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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release
G.17 (419) 2013 Historical and Annual Revision

For release at 12:00 noon (EDT)
March 22, 2013

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: The 2013 Annual Revision

The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of
capacity and capacity utilization.1 Measured from fourth quarter to fourth quarter, total IP is now reported to
have increased 0.7 percentage point less in 2011 than was previously published. The revisions to IP for other
years were smaller: Compared to the previous estimates, industrial production fell slightly less in 2008 and 2009
and increased slightly less in 2010 and 2012. At 97.7 percent of its 2007 average, the index in the fourth quarter
of 2012 now stands 0.4 percent below its previous estimate. With these revisions, IP is still estimated to have
advanced about 6 percent in 2010, the first full year following the trough in June 2009 of the most recent
recession, but it is now estimated to have risen about 3 percent both in 2011 and in 2012. Since the trough of the
recession, total IP has reversed about 90 percent of its peak-to-trough decline.
The revised IP indexes incorporate detailed data on factory activity for 2011 and revised data for 2010
from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). In addition, annual data from the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) regarding metallic and nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) for 2012 were used in the
revised estimates. The monthly estimates of production were updated to incorporate late-arriving or revised
monthly or quarterly indicator data (either outputs from or inputs to production), and they also reflect
recalculations of seasonal factors. In addition, new high-frequency indicators were incorporated for several
production indexes.
Capacity utilization rates for recent years were revised down. The revisions show that the rate of capacity
utilization for total industry was 0.8 percentage point lower in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 1.4 percentage
points lower in the fourth quarter of 2012 than previously estimated; the decrease resulted both from an
industrial production index that was lower than previously estimated and from a capacity index that increased
more rapidly in 2011 and 2012 than previously estimated. Capacity utilization rates for the fourth quarters of
2009 and 2010 were little changed.
The revised estimates of capacity and capacity utilization incorporate data from the Census Bureau’s
Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QSPC) for the fourth quarter of 2012, which covered the
manufacturing sector, along with new data on capacity in the energy and mining sectors from the USGS, the U.S.
Department of Energy, and other organizations, as well as data on capital spending by industry from the 2011
ASM.
RESULTS OF THE REVISION
The tables show the summary statistics for the annual revision. Tables 1A and 1B present the monthly,
quarterly, and annual average index levels for total IP and for total capacity and utilization for January 1983
through February 2013, along with the percentage changes in total IP. Tables 2 through 4 show the revised rates
1 The revision affected rates of change for IP from 1972 forward. When necessary to maintain consistency with any revisions to the data for 1972 and subsequent years,
the levels of the production and capacity indexes for the years before 1972 were multiplied by a constant. However, utilization rates and the rates of change in IP for the
years before 1972 were not revised.

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of change in IP from 2008 through 2012 for market groups, industry groups, special aggregates, and selected
detail. Table 5 presents the revised rates of change in capacity by industry groups for the 2009–13 period. Tables
2 through 5 also show the differences between the revised and previous estimates of the rates of change. Table 6
contains the revised capacity utilization rates for the final quarters of 2009 through 2012 and the differences
between the revised and previous estimates. Table 7 reports revised semiannual rates of change for IP for 2008
through 2012. Table 8 contains revised capacity utilization rates for the second and fourth quarters of 2008
through 2012. Tables 9A, 9B, 10A, 10B, 11A, and 11B report the revised production, capacity, and utilization
series for manufacturing, total industry excluding selected high-technology industries, and manufacturing
excluding selected high-technology industries. Table 12 displays the annual proportions in IP by market and
industry groups for 2005 through 2012. Table 13 reports revised IP indexes and capacity utilization rates for the
major market and industry groups for the previous six months. Table 14 shows price indexes for data networking
equipment for 2000 through 2012.
Industrial Production
Revisions to the changes in total IP in recent years show a somewhat slower rebound after the trough of
the recent recession than previously reported (chart 1 and tables 2 and 7). The decline from late 2007 to June
2009 remains around 17 percent; the current estimate shows that about 15 percentage points of that decrease had
been recovered by February 2013, whereas the previous estimates showed that about 16 percentage points had
been recovered.2
Production by Industry Group
The recent recession was more pronounced in manufacturing than in mining and utilities, with factory
output falling 20 percent from late 2007 to June 2009.3 Through February 2013, manufacturing production had
recovered about three-fourths of this decline. Factory output is now estimated to have moved up about 3 percent
in both 2011 and 2012 after having advanced more than 6 percent in 2010. The revision reduced the gain for
manufacturing production in 2011 by about 1 percentage point.
Output fell for all major manufacturing industries during the recession, but, as has historically been the
case during recessions, the magnitude of the decline for durable goods industries was notably greater than that
for nondurable goods industries. Even so, the production of durables has now fully reversed its decrease of
27 percent during the recession, with the index in February 2013 standing 0.4 percent above its pre-recession
peak. In contrast, the output of nondurables declined by about 14 percent during the recession and is still about
9 percent below its pre-recession peak.
After having advanced 12.2 percent in 2010, the output of durable goods industries moved up 6.3 percent
in 2011 and 5.4 percent in 2012 (table 2). The gains in 2011 and 2012 were about 1 percentage point and 1/2
percentage point slower than previously estimated, respectively; in contrast, the rates of change for 2008, 2009,
and 2010 were each revised up by about 1/2 percentage point. The largest downward revisions in 2011 were in
motor vehicles and parts, in aerospace and miscellaneous transportation equipment, and in miscellaneous
manufacturing. The output of semiconductors is now reported to be stronger than previously estimated for 2007
through 2012. The stronger semiconductor index was the primary contributor to the upward revisions for overall
durables for 2008 through 2010 but only partly offset downward revisions elsewhere in 2011 and 2012.
Although overall production for durables has reached its pre-recession level, the recovery has not been
uniform across its major components. By February 2013, the indexes for machinery, for computer and electronic
2 In this section, all the rates of change for a full year are calculated from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the reference year. Rates of
change on a half-year basis are shown in table 7.
3 Manufacturing consists of those industries in the North American Industry Classification System definition of manufacturing, plus those industries—logging and
newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing—that were in the manufacturing sector under the Standard Industrial Classification system.

