983...................................        74.7        73.4       68.4       79.8       87.4       78.5       79.7        78.7       74.2       73.4
1984...................................        80.4        79.4       76.7       82.4       89.6       84.7       82.9        84.9       81.1       77.6
1985...................................        79.4        78.3       75.8       80.8       90.5       83.3       83.1        83.1       79.9       77.1
1986...................................        78.6        78.3       75.3       81.8       88.8       76.5       82.3        78.4       79.9       77.1
1987...................................        81.2        81.0       77.6       84.8       90.7       79.6       83.9        82.7       83.0       78.5
1988...................................        84.2        84.0       82.0       86.3       88.5       83.6       86.1        86.5       86.0       81.3
1989...................................        83.6        83.1       81.4       85.2       85.4       84.9       86.6        87.2       84.9       81.0

1990...................................        82.4        81.6       79.1       84.4       83.9       86.9       86.0        88.2       82.6       80.3
1991...................................        79.6        78.3       75.0       82.3       81.6       84.9       86.8        85.3       79.7       77.9
1992...................................        80.4        79.6       77.1       82.5       80.8       84.4       85.2        85.2       81.3       78.1
1993...................................        81.4        80.4       78.8       82.2       82.5       85.8       87.7        85.3       83.6       78.0
1994...................................        83.6        82.8       82.1       83.8       82.2       87.6       88.8        87.4       86.7       79.1
1995...................................        83.9        83.0       82.4       83.9       82.1       87.9       89.9        88.5       86.7       79.4
1996...................................        83.0        81.8       81.4       82.4       80.9       90.3       90.4        88.2       85.6       78.7
1997...................................        83.9        83.0       82.5       83.3       85.1       91.3       89.1        89.7       85.8       80.2
1998...................................        82.7        81.7       80.9       82.1       86.8       89.1       91.1        87.0       83.9       80.4
1999...................................        81.9        80.8       80.5       80.5       86.9       86.3       92.4        86.6       84.1       78.5

2000...................................        81.8        80.3       80.3       79.4       87.5       90.9       92.2        88.4       84.4       77.3
2001...................................        76.3        74.1       71.7       76.2       82.7       90.9       88.7        85.6       77.5       72.8
2002...................................        75.1        73.3       70.0       76.9       81.9       86.7       87.5        84.0       77.1       71.2
2003...................................        75.7        73.7       70.7       76.7       82.1       88.0       86.2        84.9       77.4       71.7
2004...................................        78.6        77.1       75.0       79.1       84.4       88.1       84.7        86.8       80.6       74.3
2005 p.................................        80.0        78.8       77.4       79.9       86.1       86.8       85.9        85.5       81.7       76.9

2004: Jan..............................        77.2        75.3       73.0       77.5       81.7       89.2       86.7        85.9       79.3       72.9
Feb..............................        77.8        76.0       73.8       78.0       83.6       88.2       87.4        85.6       80.0       73.5
Mar..............................        77.6        76.1       73.9       78.1       83.5       88.3       83.6        86.1       79.5       73.4
Apr..............................        78.1        76.7       74.4       78.8       84.4       88.1       84.1        86.5       80.0       74.1
May..............................        78.8        77.3       74.9       79.7       84.9       88.2       85.9        86.9       81.0       74.5
June.............................        78.4        76.9       74.7       78.9       84.0       87.9       85.3        86.9       80.8       73.6

July.............................        78.8        77.4       75.4       79.4       84.6       88.8       83.7        87.7       80.9       74.2
Aug..............................        79.0        77.9       75.9       79.6       86.3       88.0       82.1        87.1       81.0       74.7
Sept.............................        78.7        77.5       75.6       79.2       84.7       86.2       84.2        86.0       81.0       74.3
Oct..............................        79.2        78.1       76.3       79.8       84.3       86.9       83.8        86.6       81.2       75.2
Nov..............................        79.3        78.0       76.1       79.8       84.4       88.7       83.9        88.2       81.0       75.2
Dec..............................        79.7        78.3       76.4       80.0       86.0       89.3       85.6        88.5       81.7       75.5

2005: Jan..............................        79.8        78.6       76.8       80.2       87.2       88.9       83.7        88.2       81.7       75.6
Feb..............................        80.0        78.9       77.3       80.2       86.2       89.9       82.7        88.8       81.4       76.4
Mar..............................        79.9        78.5       76.7       80.0       87.0       89.5       85.2        88.5       81.4       76.1
Apr..............................        79.7        78.4       76.5       80.0       87.0       89.7       83.8        88.2       81.2       76.0
May..............................        79.8        78.6       76.7       80.0       87.6       89.1       83.7        87.6       81.0       76.5
June.............................        80.3        78.7       76.8       80.2       86.6       90.0       88.0        88.4       81.7       76.8

July.............................        80.2        78.6       76.8       80.2       85.7       89.1       88.0        87.5       81.6       76.8
Aug..............................        80.3        78.8       77.4       79.7       85.6       88.6       88.2        86.8       81.8       77.1
Sept.............................        79.1        78.2       77.2       78.7       85.1       80.7       88.0        78.2       81.9       76.6
Oct p............................        79.8        79.5       79.1       79.2       86.1       78.9       85.4        78.0       82.0       78.2
Nov p............................        80.3        79.6       78.8       80.2       84.9       82.6       85.8        81.9       82.3       78.0
Dec p............................        80.7        79.6       78.4       80.6       84.7       84.7       88.1        84.1       82.4       78.1
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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.