[Economic Report of the President (2007)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-54.--Capacity utilization rates, 1959-2006
[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       87.0       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       75.4
1972...................................        84.6        83.3       81.9       85.3       85.7       90.9       95.2        88.7       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...................................        85.1        84.4       84.6       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       75.0       73.5
1976...................................        79.6        78.2       76.3       81.0       77.4       89.7       85.2        87.2       80.0       76.6
1977...................................        83.2        82.4       81.1       84.2       83.4       89.8       85.3        89.1       84.3       79.7
1978...................................        84.9        84.3       83.9       85.0       85.1       89.8       84.2        88.5       85.9       82.1
1979...................................        85.0        84.2       84.4       83.7       85.4       91.1       85.5        89.3       85.9       82.0

1980...................................        80.8        78.7       77.7       79.5       86.9       91.5       85.1        89.1       78.7       79.7
1981...................................        79.7        77.0       75.2       78.9       87.5       91.4       84.3        89.4       77.1       77.9
1982...................................        73.7        71.0       66.5       76.7       87.0       83.7       80.4        81.9       70.4       73.7
1983...................................        74.8        73.5       68.6       79.8       87.6       78.5       79.7        78.8       74.2       73.5
1984...................................        80.4        79.4       76.8       82.4       89.4       84.7       82.9        85.0       81.1       77.6
1985...................................        79.4        78.3       75.8       80.9       90.3       83.4       83.1        83.3       80.0       77.0
1986...................................        78.7        78.4       75.3       81.9       88.8       76.6       82.3        78.6       79.9       77.2
1987...................................        81.1        80.9       77.5       84.8       90.6       79.6       83.9        82.6       82.9       78.6
1988...................................        84.1        83.9       81.8       86.2       88.5       83.7       86.1        86.3       85.9       81.3
1989...................................        83.6        83.1       81.5       85.0       85.4       84.9       86.6        87.0       84.8       81.1

1990...................................        82.4        81.6       79.2       84.5       83.7       86.9       86.0        88.2       82.7       80.3
1991...................................        79.6        78.3       74.8       82.4       81.5       84.9       86.8        85.5       79.7       77.7
1992...................................        80.3        79.4       76.9       82.5       80.9       84.4       85.2        85.5       81.2       77.8
1993...................................        81.4        80.3       78.7       82.3       81.9       85.8       87.7        85.7       83.6       77.8
1994...................................        83.6        82.8       82.0       83.9       81.9       87.6       88.8        87.8       86.6       79.1
1995...................................        84.0        83.1       82.6       83.9       82.2       87.9       89.9        88.6       86.8       79.5
1996...................................        83.1        81.9       81.6       82.5       80.8       90.3       90.4        88.4       85.7       78.7
1997...................................        83.9        83.0       82.7       83.2       84.6       91.2       89.1        90.2       85.9       80.1
1998...................................        82.8        81.7       81.1       82.0       86.5       89.0       91.2        87.3       84.0       80.5
1999...................................        81.9        80.8       80.6       80.4       86.9       86.1       92.5        86.6       84.1       78.5

2000...................................        81.7        80.1       80.1       79.1       88.0       90.8       92.4        88.2       84.3       77.0
2001...................................        76.1        73.9       71.6       75.7       83.5       91.1       88.9        85.3       77.6       72.4
2002...................................        74.8        73.0       69.7       76.2       82.3       86.4       87.7        82.9       77.2       70.6
2003...................................        76.1        74.2       71.3       77.0       82.8       88.2       86.3        84.6       78.3       71.7
2004...................................        78.1        76.6       74.0       78.9       84.8       88.2       84.9        86.5       80.7       73.1
2005 ..................................        80.2        78.8       76.4       80.8       85.9       87.9       86.0        86.4       82.6       75.5
2006 p.................................        81.8        80.4       79.0       81.8       83.9       90.6       85.6        88.6       83.6       77.6

2005: Jan..............................        79.6        78.2       75.2       80.7       87.3       89.2       84.2        88.2       81.8       74.6
Feb..............................        80.0        78.6       75.8       81.0       86.2       90.7       84.2        89.7       81.8       75.2
Mar..............................        79.9        78.3       75.4       80.9       86.4       89.8       85.5        89.3       81.9       74.8
Apr..............................        79.9        78.4       75.5       80.9       85.9       90.1       84.9        89.1       82.0       74.7
May..............................        80.2        78.7       75.8       81.2       86.8       89.9       84.3        88.6       82.0       75.4
June.............................        80.6        78.9       76.0       81.5       85.9       90.2       87.2        88.5       82.7       75.6

July.............................        80.5        78.8       75.9       81.5       85.3       89.7       87.4        88.6       82.7       75.4
Aug..............................        80.7        79.0       76.6       81.0       85.4       89.4       87.6        87.8       82.9       75.6
Sept.............................        79.2        78.1       76.6       79.1       85.5       80.8       87.5        77.7       82.9       75.3
Oct..............................        80.0        79.2       78.2       79.4       86.2       81.4       86.2        79.4       83.1       76.4
Nov..............................        80.7        79.7       78.2       80.9       84.7       85.9       85.4        83.9       83.4       76.5
Dec..............................        81.3        79.8       78.0       81.4       84.7       87.8       87.9        85.6       83.9       76.7

2006: Jan..............................        81.1        80.3       78.4       82.0       84.8       89.5       80.4        87.4       83.1       76.7
Feb..............................        81.1        79.9       78.1       81.5       83.8       89.3       84.4        87.2       83.4       76.4
Mar..............................        81.4        80.1       78.5       81.5       83.9       89.4       85.7        87.3       83.6       76.9
Apr..............................        81.9        80.7       79.4       81.7       84.9       90.4       85.4        88.2       83.8       77.8
May..............................        81.7        80.3       79.0       81.5       83.9       91.2       85.5        88.9       83.6       77.2
June.............................        82.3        80.8       79.5       82.1       84.0       91.5       86.8        89.2       84.3       77.7

July.............................        82.4        80.9       79.5       82.3       83.9       91.3       87.6        89.5       84.5       77.9
Aug..............................        82.4        81.1       79.8       82.3       82.9       90.2       87.5        89.2       84.4       78.0
Sept.............................        82.0        80.9       79.3       82.5       83.0       91.2       83.9        89.6       83.5       78.0
Oct p............................        81.8        80.2       78.5       81.7       84.6       91.1       87.6        89.2       83.3       77.7
Nov p............................        81.6        80.0       78.5       81.4       83.6       90.7       87.6        88.9       82.7       78.1
Dec p............................        81.8        80.4       79.1       81.6       83.6       91.3       85.1        89.1       82.5       78.6
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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.