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products, for motor vehicles and parts, and for miscellaneous manufacturing had all rebounded to above their
late-2007 levels. In contrast, the latest readings for the indexes for wood products, for nonmetallic mineral
products, and for furniture and related products were all more than 25 percent below their previous peaks.
After having increased 1.5 percent in 2010, the production of nondurable manufacturing industries
moved up 0.5 percent in 2011 and 0.9 percent in 2012. The gains in 2010 and 2011 are now estimated to be
about 1 percentage point slower than previously reported, whereas the increase in 2012 is little changed. The
downward revisions in 2010 and 2011 were broadly distributed among nondurables industries, with only paper
and printing showing improved growth rates from those previously reported. Among the major categories of
nondurables, only the indexes for food, beverage, and tobacco products and for petroleum and coal products
were near their pre-recession levels in February 2013; neither of these industries had shown much reduction in
output during the recession. The post-recession recovery has been particularly subdued for textiles and product
mills, for apparel and leather, and for printing and support; production in each remained at least 25 percent below
the pre-recession peaks. Likewise, although output fell about 20 percent from its pre-recession peak for the paper
industry, its production index in February 2013 was only up about 5 percent from the trough. Of the nondurable
goods industries most affected by the recession, the plastics and rubber products industry has shown the most
substantial recovery; it has reversed about 20 percentage points of its peak-to-trough decrease of 30 percent.
The output index for industries not in the scope of manufacturing under the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) (that is, logging and publishing) fell each year from 2008 through 2012. The
declines since 2009, however, are now reported to have been less steep.
The output indexes for mining and utilities were little changed from those previously reported. Strong
increases in oil and natural gas extraction have boosted mining output in each of the last three years. After
moving up in 2007 and into 2008, mining output fell from mid-2008 through the end of 2009 to about 10 percent
below its previous peak. Mining output advanced substantially in 2010, 2011, and 2012; by February 2013,
mining output was about 10 percent above its 2008 peak. The index for utilities rose 2.7 percent in 2010, fell
back 2.3 percent in 2011, and was unchanged in 2012.
After increasing 27.2 percent in 2010, the output of high-technology industries—computers and
peripheral equipment, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic
components—moved up 9.7 percent in 2011 and 2.3 percent in 2012 (table 3). These gains, as well as the rates
of change from 2007 to 2010, were higher than the previous estimates. More-rapid advances in the production of
microprocessors, which reflected greater improvements in chip quality than previously estimated, contributed
importantly to the upward revisions in every year since 2007 (discussed under technical notes).
Among the other components of the selected high-technology group, the index for computers and
peripherals is now estimated to have fallen between 15 and 20 percent in every year from 2009 to 2011. The
decline in 2011 was substantially steeper than previously reported as a result of incorporating data from the 2011
ASM. In 2011, the output of communications equipment is now reported to have increased 11.6 percent; the
index was previously reported to have decreased 1.0 percent. The level of the index in February 2013, however,
ended up only about 3 percent higher than previously estimated, as a downward revision to the index in 2009
delayed the start of the recovery and growth was slower in 2010 and 2012.
Production by Market Group
The production index for final products and nonindustrial supplies rose about 3 3/4 percent in 2010 and
about 2 1/2 percent in each of 2011 and 2012 (tables 2 and 7). Previously, the index was reported to have increased
about 4 percent in 2010 and 2011; the gain in 2012 is little changed from its previous estimate. Since mid-2009,
increases in this index have partially reversed the substantial losses during the recession: After having recorded a
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peak-to-trough decline of 17 percent, the index had recouped 11 percentage points of that loss by February 2013.
The production of consumer goods has rebounded slowly after the recession. The index edged up only
0.3 percent in 2010, but strengthened somewhat in 2011 and 2012, with gains of 2.0 percent and 1.3 percent,
respectively. By February 2013, the index had reversed about one-half of its decrease of 14 percent during the
recession. The improvements in both 2010 and 2011 are somewhat less than previously reported.
Downward revisions for consumer goods were concentrated in durables, but nonetheless the output of
durable consumer goods advanced 7.9 percent in 2011 and 6.6 percent in 2012. By February 2013, the index for
consumer durables had recouped 25 percentage points of its drop of 33 percent that occurred from mid-2007 to
mid-2009. Gains in the indexes for automotive products—particularly in 2011—and for miscellaneous durables
were the principal drivers of the rebound in consumer durables. By contrast, since the middle of 2009, the output
of home electronics has fallen substantially, on net, and the production index for appliances, furniture, and
carpeting has increased only modestly, with a gain of 3 percent in 2012 following increases of about 1 percent
both in 2010 and in 2011.
The index for consumer nondurables was little changed by the revision. Over the course of 2010 to 2012,
the production of consumer nondurables barely increased, on net, and, by February 2013, the index had
recovered only about 2 1/2 percentage points of its 10 percent peak-to-trough decrease. The output of non-energy
nondurables rose very slightly, on net, from 2010 through 2012. The output of foods and tobacco moved up each
year, with a gain of 2.2 percent in 2012 following increases of 0.7 percent in each of 2010 and 2011. After
having dropped substantially in 2008 and 2009, the output of clothing rose 11.4 percent in 2010, only to be
followed by decreases of 8.0 percent in 2011 and 2.4 percent in 2012. Production of chemical products has
fallen, on balance, since mid-2009, with a gain of 3 percent in 2011 sandwiched between losses of 3 percent in
2010 and 2012. Despite upward revisions for 2009 through 2012, the output of consumer paper products has
fallen every year since 2005, with its drop of 8.6 percent in 2012 outpacing even its decreases in 2008 and 2009.
The production of consumer energy products increased moderately in 2008, 2010, and 2012, but it decreased
moderately in 2009 and 2011; the rates of change for the index in 2010 and 2011 were about 3/4 percentage point
lower than previously reported.
Increases in the production of business equipment were somewhat lower in 2010 through 2012 than
previously reported. Even so, the index has risen substantially since the 2009 trough, with gains of 12 percent,
5 percent, and 7 percent for 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively. By February 2013, the indexes for all three
major components of business equipment had increased to near their pre-recession peaks. Transit equipment,
which reached its trough in late 2008 after a rapid drop of nearly 50 percent, has climbed to within 6 percent of
its pre-recession peak, despite downward revisions to the index in 2011 and 2012. A gain of 7.8 percent in 2012
for information processing equipment followed increases of 1.4 percent in 2011 and 3.5 percent in 2010; the
index was revised downward in 2010 and 2011 as a result of lower estimates for computer output. The index for
information processing equipment fell 17 percent from peak to trough and had reversed 12 percentage points of
that decline by February 2013. The production of industrial and other equipment is somewhat stronger than
previously reported for 2010 and 2011. After having surged 16.4 percent in 2010, output rose 6.0 percent in 2011
and 4.5 percent in 2012. Despite having fallen 26 percent from early 2008 to mid-2009, the index for industrial
and other equipment has essentially returned to its pre-recession level.
The production of defense and space equipment increased substantially in both 2010 and 2012; it fell
slightly in both 2009 and 2011, and decreased more notably in 2008. Relative to the previous estimates, the rates
of change for 2008, 2010, and particularly 2011 were lower, but the rates of change for 2009 and 2012 were
higher.
Relative to the previous estimates, the output of construction supplies advanced more slowly in 2010 and
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2011 but moved up more rapidly in 2012. With gains of 8.1 percent in 2010, 2.7 percent in 2011, and 4.4 percent
in 2012, the index for construction supplies had reversed only 15 percentage points of its peak-to-trough drop of
35 percent by February 2013. Similarly, the index for business supplies has reversed less than one-half of its
decline during the recession, though its peak-to-trough decrease of 16 percent was much less than that for
construction supplies. Business supplies posted increases of 2.3 percent in 2010, 0.7 percent in 2011, and
1.6 percent in 2012; the gain in 2011 was lower than previously reported.
The index for materials was little changed by this revision. After decreases of 9.0 percent in 2008 and
4.4 percent in 2009, output advanced 9.4 percent in 2010, 4.3 percent in 2011, and 2.9 percent in 2012. The
index for materials in February 2013 was 3 percent above its pre-recession level; it had fallen 17 percent from
late 2007 to mid-2009.
In February 2013, the indexes for both durable goods materials and energy materials were above their
pre-recession levels. The production of nondurable goods materials, by contrast, had recovered less than one-half
of its drop-off during the recession and remained more than 10 percent below its 2007 peak. All of the categories
of durable goods materials increased substantially over 2010 to 2012, with the largest gains coming in 2010. The
index for durable goods materials was revised upward in each year from 2008 to 2012 and stood about 4 percent
higher in February 2013 than was previously estimated. The faster rates of increase in each year were more than
accounted for by upward revisions to the production of semiconductors. In contrast, among the components of
nondurable materials, only chemical materials has recovered even one-half of its losses during the recession.
Output for this group began increasing in early 2009 and rose about 5 percent in 2009 and 2010; it slipped
1.6 percent in 2011 and went back up 3.5 percent in 2012. The index for textile materials initially moved up after
the recession, advancing 4.9 percent in 2010, but it fell off in both 2011 and 2012. The output of paper materials
moved up 0.8 percent in 2010 but decreased by 1.3 percent in 2011 and 2.2 percent in 2012; its level in February
2013 was only slightly above its trough in 2009. Gains in oil and natural gas extraction have contributed to
substantial increases for energy materials over the past three years; the index advanced 5.9 percent in 2010,
4.8 percent in 2011, and 2.6 percent in 2012. The decrease in energy materials output during the recession was
relatively mild, and the index stood about 8 percent above its mid-2008 peak in February 2013.
Capacity
Total industrial capacity edged down in 2009, declined further in 2010, and then expanded in 2011 and
2012 (table 5). Capacity is expected to expand further in 2013. Relative to previous estimates, the decrease in
total industrial capacity in 2009 is now shallower and the gains in 2011 and 2012 are somewhat larger.
Following declines in 2009 and 2010, manufacturing capacity began to expand in 2011, with a step-up in
the pace of the gains in 2012. Manufacturing capacity is expected to increase further in 2013. Relative to earlier
estimates, the rate of change for manufacturing capacity is higher in each year from 2009 to 2012, and is
expected to be lower in 2013. As a result of the faster rates of change from 2009 to 2012, the revised level of
capacity in the fourth quarter of 2012 is 1.6 percent higher than the earlier estimate. Capacity in durable
manufacturing industries declined in 2009 and 2010 and then expanded by about 2 1/2 percent in 2011 and 2012,
with a similarly sized gain expected in 2013. For nondurable manufacturing, capacity contracted in 2009 and
2010, declined a bit less steeply in 2011, and then rebounded modestly in 2012; a moderate expansion is also
expected in 2013. Capacity in high-technology industries advanced in each year from 2009 to 2012, and it is
expected to expand further in 2013; these advances, particularly in 2010 and 2011, are now reported to be
substantially larger than previously estimated. Upward revisions to high-technology capacity more than
accounted for the upward revisions to manufacturing capacity; excluding these industries, the level of
manufacturing capacity at the end of 2012 was about the same as previously estimated.
Capacity at mines jumped in 2009, fell back slightly in 2010, and then expanded rapidly in 2011 and
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2012; further gains are expected in 2013. Relative to previous estimates, the increases in 2011 and 2012 are now
larger. Capacity at utilities increased in each year from 2009 to 2012, with another increase expected in 2013;
these gains are now reported to be smaller, especially in 2010 and 2011, than stated previously.
By stage of processing, capacity in the crude stage increased in 2009, fell in 2010, and recorded solid
gains in 2011 and 2012; capacity is expected to increase in 2013. Relative to previous estimates, capacity for the
crude stage contracted more sharply in 2010 and expanded more rapidly in 2011 and 2012. Capacity at the
primary and semifinished stage declined in 2009 and 2010 before recording moderate increases in 2011 and
2012; another modest expansion is expected in 2013. Relative to previous estimates, capacity at the primary and
semifinished stage is now reported to have increased more rapidly, on average, for 2009 to 2012 but is now
expected to expand somewhat less in 2013. For finished goods industries, capacity declined in 2009 and 2010,
began to expand in 2011, and then increased more briskly in 2012. Capacity for producers of finished goods is
expected to increase in 2013. The rates of change for capacity in the finished goods stage were similar to the
previous estimates.
Capacity Utilization
In 2009, the rate of capacity utilization for total industry, at 69.7 percent, was 10.5 percentage points
below its long-run (1972–2012) average of 80.2 percent (table 6).4 Utilization rates rose rapidly through 2010,
with further gains reported in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, capacity utilization for total industry was 77.5 percent, a
rate 2.7 percentage points below its long-run average. Compared with earlier estimates, capacity utilization for
total industry is now reported to have been lower in 2011 and 2012.
The capacity utilization rate for manufacturing rose briskly in 2010; smaller gains were recorded in 2011
and 2012. Relative to previous reports, the pace of capacity expansion is higher and rates of change for factory
output are, on average, lower; consequently, the factory operating rate is now estimated to have been lower in
2011 and 2012. At 75.7 percent, the rate for 2012 was 1.5 percentage points below its earlier estimate and
3.0 percentage points below its long-run average. The utilization rate for durable manufacturing has risen in
recent years, from 62.8 percent in 2009 to 75.5 percent in 2012, but the gains in 2011 and 2012 are now
somewhat smaller than reported earlier. The utilization rate for nondurable manufacturing increased less steeply
than that for durable manufacturing; it rose from 72.1 percent in 2009 to 77.2 percent in 2012. The rates for
nondurables in 2010, 2011, and 2012 are now reported to have been lower than previously estimated.
As of 2012, most major manufacturing industry groups were still operating at rates below their
industry-specific long-run averages. For nondurable manufacturing industries, each of the eight industry groups
shown in table 6 was operating at a rate below its long-run average, with the rates for textile and product mills,
for apparel and leather, for printing and support, and for plastics and rubber products well below their long-run
averages. Among durable goods manufacturers, three of the eleven industry groups in table 6 were operating at
utilization rates above their long-run averages: fabricated metal products, machinery, and miscellaneous
manufacturing.
Capacity utilization in mining surged in 2010 and continued to increase in 2011; utilization fell back
slightly in 2012 but remained high. The rates in 2011 and especially in 2012 are now lower than reported earlier.
Nevertheless, the operating rate for mining in 2012 was 1.1 percentage points above its long-run average. The
revised operating rates for utilities are higher than previously estimated for the 2010–12 period, but the rate at the
end of 2012 was still 8.5 percentage points below its long-run average.

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otherwise noted, rates of capacity utilization are reported for the fourth quarter of the reference year.

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TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE REVISION
This revision incorporated new comprehensive data from the 2011 ASM and revised data from the 2010
ASM for production and value added by manufacturing industries. Revised price indexes from the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA) and updated price indexes constructed by the Federal Reserve for a few selected
industries were also incorporated. 5 In addition, the updated production indexes include revisions to the measures
of employment and production-worker hours from the Current Employment Statistics monthly survey conducted
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The benchmark indexes for logging and publishing (included in the IP
index for manufacturing but no longer included in manufacturing under NAICS) were updated through 2011
based on data from the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Census Bureau.
The revised IP indexes incorporated information from the QSPC for 2012 and from other industry
reports. The indexes also incorporated revised monthly and quarterly source data on production, shipments, and
inventories.

Annual Benchmark Output Indexes
As part of the annual revision, a benchmark output index—defined to be the nominal gross output divided
by a price index—is constructed for each six-digit industry defined by the 2007 NAICS.
The benchmark indexes of production are measures of real gross output. The Census Bureau provides
annual measures for value added and for the cost of materials, which can be summed to obtain nominal gross
output.6 The benchmark indexes for this revision incorporated new estimates of nominal gross output for 2011,
as well as revisions to the 2010 estimates, from the ASM. The IP index is a Fisher index that aggregates the
individual real gross output benchmarks using value-added weights. To obtain real gross output, the measures of
nominal gross output are deflated by annual price deflators. The deflators for the IP benchmarks primarily reflect
industry shipments deflators, most recently issued by the BEA in December 2012. The BEA deflators are
available on a 2002 NAICS basis, so they needed to be converted to the 2007 NAICS structure before being
applied to the detailed nominal gross output data.
Since 2003, the ASM has not included separate data for every six-digit manufacturing industry; data for
some industries were included only as part of a larger group of industries. The 2007 Census, however, still
contained separate data for each six-digit industry. For 2003 through 2006, the IP benchmark indexes were
calculated by allocating the data from these combined industries to their six-digit components; the shares for
each year were computed from a linear interpolation between the shares reported in the 2002 and the 2007
Economic Censuses. Data from the 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 ASMs were allocated to the component six-digit
industries solely based on shares from the 2007 Economic Census.
Changes to annual benchmarks for semiconductors
The industrial production indexes for semiconductors use monthly shipments data from the
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) deflated by a price index. This revision updates the methods for
calculating the price index used in the output index for microprocessors (MPUs) (NAICS 334413, part). The
updated methods also affect the price index for metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) logic chips excluding MPUs
(NAICS 334413, part).
5 Price indexes for pharmaceuticals (NAICS 325412), semiconductors (NAICS 334413), and most components of communications equipment (NAICS 3342) were
constructed by the Federal Reserve from alternative sources. Table 14 lists annual and quarterly price indexes for the networking equipment component of communications
equipment.
6 Historically, the Census Bureau also provided measures of the cost of resales at the six-digit level and those were included in the nominal benchmark. In recent years,
however, the cost of resales has not always been available, so, to maintain consistency, the benchmarks since 2003 have excluded the cost of resales.

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As in the construction of other price indexes used in the G.17 statistics, the price index for MPUs is
composed of an annual benchmark deflator combined with a monthly price indicator. Prior to this revision, both
the annual benchmark deflator and the monthly deflator for MPUs came from the BLS’s Producer Price Index
(PPI) for MPUs. With this revision, the Federal Reserve incorporated new data for the annual benchmark
deflator for MPUs but continued to use the PPI as the monthly price indicator.
The new MPU annual benchmark deflator covers the period beginning in 2007 and is developed using a
hedonic regression. Hedonic price indexes use data on product characteristics to remove the effect on prices of
changing product quality. The hedonic index includes prices for specific MPU models that were collected from
published wholesale price lists from Intel Corporation. Information on the relative quality of the chips came
from measures of MPU performance for specific representative tasks estimated by the System Performance
Evaluation Corporation (SPEC), a non-profit corporation that publishes these measures as a service to the
technology industry and user communities.
The hedonic model is a regression of the specific MPU prices on a constructed measure of performance
derived from the SPEC measures along with other control variables and quarterly time indicator variables.
Coefficients on the time indicators were used to construct a price index.7 The new annual hedonic price index
falls substantially more than the previously used annual price deflator derived from the PPI, and the result is a
notable increase in MPU output beginning in 2007.
The price deflator for the industrial production index for MOS logic excluding MPUs is a geometric
mean of a Fisher price index constructed from monthly SIA data for chips in this category, the price index for
MPUs, and the price index for MOS memory chips. Because the changes to the price index for MPUs imply
more-rapid price declines in recent years, the output index for MOS logic excluding MPUs, which relies on this
price deflator, registered stronger gains.
Changes to annual benchmarks for communications equipment
Industrial production for communications equipment (NAICS 3342) is organized into six component
indexes. For the years when detailed U.S. Census Bureau Current Industrial Reports (CIR) were available, the
benchmark indexes for each of the six components used disaggregate product information to construct a measure
of nominal output. With this revision, some product categories have been reassigned. Previously, nominal output
of“other communications systems and equipment” had been assigned to the category for radio and TV
broadcasting equipment, which was deflated by the relevant PPI; with this revision, these products were assigned
to the wireless system equipment category, which is deflated by a price index developed by the Federal Reserve.
Changes to Individual Production Series
Several production indicators were affected by methodological changes in this revision. In particular,
new indicators were found for some industries whose high-frequency movements had been based on data from
the CIR, which were discontinued in mid-2011.
Soybean and other oilseed processing
With this revision, the IP index for soybean and other oilseed processing (NAICS 311222 and 311223)
uses data on soybean and cottonseed products as the primary indicator of output. This revision incorporates
monthly production data for soybean oil and for soybean meal from the National Oilseed Processors Association
(NOPA) and monthly production data for cottonseed oil and cottonseed meal from the National Cottonseed
Products Association (NCPA). For many years, the Federal Reserve used monthly information on soybean and
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details on the construction of the price index can be found on the Federal Reserve’s website at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/MpuPriceIndex.htm.

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cottonseed products from the CIR. With the 2012 annual revision, the industrial production index used
production-worker hours to extend the CIR data. With this revision, the NOPA and the NCPA information will
be used to extend the CIR data.
Brick and structural clay tile
The index for brick and structural clay tile (NAICS 327121) is based on monthly data on unit production
of bricks from the Brick Industry Association (BIA). For the period through 2006, this index is based on
quarterly production data from the CIR. With the 2012 annual revision, the industrial production index used
production-worker hours to extend the CIR data beginning in mid-2011, but now the monthly BIA data are used
for the period from 2007 to the present.
Speed changers, drives, gears, and power transmission
This revision incorporates monthly data on shipments of gears from the American Gear Manufacturers
Association (AGMA) as a primary measure of output for the index for speed changers, drives, gears, and power
transmissions (NAICS 333612 and 333613) for the period beginning with 2004. The AGMA data include
information on coarse pitch and fine pitch gears, on worm/speed reducers and gearmotors, on concentric
gearmotors, and on shaft-mounted speed reducers. Previously, the Federal Reserve estimated output for this
index from production-worker hours.
Periodical publishers
The IP index for periodical publishers (NAICS 51112) has been updated with this revision. Previously,
output was inferred from monthly production-worker hour data from the BLS. This revision incorporates
quarterly data back to 2003 on total operating revenue for periodical publishers from the U.S. Census Bureau’s
Quarterly Services Survey.
Weights for Aggregation
The IP index is a Fisher index. The weights for manufacturing industries are derived from value-added
measures from the Census of Manufactures and the ASM. The Federal Reserve derives estimates of value added
for the electric and gas utility industries from annual revenue and expense data issued by other organizations.
The weights for aggregation, expressed as value added per unit, were estimated with the latest data on producer
prices for the period after 2011. Table 12 shows the annual value-added proportions in the IP index from 2005
through 2012.
Revised Quarterly and Monthly Data
This revision incorporates product data that became available or were revised after the regular six-month
reporting window for monthly IP was closed. These data were released with too great of a lag to be included
with monthly IP estimates but were available for inclusion in the annual revision.
Revised Seasonal Factors
Seasonal factors for production-worker hours—which adjust for timing, holiday, and monthly seasonal
patterns—were updated with data through January 2013. The updated factors for the physical product series,
which include adjustments for holiday and workday patterns, used data through December 2012 where available.
Seasonal factors for unit motor vehicle assemblies have been updated, and projections through September 2013
are on the Board’s website at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/mvsf.htm.

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The 2010 annual revision introduced a pre-adjustment to many seasonal factors to account for the effects
of the recent recession. The current revision continued those pre-adjustments where necessary. A more detailed
description of these methods will be included in a forthcoming Federal Reserve publication.

Data Availability and Publication Changes
Files containing the revised data and the text and tables from this release are available on
the Board’s website at www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17, as are updated data for the annual
revision and for all of the regularly issued series on industrial production, capacity, and capacity
utilization.
A document with printed tables of the revised estimates of series shown in the G.17 release
is available upon request to the Industrial Output Section, Mail Stop 82, Division of Research and
Statistics, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.
An expanded version of this release will be published in a forthcoming report that will be
available on the Board’s website.

10

1. Total industrial production, capacity, and utilization
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
Revised
Earlier

130

120

110

100
Capacity
90

80
Production
75
70

65

60

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

Percent of capacity

55

86
82

Utilization

78
74
70
66

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the National Bureau of Economic
Research (NBER).

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2014

62

2. Manufacturing industrial production, capacity, and utilization
Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
Revised
Earlier

130
120

110

100
Capacity
90

80
Production

70
65
60

55

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

Percent of capacity

50

86
82
78

Utilization

74
70
66

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

2014

Notes: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER. Manufacturing consists of
those industries in the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus those
industries--logging and newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing--that have traditionally been considered to
be manufacturing and included in the industrial sector.

12

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3. Industrial production and capacity utilization
Industrial production

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
105
100
95

Excluding
high-technology
industries

90
85
80
75

Total IP

70
65
60
1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

Industrial production

2006

2008

2010

2012

55

Percent change from year earlier
15
Total IP

10
5
0

Excluding the
contribution
of high-technology
industries

-5
-10
-15

1988

1990

1992

Industrial production

1994

1996

1998

2000

Ratio scale, 2007 = 100

2002

2004

2006

2008

Capacity utilization

2010

2012

Percent of capacity

250
200

-20

100
High-technology
industries

90

150
Communications
eq.

80
100
80
Computers

Excluding
high-technology
industries

70

60

60

Semiconductors
2004

2006

2008

2010

2012

40

1990

1995

2000

2005

Notes: High-technology industries are defined as semiconductors and related electronic components
(NAICS 334412-9), computers (NAICS 3341),and communications equipment (NAICS 3342).
The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

13

2010

50

4. Consumer goods

Total

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

100

90
Detail: 2010 to present

100

80

95
90

70

85
80
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

Components of consumer goods

2008

2010

2012

60

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
125

Revised durable
Revised nondurable
Earlier

105
Nondurable

85

Detail: 2010 to present

105
100

65

95

Durable

90
85
80
75
70
65
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

14

2010

2012

45

5. Equipment
Total

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
130

Revised
Earlier

110
90
70

Detail: 2010 to present

115
105

50

95
85
75
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

2008

2010

2012

30

Note: Includes business equipment, defense and space equipment, oil and gas well drilling, and manufactured
homes.

Business equipment

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
120
100
80
Detail: 2010 to present

115

60

105
95

40

85
75
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

Defense and space equipment

2013

2006

2008

2010

2012

20

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
160
140
120
100
80

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

15

2010

2012

60

6. Nonindustrial supplies
Total

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

90

Detail: 2010 to present
90

70

85
80
75
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

Construction supplies

2008

2010

2012

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

50

110

90

Detail: 2010 to present

90
85
80

70

75
70
65
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

Business supplies

2008

2010

2012

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

50

110

90

Detail: 2010 to present

100
95

70

90
85
80
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

2013

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

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2010

2012

50

7. Industrial materials
Total

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100
110

Revised
Earlier

90

Detail: 2010 to present

105
100

70

95
90
85
2010

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2011

2012

2004

Energy materials

2013

2006

80

2008

2010

2012

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

50

120

100

80

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

Non-energy materials

2006

2008

2010

2012

Ratio scale, 2007 output = 100

60

120
100
80

60

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

17

2010

2012

40

8. Capacity utilization by stage of process
Capacity utilization

Percent of capacity
100

Revised
Earlier

Crude processing

95
90
85
80
75

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

Capacity utilization

2010

2012

70

Percent of capacity
95
Primary and
semifinished processing

90
85
80
75
70
65

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

Capacity utilization

2010

2012

60

Percent of capacity
90
85

Finished processing

80
75
70
65

1988

1990

1992

1994

1996

1998

2000

2002

2004

2006

Note: The shaded areas represent periods of business recession as defined by the NBER.

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2008

2010

2012

60

Table 1A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Total
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual1

IP (percent
change)
1983
1984
1985
1986

1.9
2.0
-.2
.5

-.6
.5
.4
-.7

.8
.5
.1
-.6

1.2
.6
-.2
.1

.7
.5
.1
.2

.5
.4
.1
-.3

1.5
.3
-.7
.6

1.1
.1
.4
-.2

1.5
-.2
.4
.2

.8
-.1
-.4
.5

.3
.4
.3
.5

.5
.1
1.0
.9

4.7
12.4
1.1
2.4

9.2
6.3
.3
-2.3

14.2
3.0
-.7
1.6

10.7
.3
2.4
4.5

2.7
8.9
1.2
1.0

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

-.3
.0
.3
-.6
-.4

1.3
.4
-.4
.9
-.6

.2
.2
.3
.5
-.5

.6
.5
.0
-.1
.2

.7
-.1
-.7
.2
1.0

.5
.2
.1
.3
1.0

.6
.1
-1.0
-.1
.0

.7
.4
.9
.3
.1

.3
-.3
-.3
.2
.9

1.5
.5
-.1
-.8
-.2

.5
.2
.3
-1.2
-.1

.5
.4
.6
-.7
-.4

5.4
3.6
1.7
2.8
-7.4

7.3
3.4
-1.3
3.1
2.4

7.4
1.7
-2.6
1.6
5.5

10.2
2.8
1.6
-6.1
.9

5.2
5.2
.9
1.0
-1.5

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

-.6
.5
.4
.2
-.7

.8
.4
.1
-.1
1.6

.8
.0
1.0
.2
-.2

.7
.3
.5
.0
.8

.4
-.4
.5
.3
.7

.0
.2
.7
.4
.9

.9
.3
.2
-.4
-.1

-.5
.0
.6
1.3
.7

.2
.5
.3
.4
.5

.8
.7
.9
-.2
.0

.4
.4
.6
.3
.8

.0
.5
1.0
.4
.6

-.5
3.6
5.1
4.5
2.8

7.2
.9
7.5
1.4
8.4

2.9
1.9
5.2
3.8
5.3

4.3
6.1
8.5
3.3
5.5

2.8
3.3
5.3
4.7
4.4

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

.1
.5
.4
.1
-.7

1.2
.1
.4
.4
-.6

.8
.1
.2
.4
-.3

.0
.4
.2
.6
-.3

.7
.7
.7
.2
-.7

.5
-.6
-.2
.1
-.7

.6
-.4
.7
-.2
-.4

1.3
2.1
.4
-.3
-.3

.9
-.3
-.3
.5
-.3

.7
.8
1.3
-.4
-.5

.9
-.1
.5
.0
-.5

.4
.4
.8
-.3
.0

7.8
4.5
4.1
4.7
-5.6

6.5
2.9
3.9
4.6
-5.3

9.7
2.9
4.0
-.6
-5.5

10.1
5.5
7.6
-1.3
-4.5

7.2
5.8
4.3
4.0
-3.4

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

.6
.7
.3
.4
.1

.0
.4
.6
.6
.1

.7
-.2
-.5
-.1
.3

.4
-.8
.4
.1
.4

.5
.0
.7
.2
-.1

1.0
.0
-.8
.4
.4

-.3
.4
.8
-.1
.0

.1
-.1
.2
.1
.2

.1
.6
.0
-2.0
-.1

-.3
.0
1.0
1.2
-.1

.5
.8
.2
1.0
-.1

-.5
-.1
.7
.6
1.0

2.7
3.1
2.8
5.4
3.8

6.5
-3.3
1.8
2.1
2.6

2.4
1.9
2.5
-1.5
1.5

-.2
3.3
5.7
3.2
.6

.2
1.2
2.3
3.2
2.2

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

-.5
-.3
-2.2
1.1
-.1

1.1
-.2
-.6
.4
-.5

.1
-.3
-1.5
.8
1.0

.7
-.8
-.8
.3
-.6

.1
-.5
-1.0
1.6
.4

.0
-.2
-.4
.2
.2

.0
-.5
.9
.6
.6

.1
-1.6
1.1
.3
.5

.4
-4.2
.7
.3
.1

-.5
.8
.3
-.3
.6

.6
-1.2
.5
.3
.2

.0
-2.8
.5
1.0
.6

3.8
-1.4
-19.8
8.5
2.6

4.8
-5.5
-10.9
8.7
1.0

1.1
-12.1
4.9
6.2
5.0

1.0
-15.9
6.6
1.7
4.7

2.5
-3.4
-11.3
5.7
3.4

2012
2013

.7
.1

.5
.8

-.5

.7

.3

.0

.4

-.8

.2

-.1

1.2

.1

5.4

2.9

.3

2.4

3.6

IP (2007=100)
1983
1984
1985
1986

47.7
52.9
54.4
55.6

47.4
53.2
54.7
55.2

47.8
53.5
54.7
54.9

48.4
53.8
54.6
54.9

48.7
54.1
54.7
55.0

49.0
54.2
54.7
54.8

49.8
54.4
54.3
55.2

50.3
54.5
54.6
55.0

51.1
54.4
54.8
55.1

51.5
54.3
54.6
55.4

51.6
54.5
54.8
55.6

51.9
54.6
55.3
56.1

47.7
53.2
54.6
55.2

48.7
54.0
54.7
54.9

50.4
54.4
54.6
55.1

51.7
54.5
54.9
55.7

49.6
54.0
54.7
55.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

56.0
60.3
62.0
61.5
60.9

56.7
60.5
61.8
62.1
60.5

56.8
60.6
62.0
62.4
60.2

57.1
61.0
62.0
62.3
60.3

57.5
60.9
61.6
62.4
60.9

57.8
61.1
61.6
62.6
61.5

58.2
61.1
61.0
62.6
61.5

58.6
61.4
61.5
62.7
61.6

58.7
61.2
61.4
62.9
62.1

59.6
61.5
61.3
62.4
62.0

60.0
61.6
61.5
61.6
61.9

60.2
61.9
61.9
61.2
61.7

56.5
60.5
61.9
62.0
60.6

57.5
61.0
61.7
62.5
60.9

58.5
61.2
61.3
62.7
61.7

59.9
61.7
61.6
61.7
61.9

58.1
61.1
61.6
62.2
61.3

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

61.3
64.4
66.5
71.1
72.4

61.8
64.6
66.6
71.0
73.5

62.3
64.6
67.3
71.2
73.4

62.7
64.8
67.6
71.1
74.0

63.0
64.6
68.0
71.3
74.5

63.0
64.7
68.4
71.6
75.2

63.5
64.9
68.6
71.3
75.1

63.2
64.9
68.9
72.2
75.6

63.3
65.2
69.2
72.5
76.0

63.8
65.7
69.8
72.4
76.0

64.1
65.9
70.2
72.6
76.6

64.1
66.3
70.9
72.8
77.1

61.8
64.6
66.8
71.1
73.1

62.9
64.7
68.0
71.3
74.6

63.3
65.0
68.9
72.0
75.6

64.0
66.0
70.3
72.6
76.6

63.0
65.1
68.5
71.8
74.9

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

77.2
83.9
86.9
91.2
91.3

78.1
84.0
87.3
91.6
90.8

78.7
84.1
87.5
91.9
90.5

78.8
84.4
87.7
92.5
90.3

79.3
84.9
88.3
92.7
89.6

79.7
84.4
88.1
92.7
89.0

80.1
84.1
88.7
92.5
88.6

81.2
85.9
89.1
92.3
88.4

81.9
85.6
88.9
92.7
88.1

82.5
86.3
90.0
92.3
87.7

83.2
86.2
90.4
92.3
87.2

83.5
86.5
91.2
92.0
87.2

78.0
84.0
87.2
91.6
90.9

79.2
84.6
88.0
92.6
89.6

81.1
85.2
88.9
92.5
88.4

83.1
86.3
90.5
92.2
87.4

80.4
85.0
88.7
92.2
89.1

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

87.8
90.4
91.4
94.7
96.8

87.7
90.7
91.9
95.3
96.8

88.4
90.5
91.4
95.2
97.1

88.7
89.8
91.8
95.3
97.4

89.2
89.8
92.4
95.5
97.3

90.1
89.8
91.7
95.9
97.7

89.8
90.1
92.4
95.8
97.8

89.9
90.0
92.6
95.9
98.0

89.9
90.5
92.6
94.0
97.8

89.6
90.5
93.5
95.2
97.7

90.1
91.2
93.7
96.1
97.6

89.7
91.1
94.3
96.7
98.6

88.0
90.5
91.5
95.1
96.9

89.3
89.8
92.0
95.6
97.5

89.9
90.2
92.5
95.2
97.9

89.8
90.9
93.8
96.0
98.0

89.3
90.3
92.5
95.5
97.6

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

98.2
100.5
87.5
88.0
92.6

99.3
100.3
87.0
88.3
92.2

99.3
100.0
85.7
89.0
93.1

100.1
99.2
84.9
89.3
92.6

100.1
98.8
84.1
90.7
92.9

100.1
98.6
83.8
90.9
93.1

100.1
98.1
84.5
91.4
93.6

100.3
96.5
85.4
91.6
94.1

100.7
92.5
86.0
91.9
94.2

100.2
93.2
86.2
91.6
94.7

100.8
92.2
86.6
91.8
95.0

100.8
89.6
87.0
92.7
95.5

98.9
100.3
86.7
88.4
92.6

100.1
98.9
84.3
90.3
92.9

100.4
95.7
85.3
91.6
94.0

100.6
91.7
86.6
92.0
95.1

100.0
96.6
85.7
90.6
93.6

2012
2013

96.2
98.3

96.7
99.0

96.1

96.9

97.1

97.1

97.6

96.8

97.0

96.8

98.0

98.2

96.3

97.0

97.1

97.7

97.0

Year

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 1B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Total
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1983
1984
1985
1986

66.1
66.5
68.2
69.8

66.1
66.6
68.3
69.9

66.1
66.7
68.5
70.0

66.2
66.8
68.7
70.0

66.2
66.9
68.8
70.1

66.2
67.1
69.0
70.2

66.2
67.2
69.2
70.2

66.2
67.3
69.3
70.3

66.3
67.5
69.4
70.4

66.3
67.7
69.5
70.5

66.4
67.8
69.7
70.6

66.4
68.0
69.7
70.7

66.1
66.6
68.3
69.9

66.2
66.9
68.8
70.1

66.3
67.3
69.3
70.3

66.4
67.8
69.6
70.6

66.2
67.2
69.0
70.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

70.8
72.3
72.8
74.6
76.2

70.9
72.3
72.9
74.8
76.4

71.1
72.4
73.0
74.9
76.4

71.2
72.4
73.2
75.1
76.5

71.4
72.4
73.3
75.2
76.6

71.5
72.4
73.4
75.4
76.7

71.7
72.5
73.6
75.5
76.8

71.8
72.5
73.8
75.7
76.9

71.9
72.5
73.9
75.8
77.0

72.0
72.6
74.1
75.9
77.0

72.1
72.6
74.3
76.0
77.1

72.2
72.7
74.4
76.1
77.2

70.9
72.3
72.9
74.8
76.3

71.4
72.4
73.3
75.2
76.6

71.8
72.5
73.8
75.6
76.9

72.1
72.7
74.3
76.0
77.1

71.6
72.5
73.6
75.4
76.7

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

77.3
79.2
80.7
83.8
87.7

77.5
79.4
80.9
84.0
88.1

77.6
79.5
81.1
84.4
88.4

77.7
79.6
81.3
84.7
88.8

77.9
79.7
81.5
85.0
89.2

78.1
79.8
81.8
85.3
89.6

78.2
79.9
82.0
85.6
90.0

78.4
80.0
82.3
85.9
90.4

78.6
80.1
82.6
86.2
90.9

78.8
80.3
82.9
86.6
91.3

78.9
80.4
83.2
86.9
91.7

79.1
80.6
83.5
87.3
92.2

77.5
79.4
80.9
84.1
88.1

77.9
79.7
81.5
85.0
89.2

78.4
80.0
82.3
85.9
90.5

78.9
80.4
83.2
86.9
91.7

78.2
79.9
82.0
85.5
89.9

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

92.6
99.4
106.2
111.2
115.6

93.1
100.0
106.7
111.6
115.9

93.6
100.7
107.1
112.0
116.2

94.1
101.3
107.6
112.4
116.5

94.6
102.0
108.0
112.8
116.8

95.1
102.6
108.4
113.1
117.1

95.7
103.2
108.8
113.5
117.4

96.2
103.7
109.2
113.9
117.7

96.8
104.3
109.6
114.2
117.9

97.4
104.8
110.1
114.5
118.2

98.1
105.3
110.5
114.9
118.4

98.7
105.8
110.9
115.2
118.6

93.1
100.0
106.7
111.6
115.9

94.6
102.0
108.0
112.8
116.8

96.2
103.7
109.2
113.8
117.7

98.1
105.3
110.5
114.9
118.4

95.5
102.8
108.6
113.3
117.2

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

118.8
119.2
118.7
118.8
120.7

119.0
119.2
118.7
118.9
120.9

119.1
119.1
118.7
119.1
121.0

119.2
119.1
118.6
119.2
121.2

119.3
119.0
118.6
119.4
121.3

119.4
119.0
118.6
119.5
121.5

119.4
118.9
118.6
119.7
121.7

119.4
118.9
118.6
119.9
121.9

119.4
118.8
118.6
120.0
122.2

119.4
118.8
118.6
120.2
122.4

119.3
118.8
118.7
120.4
122.7

119.3
118.7
118.7
120.5
122.9

119.0
119.2
118.7
118.9
120.9

119.3
119.0
118.6
119.4
121.4

119.4
118.9
118.6
119.9
121.9

119.3
118.8
118.7
120.4
122.7

119.2
119.0
118.6
119.6
121.7

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

123.2
124.8
125.0
123.8
121.6

123.4
124.7
125.1
123.5
121.7

123.7
124.7
125.1
123.3
121.8

124.0
124.6
125.2
123.0
121.9

124.2
124.5
125.2
122.7
122.0

124.4
124.5
125.1
122.4
122.2

124.6
124.5
125.1
122.2
122.4

124.7
124.5
124.9
122.0
122.6

124.8
124.6
124.8
121.9
122.8

124.8
124.7
124.6
121.8
123.1

124.9
124.8
124.3
121.7
123.3

124.8
124.9
124.1
121.6
123.6

123.4
124.7
125.1
123.5
121.7

124.2
124.5
125.2
122.7
122.0

124.7
124.6
124.9
122.0
122.6

124.8
124.8
124.3
121.7
123.3

124.3
124.7
124.9
122.5
122.4

2012
2013

123.9
126.4

124.1
126.6

124.3

124.6

124.8

125.0

125.2

125.4

125.6

125.8

126.0

126.2

124.1

124.8

125.4

126.0

125.1

Utilization (percent)
1983
1984
1985
1986

72.2
79.6
79.9
79.6

71.7
79.9
80.0
79.0

72.3
80.1
79.9
78.4

73.2
80.5
79.5
78.4

73.7
80.8
79.4
78.4

74.0
80.9
79.3
78.1

75.1
81.0
78.6
78.5

75.9
80.9
78.8
78.3

77.0
80.6
78.9
78.3

77.6
80.3
78.5
78.6

77.8
80.4
78.6
78.8

78.1
80.3
79.3
79.4

72.1
79.9
79.9
79.0

73.6
80.7
79.4
78.3

76.0
80.8
78.8
78.4

77.8
80.3
78.8
79.0

74.9
80.4
79.2
78.7

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

79.0
83.4
85.2
82.4
79.9

79.9
83.7
84.7
83.0
79.3

79.9
83.8
84.8
83.3
78.8

80.2
84.2
84.7
83.0
78.8

80.6
84.1
84.0
83.0
79.5

80.8
84.3
83.9
83.1
80.2

81.2
84.4
82.9
82.8
80.1

81.6
84.7
83.4
82.9
80.1

81.7
84.4
83.0
82.9
80.7

82.8
84.7
82.8
82.2
80.5

83.1
84.8
82.8
81.1
80.3

83.4
85.1
83.1
80.4
79.9

79.6
83.6
84.9
82.9
79.3

80.5
84.2
84.2
83.0
79.5

81.5
84.5
83.1
82.9
80.3

83.1
84.9
82.9
81.2
80.2

81.2
84.3
83.8
82.5
79.8

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

79.3
81.3
82.4
84.9
82.5

79.8
81.5
82.3
84.5
83.5

80.3
81.3
82.9
84.4
83.0

80.7
81.4
83.2
84.0
83.3

80.8
81.0
83.4
83.9
83.5

80.6
81.1
83.7
83.9
83.9

81.2
81.2
83.6
83.3
83.4

80.6
81.1
83.8
84.1
83.6

80.6
81.4
83.7
84.1
83.6

81.0
81.8
84.2
83.6
83.2

81.2
82.0
84.4
83.5
83.5

81.0
82.3
85.0
83.4
83.6

79.8
81.3
82.6
84.6
83.0

80.7
81.2
83.4
84.0
83.6

80.8
81.2
83.7
83.8
83.5

81.1
82.0
84.5
83.5
83.5

80.6
81.4
83.6
84.0
83.4

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

83.3
84.4
81.8
82.0
79.0

83.9
84.0
81.8
82.0
78.3

84.1
83.5
81.6
82.1
77.9

83.7
83.3
81.5
82.3
77.5

83.9
83.3
81.8
82.2
76.7

83.8
82.3
81.3
81.9
76.0

83.8
81.5
81.5
81.5
75.5

84.4
82.8
81.6
81.0
75.1

84.6
82.1
81.0
81.2
74.7

84.6
82.3
81.8
80.6
74.2

84.8
81.9
81.9
80.3
73.6

84.6
81.8
82.2
79.8
73.5

83.8
84.0
81.7
82.0
78.4

83.8
82.9
81.5
82.1
76.7

84.3
82.1
81.4
81.2
75.1

84.7
82.0
82.0
80.2
73.8

84.1
82.8
81.6
81.4
76.0

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

73.9
75.8
77.0
79.7
80.2

73.7
76.1
77.4
80.1
80.1

74.2
76.0
77.0
80.0
80.2

74.4
75.4
77.4
80.0
80.4

74.8
75.4
77.9
80.0
80.2

75.5
75.5
77.3
80.2
80.4

75.2
75.8
77.9
80.0
80.3

75.3
75.7
78.1
80.0
80.3

75.3
76.2
78.1
78.3
80.1

75.1
76.2
78.8
79.2
79.9

75.5
76.8
78.9
79.8
79.6

75.2
76.7
79.4
80.2
80.2

73.9
76.0
77.1
79.9
80.2

74.9
75.4
77.5
80.1
80.3

75.3
75.9
78.0
79.4
80.3

75.3
76.5
79.1
79.7
79.9

74.8
76.0
77.9
79.8
80.2

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

79.7
80.5
70.0
71.0
76.1

80.4
80.4
69.6
71.5
75.7

80.3
80.2
68.5
72.2
76.5

80.7
79.6
67.9
72.6
76.0

80.6
79.3
67.2
73.9
76.1

80.5
79.2
66.9
74.2
76.2

80.4
78.8
67.6
74.8
76.5

80.4
77.5
68.3
75.1
76.8

80.7
74.2
68.9
75.4
76.7

80.3
74.8
69.2
75.2
77.0

80.7
73.9
69.7
75.5
77.0

80.8
71.7
70.1
76.2
77.3

80.1
80.4
69.4
71.6
76.1

80.6
79.4
67.3
73.6
76.1

80.5
76.8
68.3
75.1
76.7

80.6
73.5
69.7
75.6
77.1

80.5
77.5
68.7
74.0
76.5

2012
2013

77.7
77.8

77.9
78.3

77.3

77.7

77.8

77.7

77.9

77.2

77.2

77.0

77.8

77.8

77.6

77.7

77.4

77.5

77.6

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.

20

Table 2
R ATES O F C HANGE IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , M ARKET AND I NDUSTRY G ROUP S UMMARY: 2008–12 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

-8.9

-5.5

6.2

3.3

2.7

.1

.2

-.1

-.7

-.2

-8.9
-6.7
-18.2
-22.0
1.7
-22.4
-13.2
-2.9
-4.3
-2.8
-16.2
-6.0
-6.5
2.0

-6.3
-3.1
-3.8
7.8
-32.7
-15.8
-10.5
-3.0
-3.7
-.7
-27.3
-7.0
-5.7
-.6

3.7
.3
2.3
.6
-20.0
.7
8.0
-.2
-.8
.7
11.4
-3.1
-4.1
1.4

2.4
2.0
7.9
14.7
5.7
1.1
1.1
.4
1.0
.7
-8.0
3.1
-1.4
-1.1

2.6
1.3
6.6
7.5
-2.1
3.0
7.3
.0
-.3
2.2
-2.4
-3.2
-8.6
.6

-.1
-.1
.2
-.1
6.0
.0
.0
-.3
-.3
-.1
-.2
-.1
-1.5
-.2

.3
.1
-.6
.3
-15.9
.2
.4
.4
.5
.4
.6
.3
1.4
-.1

-.5
-.4
-.8
-1.1
1.4
-1.6
-1.2
-.3
-.2
-.5
1.0
.4
.3
-.7

-1.4
-.8
-2.4
-1.9
3.5
-1.4
-2.3
-.2
.0
-.5
-1.3
1.0
2.5
-.8

-.1
.1
.1
.0
1.7
1.4
.1
.3
.3
.9
-.2
-.7
2.2
.3

Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment

-13.4
-35.8
-5.0
-8.6
-2.4

-9.7
13.2
-8.1
-17.1
-.8

12.0
11.4
3.5
16.4
4.6

5.0
6.5
1.4
6.0
-.2

7.0
12.7
7.8
4.5
4.1

.0
-.1
.1
.0
-1.0

.2
1.6
-.1
-.1
2.5

-.7
-1.8
-2.5
.6
-.5

-3.0
-11.1
-4.9
1.4
-4.3

-1.6
-5.2
.6
-.3
1.4

Construction supplies
Business supplies

-17.2
-8.2

-16.5
-5.6

8.1
2.3

2.7
.7

4.4
1.6

-.1
.0

.4
.5

-1.7
-.1

-2.2
-.6

1.3
.0

-9.0
-13.9
-13.4
-28.2
-5.9
-14.1
-14.8
-17.4
-10.9
-21.5
-.7

-4.4
-6.0
-10.5
-12.1
-8.1
-12.1
.8
-4.2
-4.9
5.1
-2.1

9.4
11.6
18.4
27.8
23.8
11.7
2.6
4.9
.8
5.0
5.9

4.3
4.0
7.5
6.5
12.1
4.3
-.9
-1.3
-1.3
-1.6
4.8

2.9
3.1
4.0
13.2
1.8
3.0
1.7
-1.1
-2.2
3.5
2.6

.4
.6
.9
.2
2.8
-.1
.0
-.4
.1
.0
.1

.1
.4
.7
-.6
1.4
.5
.0
1.0
-.2
.1
-.4

.5
.7
2.0
.6
6.3
-.9
-.9
-.4
.9
-1.6
.2

.0
.3
.8
-.2
4.2
-1.3
-.4
-2.5
1.6
-.8
-.6

-.2
.0
.0
-2.7
.8
.4
-.2
.5
-.5
-.5
-.5

321
327
331
332
333
334

-11.6
-11.7
-13.5
-22.6
-20.3
-17.6
-12.0
-9.2
-4.5

-6.1
-5.9
-9.0
-12.8
-18.0
-2.7
-18.8
-18.9
-1.8

6.4
6.9
12.2
4.2
9.5
12.3
12.9
21.2
17.8

3.3
3.4
6.3
1.2
-.2
8.8
6.3
8.4
7.2

2.8
3.3
5.4
6.9
1.4
-1.5
5.8
2.9
5.6

.2
.2
.5
.1
.0
.1
-.1
.3
2.7

.4
.4
.4
.0
.0
.0
.2
-.3
1.4

-.1
-.2
.5
-.9
-1.0
.3
-1.5
.9
5.6

-.9
-1.1
-1.0
-1.3
-.5
.1
-1.4
1.1
1.5

-.1
-.2
-.5
-.3
.7
.5
-.1
-.3
1.7

335
3361–3

-10.8
-29.8

-18.5
2.5

12.9
15.3

2.4
11.7

3.5
14.1

.2
.0

-.4
.2

.4
-.5

2.3
-2.9

-2.3
-1.6

3364–9
337
339

-15.9
-20.9
-1.0

.9
-21.6
-3.9

1.4
5.2
2.9

6.4
1.8
-.1

4.1
3.3
8.4

-.3
-.1
.0

1.0
.7
.2

-1.1
-.6
-1.3

-4.1
-1.6
-2.5

-.8
1.9
-1.1

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

-9.7
-2.1
-16.7
-21.0
-12.5
-11.3
-3.6
-14.4
-15.5

-2.5
.0
-10.4
-20.2
-1.5
-12.6
-2.1
-1.2
-7.4

1.5
.2
4.0
6.5
.9
2.2
.7
1.2
7.7

.5
.5
.2
-5.3
-.5
-3.3
3.3
.3
.7

.9
2.4
-1.0
-2.6
-2.3
-1.7
-1.3
.5
4.6

-.1
-.2
.0
.1
.1
.2
-.2
.0
-.3

.4
.5
.0
-.2
-.2
-.2
.5
.3
1.0

-.8
-.7
-1.3
-3.0
.6
1.1
-1.9
-.7
-2.9

-1.1
-1.2
-.6
-2.6
1.3
2.6
-4.0
-.1
-5.8

.2
1.2
.7
.2
-.5
-1.2
.8
-.7
1.1

1133,5111

-8.9

-10.2

-5.6

-.3

-7.1

-1.3

1.2

.4

2.8

1.7

21
2211,2
2211
2212

-.3
-.4
-1.4
4.3

-5.6
-1.2
-1.4
.0

8.7
2.7
2.6
3.8

7.6
-2.3
-1.8
-5.7

4.1
.0
-.3
3.0

.1
-.1
.0
-.3

-.5
-.1
.0
-.7

.4
.1
.0
.3

-.3
.0
.3
-2.3

-.2
-.3
-.3
-.8

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy

Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities
Electric
Natural gas

31–33

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year
specified in the column heading.

21

Table 3
R ATES O F C HANGE IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , S PECIAL AGGREGATES AND S ELECTED D ETAIL : 2008–12 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Total industry

-8.9

-5.5

6.2

3.3

2.7

.1

.2

-.1

-.7

-.2

Energy
Consumer products
Commercial products
Oil and gas well drilling
Converted fuel
Primary energy

.0
2.0
-.6
6.9
-5.7
.9

-2.8
-.6
-1.3
-42.3
-.2
-2.8

5.1
1.4
1.7
45.2
3.0
7.0

3.3
-1.1
-.2
21.3
-1.3
6.6

1.7
.6
1.3
-7.6
.1
3.3

.1
-.2
.0
.0
.1
.2

-.3
-.1
.0
.1
.2
-.7

.0
-.7
-.2
.2
.0
.3

-.5
-.8
.2
.2
-.1
-.7

-.3
.3
-.1
.1
-.6
-.4

3341
3342

-11.9
-2.8
4.0
-6.3

-6.4
1.9
-19.8
-9.7

6.6
27.2
-15.2
3.3

3.3
9.7
-18.4
11.6

3.1
2.3
3.4
-.3

.2
4.4
2.1
1.1

.4
2.2
-3.2
-5.3

-.1
14.3
4.8
-1.9

-.8
7.9
-15.9
12.6

-.1
3.1
6.6
-3.5

334412–9

-4.1

18.0

49.3

14.7

2.8

6.7

8.7

22.3

11.1

4.3

-12.5

-6.9

5.6

3.0

3.1

-.1

.3

-.8

-1.2

-.3

-29.8
-31.7
-26.2

2.5
9.5
-4.7

15.3
9.8
23.0

11.7
17.2
6.5

14.1
13.6
14.4

.0
-.1
.1

.2
.5
-.2

-.5
-1.8
1.6

-2.9
-4.2
1.5

-1.6
-2.3
-1.7

-11.2
-6.6
-13.7
-17.2
-11.3
-13.3

-7.5
-5.4
-9.0
-16.6
-8.3
-7.4

4.9
.0
11.9
8.2
.9
7.5

2.4
1.3
5.9
2.7
.4
2.9

2.4
.7
6.3
4.4
1.6
2.2

-.1
-.2
.0
-.1
-.3
.1

.3
.4
.3
.5
.4
-.1

-.8
-.4
-.6
-1.7
-.8
-1.0

-1.0
-.3
-1.7
-2.3
-1.4
-.7

.1
.2
-.6
1.3
-.2
-.1

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries
Total industry
Manufacturing2
Durable

-9.2
-12.2
-14.8

-5.8
-6.6
-10.2

5.5
5.3
10.6

3.1
3.0
5.9

2.7
2.9
5.6

-.1
-.1
.0

.2
.3
.2

-.6
-.8
-1.0

-1.0
-1.4
-1.8

-.3
-.3
-.8

Measures excluding motor vehicles and parts
Total industry
Manufacturing2
Durable

-7.8
-10.3
-11.1

-5.9
-6.7
-10.4

5.8
5.8
11.7

3.0
2.8
5.6

2.2
2.2
4.2

.1
.2
.6

.2
.4
.4

.0
-.1
.7

-.5
-.7
-.5

.1
.2
.0

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries and motor vehicles and parts
Total industry
Manufacturing2

-8.1
-10.9

-6.2
-7.2

4.9
4.6

2.7
2.4

2.2
2.1

-.1
-.1

.2
.3

-.6
-.8

-.9
-1.1

-.1
.0

Stage-of-process components
of non-energy materials,
measures of the input to
Finished processors
Primary and semifinished processors

-12.6
-14.9

-8.1
-4.6

18.8
6.9

7.8
1.6

3.4
2.8

1.5
-.1

.7
.3

3.6
-1.1

2.4
-1.0

-.4
.2

S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

-5.4
-10.3
-8.9

-.9
-7.1
-5.6

6.4
8.2
3.7

4.7
2.3
3.9

3.4
1.8
3.6

.2
.3
-.1

-.5
.5
.2

.1
.3
-.6

-.2
-.1
-1.9

-.7
.3
-.4

Non-energy
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components

213111

Excluding selected high-technology
industries
Motor vehicles and parts
Motor vehicles
Motor vehicle parts
Excluding motor vehicles and parts
Consumer goods
Business equipment
Construction supplies
Business supplies
Materials

3361–3
3361
3363

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year
specified in the column heading.
2. Manufacturing consists of those industries included in the North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus those industries–
logging and newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing–that have traditionally been considered to be a part of manufacturing and are included in the industrial sector.

22

Table 4
A NNUAL R ATES OF C HANGE FOR I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : 2008–12 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

-3.4

-11.3

5.7

3.4

3.6

.2

.1

.3

-.7

-.1

-4.9
-11.2
-2.8

-6.9
-16.7
-3.9

1.1
7.3
-.5

1.5
5.0
.6

1.5
8.3
-.2

.0
.0
.0

.0
.0
.0

.0
-.9
.2

-.8
-2.2
-.4

.0
.1
.2

Business equipment
Defense and space equipment

-2.3
7.0

-18.1
-4.3

8.3
7.5

5.6
-3.6

8.2
5.2

.1
.0

.1
-.1

.1
3.5

-2.6
-6.3

-1.8
1.4

Construction supplies
Business supplies

-9.3
-4.0

-22.9
-10.4

3.6
2.3

3.0
1.1

5.3
1.5

.0
.1

.1
.2

-.2
.2

-2.5
-.2

.6
-.4

Materials
Non-energy
Energy

-2.4
-4.4
.9

-11.3
-16.6
-2.4

8.8
11.7
4.2

4.7
5.3
3.8

4.1
4.1
4.2

.3
.4
.2

.2
.5
-.3

.4
.7
.1

.1
.4
-.4

.1
.1
.1

I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Nondurable manufacturing
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)

-4.7
-4.6
-3.4
-5.9
-6.5

-13.6
-13.6
-18.6
-7.7
-13.7

6.1
6.6
11.0
2.2
-5.3

3.4
3.6
6.8
.2
-2.1

3.9
4.2
7.1
1.1
-3.5

.2
.2
.4
.0
-.2

.2
.2
.4
.0
.1

.3
.4
.7
.0
-.1

-.9
-1.2
-.9
-1.4
4.2

-.2
-.2
-.4
.0
-.3

1.2
-.1

-5.4
-2.5

5.2
3.6

6.1
-.2

6.2
-2.1

.2
.0

-.3
.0

.1
.1

-.2
.1

.6
-.3

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Consumer goods
Durable
Nondurable

Mining
Utilities

1. The rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the annual averages of not seasonally adjusted industrial production indexes, rather than as the percent change between the fourth
quarter of one year and the fourth quarter of the next.
2. See footnote 2 to table 3.

Table 5
R ATES OF C HANGE IN C APACITY, BY I NDUSTRY G ROUPS : 2009–13 1
Difference between
revised and earlier changes
(percentage points)

Revised change
(percent)

Item
2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

-.4

-2.1

1.3

2.2

1.9

.3

-.2

.6

.6

-.2

-2.3
-2.3
-1.1
-3.5
-3.2

-2.0
-2.1
-.5
-3.7
.3

.6
.7
2.5
-1.2
.2

1.6
1.7
2.4
1.0
-.8

1.8
1.9
2.4
1.6
-1.2

.4
.5
.5
.5
-.4

.4
.4
.9
-.1
1.4

.5
.5
1.3
-.5
2.0

.2
.1
-.3
.5
1.8

-.3
-.3
-.3
-.2
-.2

Mining
Utilities

4.9
1.0

-1.0
1.0

4.6
2.0

4.7
1.9

3.9
.7

-.1
-.1

-.7
-3.5

1.9
-1.2

2.5
-.4

.8
-.4

Selected high-technology industries
Manufacturing2 ex. selected
high-technology industries

6.7

11.1

26.4

4.1

4.9

3.7

10.8

16.1

.9

.4

-2.9

-2.7

-.5

1.5

1.6

.2

-.1

-.1

.2

-.3

S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

3.3
-.7
-3.2

-1.5
-1.1
-2.1

3.4
1.4
.4

3.2
.7
3.3

3.1
.8
2.9

.3
.3
.4

-1.1
.0
.1

1.4
1.1
-.5

1.5
.6
-.2

.8
-.4
-.2

Total industry
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Nondurable manufacturing
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)

1. Rates of change are calculated as the percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the fourth quarter of the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year specified in the column
heading.
2. See footnote 2 to table 3.

23

Table 6
R EVISED AND E ARLIER C APACITY U TILIZATION R ATES , BY I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted

Difference between
revised and earlier rates
(percentage points)

Revised Rate
19722012
Ave.

2009
Q4

2010
Q4

2011
Q4

2012
Q4

2009
Q4

2010
Q4

2011
Q4

2012
Q4

80.2

69.7

75.6

77.1

77.5

.1

.2

-.8

-1.4

31–33

78.7
78.6

67.2
67.0

72.9
73.2

74.8
75.2

75.7
76.3

.2
.2

-.2
-.2

-1.3
-1.4

-1.5
-1.6

321
327
331
332
333
334

77.0
76.8
74.8
79.1
77.4
78.1
78.1

62.8
53.0
45.1
61.7
64.0
62.0
70.9

70.8
58.7
51.9
70.8
74.8
75.3
79.6

73.4
61.4
53.9
75.8
79.3
80.5
73.8

75.5
66.8
56.3
74.9
83.0
80.1
74.6

.3
-2.0
.2
.7
1.2
-.7
.6

.0
-1.9
-.3
.7
.4
-.1
-.1

-1.7
-2.8
-.9
.5
-.8
-.6
-4.1

-1.8
-3.8
-.8
.7
-.8
-1.2
-1.4

335
3361–3

82.5
75.0

66.5
53.0

77.3
61.1

80.3
67.9

81.9
74.0

-.9
.5

-.9
.5

.5
-1.5

-2.6
-3.1

3364–9
337
339

73.0
76.8
76.0

71.1
58.0
71.7

70.3
63.5
75.5

72.0
66.8
75.4

73.0
70.6
77.9

.8
-.3
.3

-.3
-.5
-1.3

-4.6
-1.2
-1.9

-5.1
.8
-2.4

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

80.7
81.0
80.0
77.7
86.8
81.0
85.6
77.6
82.2

72.1
75.9
59.5
60.3
79.2
62.7
77.5
70.7
65.0

76.0
77.1
65.1
68.7
82.2
67.0
82.8
75.1
72.7

77.3
78.9
67.2
67.2
81.6
65.8
85.2
76.2
72.6

77.2
80.3
69.8
67.2
81.3
66.0
83.3
74.9
73.8

.0
-.2
-.1
-.6
.2
.7
.4
-.7
2.4

-.5
-.3
-.6
-.2
.1
1.1
-.7
-1.4
.9

-1.0
-.1
-.7
-1.8
.1
1.6
-1.1
-1.5
-4.9

-1.2
1.1
1.5
-1.3
-.7
2.3
-3.3
-2.7
-5.0

1133,5111

82.3

70.5

66.3

66.0

61.8

1.1

.4

1.0

.9

21
2211,2

87.3
86.2

78.8
81.3

86.5
82.7

88.9
79.2

88.4
77.7

-.3
.0

.6
2.8

-1.3
3.6

-3.7
3.6

3341
3342

78.0
78.2
76.7

73.0
92.8
77.8

83.6
90.9
81.0

72.5
70.6
76.9

71.3
67.7
77.8

.4
4.6
-.9

1.8
2.2
1.0

-2.9
-10.2
.1

-1.3
-9.4
-1.1

334412–9

79.9

66.7

83.1

71.7

70.4

.2

2.0

-2.4

.1

Measures excluding selected high-technology
industries
Total industry
Manufacturing1

80.3
78.8

69.6
66.9

75.3
72.4

77.3
74.9

77.7
75.9

.1
.2

.2
-.3

-.7
-1.2

-1.4
-1.5

S TAGE - OF - PROCESS GROUPS
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

86.3
81.0
77.1

78.2
67.4
69.5

85.5
74.0
73.2

87.0
74.6
75.5

86.9
75.5
75.8

-.5
.4
.0

.5
.8
-.7

-.9
-.1
-1.7

-2.8
-.3
-1.7

Item

Total industry
1

Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components

1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

24

Table 7
R ATES OF CHANGE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 2008–12
Item

NAICS
code

2008
H1

H2

2009
H1

H2

2010
H1

H2

2011
H1

H2

2012
H1

H2

-3.5

-14.0

-15.5

5.7

8.6

3.9

1.8

4.8

4.2

1.3

-4.3
-5.2
-14.4
-21.2
9.9
-13.8
-7.6
-2.0
-3.6
-3.3
-4.8
-4.7
-4.0
2.8

-13.2
-8.1
-21.9
-22.7
-5.9
-30.1
-18.5
-3.7
-5.0
-2.2
-26.2
-7.3
-9.0
1.1

-15.4
-10.2
-25.6
-28.2
-6.3
-25.8
-24.4
-5.6
-6.5
-1.4
-41.8
-10.2
-14.0
-2.4

3.8
4.5
24.6
62.0
-51.7
-4.4
6.0
-.3
-.7
-.1
-9.1
-3.7
3.4
1.2

5.4
-.1
3.4
-1.0
-33.0
6.5
14.5
-1.1
-1.4
.5
17.0
-4.0
-7.1
.0

2.0
.8
1.3
2.2
-4.5
-4.7
1.8
.6
-.2
.9
6.0
-2.1
-.9
2.9

1.2
1.7
3.7
5.7
14.7
-.3
1.0
1.1
1.1
-.2
-7.4
5.9
-3.5
1.2

3.7
2.2
12.3
24.4
-2.7
2.7
1.1
-.2
.9
1.6
-8.5
.3
.7
-3.4

4.5
2.3
9.6
11.9
-.1
4.9
8.8
.3
.8
3.9
1.3
-2.5
-9.9
-.8

.8
.4
3.6
3.2
-3.9
1.1
5.8
-.4
-1.3
.7
-6.0
-3.9
-7.2
2.1

.0
3.1
7.5
-5.0
1.7

-25.0
-60.1
-16.0
-12.1
-6.3

-21.2
-.8
-10.7
-31.2
-8.3

3.4
29.0
-5.4
-.1
7.4

16.4
19.5
7.4
19.9
15.0

7.7
3.9
-.3
13.1
-4.9

1.9
-1.5
-3.3
5.5
-7.6

8.2
15.1
6.3
6.6
7.7

11.7
17.8
9.6
10.2
3.2

2.5
7.9
6.1
-1.0
5.0

-11.2
-4.7

-22.8
-11.7

-28.9
-13.4

-2.0
2.8

13.7
3.4

2.9
1.2

.3
.4

5.2
1.0

7.2
3.5

1.7
-.3

-2.6
-5.1
-2.5
-15.9
6.7
-4.7
-9.2
-14.8
-4.3
-14.2
1.6

-15.0
-22.0
-23.2
-38.7
-17.1
-22.6
-20.0
-19.9
-17.1
-28.3
-3.0

-15.7
-21.5
-30.7
-46.8
-23.8
-31.1
-6.4
-23.2
-15.1
-3.7
-5.7

8.3
12.5
15.6
45.1
10.9
12.3
8.6
19.6
6.5
14.7
1.7

12.7
16.5
25.8
43.1
28.5
18.9
4.7
8.2
1.7
9.5
6.5

6.2
6.8
11.3
14.1
19.2
4.8
.5
1.6
-.2
.6
5.3

2.5
2.7
6.9
-.3
12.6
4.8
-3.2
-3.5
-.4
-5.2
2.2

6.1
5.3
8.0
13.7
11.6
3.7
1.4
.9
-2.2
2.3
7.4

3.8
4.5
7.2
20.2
8.1
3.0
.4
4.9
-1.7
.3
2.7

2.0
1.7
.9
6.7
-4.1
3.0
2.9
-6.7
-2.7
6.9
2.5

3341
3342

-5.3
-5.2
-3.7
-16.5
-13.6
4.6
-5.6
-4.6
11.9
22.9
25.9
12.5

-17.5
-17.8
-22.3
-28.2
-26.5
-35.1
-17.9
-13.6
-18.5
-23.1
-14.1
-21.9

-17.6
-17.5
-25.7
-27.9
-29.7
-38.1
-34.6
-35.2
-9.6
-8.4
-11.3
-10.2

6.9
7.3
11.6
5.6
-4.5
52.8
.9
1.5
6.7
13.2
-27.5
-9.3

9.3
10.2
17.1
11.5
14.6
25.1
14.7
25.8
24.2
35.9
-13.0
2.4

3.5
3.8
7.6
-2.7
4.6
.8
11.1
16.7
11.8
19.0
-17.4
4.2

1.5
1.7
3.8
.2
.5
7.2
6.5
8.5
6.1
11.1
-19.3
10.7

5.1
5.2
8.7
2.3
-.9
10.4
6.1
8.3
8.4
8.3
-17.4
12.5

4.8
5.2
8.9
4.2
2.6
-2.2
9.4
12.6
7.3
3.8
5.9
-2.3

1.0
1.3
1.9
9.6
.3
-.8
2.3
-6.0
3.9
.8
1.0
1.6

334412–9

26.5

-27.4

-6.4

48.9

67.7

33.0

17.6

11.8

5.0

.7

335
3361–3

-2.2
-25.2

-18.7
-34.1

-29.7
-45.5

-5.4
92.7

13.6
21.3

12.3
9.6

1.9
1.3

3.0
23.3

4.3
23.7

2.7
5.2

3364–9
337
339

3.0
-12.3
3.1

-31.3
-28.7
-4.9

3.2
-33.2
-13.6

-1.3
-8.1
6.9

6.5
8.0
4.6

-3.5
2.4
1.2

-1.0
1.8
-1.3

14.3
1.9
1.2

4.7
8.2
9.9

3.5
-1.5
6.9

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

-7.0
-2.7
-11.4
-17.1
-2.8
-8.5
-3.3
-10.3
-12.4

-12.3
-1.6
-21.6
-24.8
-21.2
-14.0
-3.9
-18.3
-18.5

-7.7
-.1
-27.0
-32.3
-8.8
-22.6
.1
-7.7
-23.0

3.0
.0
10.0
-5.8
6.4
-1.3
-4.4
5.7
11.4

3.2
-.3
7.9
7.5
2.2
3.5
3.1
3.7
14.9

-.2
.8
.3
5.6
-.4
.9
-1.6
-1.3
.9

-.6
-.7
-1.1
-5.1
.0
-1.9
-1.1
-.5
.9

1.5
1.7
1.5
-5.5
-.9
-4.7
7.8
1.1
.5

1.2
4.0
2.3
.6
-3.5
2.5
-2.1
-.4
4.6

.7
.9
-4.3
-5.8
-1.1
-5.7
-.4
1.4
4.7

1133,5111

-6.6

-11.2

-19.4

.0

-8.6

-2.6

-3.3

2.8

-5.3

-8.9

21
2211,2

2.8
1.6

-3.2
-2.4

-12.0
-5.1

1.3
2.9

10.1
2.7

7.3
2.8

5.5
-1.0

9.7
-3.5

2.3
2.3

5.9
-2.2

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy
Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment
Construction supplies
Business supplies
Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing2
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

31–33
321
327
331
332
333
334

N OTE : The data are semiannual. Rates of change are calculated as the annualized percent change in the seasonally adjusted index from the second quarter of the previous half-year to
the second quarter of the half-year specified in the column heading.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

25

Table 8
C APACITY UTILIZATION RATES , BY INDUSTRY GROUPS , 2008–12
Percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted

Item

NAICS
code

2008
Q2

Q4

2009
Q2

Q4

2010
Q2

Q4

2011
Q2

Q4

2012
Q2

Q4

79.4

73.5

67.3

69.7

73.6

75.6

76.1

77.1

77.7

77.5

76.3
76.3

69.9
69.6

64.2
63.9

67.2
67.0

71.0
71.2

72.9
73.2

73.5
73.9

74.8
75.2

75.9
76.5

75.7
76.3

3341
3342

77.0
66.4
61.2
82.0
82.8
80.9
79.2
83.2
78.3
86.3

68.2
57.7
52.6
63.7
75.2
75.4
74.0
76.5
76.2
86.4

59.1
50.2
44.9
49.5
62.1
61.1
70.6
73.0
87.3
83.5

62.8
53.0
45.1
61.7
64.0
62.0
70.9
73.0
92.8
77.8

68.3
57.8
49.6
70.1
70.1
69.8
77.4
81.0
97.4
79.7

70.8
58.7
51.9
70.8
74.8
75.3
79.6
83.6
90.9
81.0

71.5
59.9
53.1
72.8
77.3
78.2
76.4
78.4
80.5
78.8

73.4
61.4
53.9
75.8
79.3
80.5
73.8
72.5
70.6
76.9

75.6
63.4
55.5
74.9
82.5
84.1
74.1
70.9
69.3
75.0

75.5
66.8
56.3
74.9
83.0
80.1
74.6
71.3
67.7
77.8

334412–9

84.5

73.4

64.0

66.7

78.3

83.1

78.0

71.7

70.1

70.4

335
3361–3

87.8
61.3

79.3
49.9

67.1
37.5

66.5
53.0

72.1
58.6

77.3
61.1

78.8
61.5

80.3
67.9

81.6
73.9

81.9
74.0

3364–9
337
339

89.7
74.0
74.3

72.8
66.5
72.9

72.5
57.8
68.5

71.1
58.0
71.7

72.7
61.8
74.3

70.3
63.5
75.5

68.5
65.1
75.4

72.0
66.8
75.4

72.7
70.5
77.5

73.0
70.6
77.9

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

75.5
76.4
68.8
77.3
84.1
72.6
83.6
72.8
72.6

71.3
76.0
62.8
69.7
76.2
67.4
80.6
67.2
65.9

69.6
75.9
55.1
59.5
74.7
60.9
79.2
66.6
59.4

72.1
75.9
59.5
60.3
79.2
62.7
77.5
70.7
65.0

74.8
76.1
63.6
64.9
81.7
65.7
81.0
74.0
71.6

76.0
77.1
65.1
68.7
82.2
67.0
82.8
75.1
72.7

76.6
77.7
65.6
68.2
82.1
66.9
83.0
75.8
73.0

77.3
78.9
67.2
67.2
81.6
65.8
85.2
76.2
72.6

77.4
80.4
69.6
68.3
80.9
67.3
83.6
75.4
73.4

77.2
80.3
69.8
67.2
81.3
66.0
83.3
74.9
73.8

1133,5111

77.4

76.1

70.0

70.5

67.4

66.3

65.1

66.0

64.4

61.8

21
2211,2

91.5
85.0

87.5
83.1

79.1
80.4

78.8
81.3

83.5
82.1

86.5
82.7

87.2
81.5

88.9
79.2

87.7
79.2

88.4
77.7

Total industry
Manufacturing1
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Selected high-technology industries
Computers and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and related
electronic components
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities

31–33

321
327
331
332
333
334

1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

26

Table 9A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Manufacturing1
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual2

IP (percent
change)
1983
1984
1985
1986

2.4
1.8
-.4
1.1

-.1
1.1
-.3
-.6

.9
.5
.8
-.3

1.1
.5
-.4
.4

1.3
.3
.2
.2

.7
.5
.2
-.4

1.4
.5
-.6
.6

.8
.2
.6
.2

1.9
-.2
.1
.2

1.1
.4
-.3
.4

.3
.3
.6
.5

.3
.4
.4
.9

9.2
12.8
.1
4.5

11.9
6.2
.8
.0

14.8
3.7
.0
2.5

12.4
2.6
2.2
4.9

4.8
9.8
1.6
2.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

-.3
-.2
.8
-.2
-.8

1.5
.2
-.9
1.5
-.6

.1
.3
-.1
.5
-.7

.5
.8
.2
-.3
.3

.7
-.1
-.8
.2
.7

.4
.1
.2
.3
1.1

.7
.1
-1.1
-.2
.2

.5
.0
.8
.3
.3

.6
.3
-.2
.0
1.1

1.6
.6
-.2
-.8
-.2

.6
.3
.2
-1.2
-.2

.6
.4
.1
-.7
-.1

5.9
2.6
2.0
4.2
-8.8

7.1
4.4
-2.7
3.0
1.9

7.3
.9
-3.1
1.0
7.2

11.7
4.4
.4
-6.7
1.6

5.7
5.3
.8
.8
-2.0

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

-.6
1.0
.2
.2
-.8

.9
.2
.1
-.2
1.6

1.0
-.2
1.3
.2
-.2

.5
.5
.8
-.1
1.1

.6
-.1
.7
.1
.7

.3
-.2
.3
.5
1.1

.9
.3
.4
-.6
.3

-.4
-.1
.8
1.1
.6

.0
.6
.4
.8
.7

.7
.8
1.0
-.1
-.1

.4
.4
.8
.1
.8

-.2
.5
1.1
.4
.9

.5
4.5
4.9
4.7
2.0

8.2
1.4
9.6
.9
9.5

4.0
1.0
6.1
3.2
7.8

3.1
6.9
10.3
4.1
5.7

3.6
3.5
5.9
5.2
4.8

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

.1
.8
.3
.2
-.6

1.4
.1
.7
.3
-.6

1.2
-.1
.0
.7
-.3

-.2
.5
.4
.6
-.3

.9
.6
.9
-.2
-.8

.6
-.7
-.4
.2
-.7

.5
-.5
.5
.0
-.3

1.6
2.5
.6
-.6
-.6

.8
-.4
-.3
.5
-.2

.6
1.0
1.5
-.4
-.6

1.1
.1
.7
-.3
-.3

.4
.5
.7
-.6
.3

9.3
6.1
4.7
5.3
-6.4

7.6
2.3
4.4
4.4
-5.5

10.8
3.2
3.7
-.8
-6.0

10.9
7.6
9.0
-2.9
-4.2

8.4
6.6
5.0
4.2
-4.1

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

.5
.5
.0
.7
.8

-.1
.2
.7
.8
-.2

.7
.2
-.2
-.4
-.1

.2
-.9
.4
.3
.6

.6
.0
.7
.4
-.4

1.2
.4
-.7
.2
.3

-.5
.1
.9
-.1
-.2

.4
-.4
.6
.3
.4

.1
.8
.0
-1.0
.1

-.4
-.1
1.0
1.5
-.4

.5
1.0
-.1
.8
.1

-.4
-.2
.6
.1
1.5

3.3
2.4
2.5
6.0
3.9

5.9
-2.4
3.0
2.3
1.1

3.1
1.5
4.2
-.1
.7

-.3
3.7
5.5
5.7
1.2

.3
1.3
2.8
4.0
2.5

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

-.5
-.4
-2.9
1.0
.2

.4
-.6
-.2
.0
.0

.7
-.3
-1.9
1.3
.7

.7
-1.1
-.8
.9
-.7

-.1
-.5
-1.1
1.4
.3

.3
-.5
-.3
.0
.1

.1
-1.1
1.2
.7
.7

-.4
-1.3
1.1
.1
.4

.5
-3.4
.8
.1
.4

-.4
-.6
.1
.1
.6

.5
-2.2
1.1
.2
.0

.2
-3.4
.0
.6
1.0

4.2
-2.6
-23.7
7.3
3.4

5.7
-7.8
-11.1
11.3
-.4

1.0
-13.4
6.6
5.2
5.0

1.0
-21.5
7.3
1.8
5.2

2.7
-4.7
-13.6
6.1
3.4

2012
2013

1.0
-.2

.6
.6

-.5

.6

-.3

.3

.2

-.7

.1

-.4

1.4

.9

8.1

1.6

-.5

2.4

3.9

IP (2007=100)
1983
1984
1985
1986

43.4
48.7
50.7
51.9

43.3
49.3
50.5
51.6

43.8
49.5
50.9
51.4

44.3
49.7
50.7
51.6

44.8
49.9
50.8
51.7

45.1
50.1
50.9
51.5

45.8
50.3
50.6
51.9

46.1
50.4
50.9
52.0

47.0
50.3
50.9
52.1

47.5
50.5
50.8
52.3

47.7
50.7
51.1
52.5

47.8
50.9
51.3
53.0

43.5
49.1
50.7
51.6

44.7
49.9
50.8
51.6

46.3
50.4
50.8
52.0

47.7
50.7
51.1
52.6

45.6
50.0
50.8
52.0

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

52.8
57.0
59.2
57.9
57.2

53.6
57.1
58.6
58.8
56.9

53.6
57.3
58.6
59.1
56.5

53.9
57.8
58.7
58.9
56.6

54.3
57.7
58.2
59.0
57.0

54.5
57.8
58.3
59.2
57.7

54.9
57.8
57.7
59.1
57.8

55.2
57.8
58.1
59.2
58.0

55.5
58.0
58.0
59.2
58.6

56.4
58.3
57.9
58.8
58.4

56.8
58.5
58.0
58.1
58.3

57.1
58.7
58.1
57.6
58.2

53.3
57.1
58.8
58.6
56.8

54.3
57.8
58.4
59.0
57.1

55.2
57.9
57.9
59.2
58.1

56.8
58.5
58.0
58.2
58.3

54.9
57.8
58.3
58.7
57.6

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

57.9
61.3
63.1
68.3
69.3

58.4
61.4
63.2
68.2
70.4

59.0
61.2
64.0
68.4
70.3

59.3
61.6
64.6
68.3
71.0

59.6
61.5
65.0
68.3
71.5

59.8
61.4
65.2
68.7
72.3

60.3
61.6
65.4
68.3
72.5

60.1
61.5
66.0
69.0
73.0

60.1
61.9
66.2
69.6
73.4

60.5
62.4
66.9
69.6
73.4

60.7
62.7
67.4
69.6
74.0

60.6
63.0
68.2
69.9
74.6

58.4
61.3
63.4
68.3
70.0

59.6
61.5
64.9
68.4
71.6

60.2
61.6
65.9
69.0
73.0

60.6
62.7
67.5
69.7
74.0

59.7
61.8
65.4
68.8
72.2

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

74.7
82.3
85.6
90.4
89.8

75.7
82.4
86.2
90.7
89.3

76.6
82.3
86.2
91.3
89.0

76.4
82.7
86.5
91.8
88.8

77.1
83.2
87.3
91.7
88.1

77.6
82.6
87.0
91.8
87.5

78.0
82.2
87.4
91.8
87.2

79.3
84.3
88.0
91.2
86.7

79.9
84.0
87.7
91.7
86.5

80.4
84.8
89.0
91.3
86.0

81.3
84.9
89.6
91.0
85.7

81.7
85.4
90.3
90.4
85.9

75.7
82.4
86.0
90.8
89.4

77.1
82.8
86.9
91.8
88.1

79.1
83.5
87.7
91.6
86.8

81.1
85.0
89.6
90.9
85.9

78.2
83.4
87.6
91.3
87.5

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

86.4
88.8
89.7
93.9
97.2

86.3
89.0
90.3
94.7
97.0

86.9
89.1
90.2
94.3
96.9

87.1
88.3
90.5
94.5
97.5

87.6
88.3
91.2
94.9
97.1

88.7
88.6
90.5
95.1
97.4

88.2
88.7
91.3
94.9
97.2

88.6
88.4
91.9
95.2
97.6

88.6
89.1
91.8
94.2
97.7

88.3
89.0
92.8
95.6
97.2

88.7
89.9
92.7
96.3
97.3

88.3
89.7
93.3
96.4
98.8

86.6
88.9
90.1
94.3
97.0

87.8
88.4
90.8
94.8
97.3

88.5
88.7
91.7
94.8
97.5

88.4
89.5
92.9
96.1
97.8

87.8
88.9
91.4
95.0
97.4

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

98.3
100.5
83.8
84.6
89.3

98.7
99.9
83.6
84.6
89.3

99.4
99.6
82.0
85.7
89.9

100.1
98.5
81.4
86.4
89.3

100.0
98.0
80.5
87.7
89.5

100.3
97.5
80.3
87.7
89.6

100.5
96.4
81.2
88.3
90.2

100.1
95.1
82.1
88.4
90.6

100.6
91.9
82.8
88.5
90.9

100.3
91.3
82.9
88.5
91.4

100.8
89.3
83.8
88.7
91.4

100.9
86.3
83.8
89.2
92.3

98.8
100.0
83.1
85.0
89.5

100.2
98.0
80.7
87.3
89.5

100.4
94.5
82.0
88.4
90.6

100.6
89.0
83.5
88.8
91.7

100.0
95.3
82.4
87.4
90.3

2012
2013

93.3
95.2

93.9
95.8

93.4

93.9

93.7

94.0

94.2

93.5

93.6

93.2

94.5

95.3

93.5

93.9

93.8

94.3

93.9

Year

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 9B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Manufacturing1
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1983
1984
1985
1986

61.9
62.3
64.2
65.9

61.9
62.4
64.3
65.9

61.9
62.5
64.5
66.0

61.9
62.7
64.7
66.0

62.0
62.8
64.9
66.1

62.0
62.9
65.1
66.2

62.0
63.1
65.2
66.2

62.1
63.2
65.4
66.3

62.1
63.4
65.5
66.4

62.1
63.6
65.6
66.5

62.2
63.8
65.7
66.6

62.3
64.0
65.8
66.7

61.9
62.4
64.3
65.9

62.0
62.8
64.9
66.1

62.1
63.2
65.4
66.3

62.2
63.8
65.7
66.6

62.0
63.1
65.1
66.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

66.9
68.6
69.2
71.1
72.9

67.1
68.7
69.3
71.2
73.0

67.2
68.7
69.4
71.4
73.1

67.4
68.8
69.5
71.6
73.2

67.6
68.8
69.7
71.7
73.3

67.8
68.8
69.8
71.9
73.4

67.9
68.8
70.0
72.0
73.5

68.1
68.9
70.2
72.2
73.5

68.2
68.9
70.4
72.3
73.6

68.4
68.9
70.5
72.5
73.7

68.5
69.0
70.7
72.6
73.8

68.6
69.1
70.9
72.7
73.9

67.1
68.7
69.3
71.2
73.0

67.6
68.8
69.7
71.7
73.3

68.1
68.9
70.2
72.2
73.5

68.5
69.0
70.7
72.6
73.8

67.8
68.8
70.0
71.9
73.4

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

74.0
76.2
77.7
80.9
85.3

74.1
76.3
77.9
81.2
85.7

74.3
76.4
78.1
81.5
86.2

74.5
76.6
78.3
81.9
86.6

74.6
76.7
78.6
82.2
87.1

74.8
76.8
78.8
82.6
87.5

75.0
76.9
79.1
82.9
88.0

75.2
77.0
79.4
83.3
88.5

75.4
77.1
79.6
83.7
88.9

75.6
77.3
79.9
84.1
89.4

75.8
77.4
80.3
84.5
89.9

76.0
77.5
80.6
84.9
90.4

74.1
76.3
77.9
81.2
85.7

74.6
76.7
78.6
82.2
87.1

75.2
77.0
79.4
83.3
88.5

75.8
77.4
80.3
84.5
89.9

75.0
76.8
79.0
82.8
87.8

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

90.9
98.5
106.2
112.1
117.3

91.5
99.3
106.8
112.6
117.6

92.0
100.0
107.3
113.0
118.0

92.5
100.7
107.8
113.5
118.3

93.1
101.4
108.3
113.9
118.6

93.7
102.1
108.7
114.4
118.9

94.3
102.8
109.2
114.8
119.2

95.0
103.4
109.7
115.3
119.4

95.7
104.0
110.2
115.7
119.6

96.3
104.6
110.7
116.1
119.8

97.1
105.2
111.1
116.5
119.9

97.8
105.7
111.6
116.9
120.1

91.5
99.3
106.8
112.6
117.6

93.1
101.4
108.3
113.9
118.6

95.0
103.4
109.7
115.3
119.4

97.1
105.2
111.1
116.5
119.9

94.2
102.3
109.0
114.6
118.9

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

120.2
120.4
120.0
120.4
123.2

120.3
120.4
119.9
120.5
123.4

120.4
120.4
119.9
120.8
123.5

120.4
120.4
119.8
121.0
123.7

120.4
120.4
119.8
121.3
123.9

120.5
120.3
119.8
121.5
124.0

120.5
120.3
119.8
121.8
124.2

120.5
120.3
119.8
122.1
124.4

120.5
120.2
119.8
122.3
124.6

120.5
120.2
119.9
122.5
124.9

120.5
120.1
120.0
122.8
125.1

120.5
120.0
120.2
123.0
125.4

120.3
120.4
119.9
120.6
123.4

120.4
120.4
119.8
121.3
123.9

120.5
120.3
119.8
122.0
124.4

120.5
120.1
120.0
122.8
125.1

120.4
120.3
119.9
121.7
124.2

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

125.7
128.6
126.8
123.8
121.7

126.0
128.6
126.5
123.6
121.7

126.3
128.5
126.3
123.3
121.7

126.6
128.5
126.0
123.1
121.7

126.9
128.4
125.8
122.9
121.8

127.2
128.2
125.5
122.6
121.9

127.5
128.0
125.3
122.4
122.0

127.8
127.9
125.0
122.2
122.1

128.0
127.7
124.8
122.1
122.3

128.2
127.5
124.5
121.9
122.5

128.4
127.2
124.3
121.8
122.6

128.5
127.0
124.1
121.7
122.8

126.0
128.6
126.5
123.6
121.7

126.9
128.3
125.8
122.9
121.8

127.8
127.9
125.0
122.3
122.1

128.4
127.2
124.3
121.8
122.6

127.3
128.0
125.4
122.6
122.1

2012
2013

123.0
125.0

123.1
125.1

123.3

123.5

123.6

123.8

124.0

124.1

124.3

124.4

124.6

124.8

123.1

123.6

124.1

124.6

123.9

Utilization
(percent)
1983
1984
1985
1986

70.1
78.1
79.0
78.8

70.0
78.9
78.5
78.2

70.7
79.1
78.9
78.0

71.4
79.4
78.3
78.2

72.3
79.4
78.2
78.3

72.8
79.6
78.2
77.9

73.8
79.8
77.5
78.3

74.3
79.7
77.8
78.4

75.7
79.4
77.7
78.4

76.5
79.4
77.4
78.6

76.7
79.5
77.8
78.8

76.8
79.5
78.0
79.4

70.3
78.7
78.8
78.3

72.2
79.5
78.3
78.1

74.6
79.6
77.7
78.4

76.7
79.5
77.7
78.9

73.4
79.3
78.1
78.4

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

78.9
83.1
85.6
81.5
78.5

79.9
83.2
84.6
82.5
77.9

79.8
83.4
84.4
82.7
77.3

80.0
84.0
84.4
82.3
77.4

80.4
83.9
83.5
82.3
77.8

80.5
84.0
83.5
82.3
78.6

80.9
84.0
82.4
82.0
78.7

81.1
84.0
82.8
82.1
78.8

81.4
84.2
82.5
81.9
79.5

82.6
84.6
82.1
81.1
79.3

82.9
84.8
82.1
80.0
79.0

83.3
85.0
81.9
79.3
78.8

79.5
83.2
84.9
82.3
77.9

80.3
84.0
83.8
82.3
77.9

81.1
84.1
82.6
82.0
79.0

82.9
84.8
82.0
80.1
79.1

81.0
84.0
83.3
81.7
78.5

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

78.2
80.4
81.2
84.5
81.3

78.8
80.4
81.1
84.0
82.2

79.4
80.1
82.0
83.8
81.6

79.6
80.4
82.4
83.4
82.0

79.9
80.2
82.7
83.1
82.2

79.9
80.0
82.7
83.2
82.6

80.4
80.1
82.7
82.3
82.4

79.8
79.8
83.1
82.9
82.5

79.7
80.2
83.2
83.2
82.6

80.0
80.8
83.7
82.8
82.1

80.1
81.0
84.0
82.4
82.3

79.8
81.2
84.6
82.3
82.5

78.8
80.3
81.4
84.1
81.7

79.8
80.2
82.6
83.2
82.3

80.0
80.0
83.0
82.8
82.5

80.0
81.0
84.1
82.5
82.3

79.6
80.4
82.8
83.2
82.2

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

82.1
83.6
80.6
80.7
76.6

82.8
83.0
80.8
80.6
75.9

83.3
82.3
80.3
80.8
75.5

82.6
82.1
80.3
80.9
75.1

82.8
82.0
80.6
80.4
74.3

82.8
80.8
80.0
80.3
73.6

82.7
80.0
80.1
79.9
73.2

83.4
81.5
80.2
79.1
72.6

83.6
80.7
79.6
79.3
72.3

83.5
81.1
80.5
78.6
71.8

83.8
80.7
80.6
78.1
71.4

83.5
80.7
80.9
77.4
71.6

82.7
83.0
80.6
80.7
76.0

82.7
81.7
80.3
80.5
74.3

83.2
80.7
80.0
79.5
72.7

83.6
80.8
80.7
78.0
71.6

83.1
81.5
80.4
79.7
73.6

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

71.9
73.7
74.8
78.0
78.9

71.8
73.9
75.3
78.5
78.6

72.2
74.0
75.2
78.0
78.5

72.3
73.3
75.6
78.1
78.8

72.8
73.4
76.1
78.2
78.4

73.6
73.7
75.6
78.2
78.5

73.2
73.8
76.3
78.0
78.2

73.5
73.5
76.7
78.0
78.4

73.6
74.1
76.6
77.0
78.4

73.3
74.1
77.4
78.0
77.9

73.6
74.8
77.2
78.5
77.8

73.3
74.7
77.6
78.4
78.8

72.0
73.9
75.1
78.2
78.7

72.9
73.5
75.8
78.2
78.6

73.4
73.8
76.5
77.7
78.3

73.4
74.6
77.4
78.3
78.1

72.9
73.9
76.2
78.1
78.4

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

78.2
78.1
66.1
68.4
73.4

78.3
77.7
66.1
68.5
73.4

78.7
77.5
65.0
69.5
73.9

79.1
76.6
64.6
70.2
73.4

78.8
76.3
64.0
71.4
73.5

78.9
76.0
64.0
71.5
73.5

78.8
75.3
64.8
72.1
74.0

78.3
74.4
65.7
72.3
74.2

78.6
72.0
66.3
72.5
74.3

78.2
71.6
66.5
72.6
74.7

78.5
70.2
67.4
72.8
74.5

78.5
67.9
67.6
73.3
75.2

78.4
77.8
65.7
68.8
73.6

78.9
76.3
64.2
71.0
73.5

78.6
73.9
65.6
72.3
74.2

78.4
69.9
67.2
72.9
74.8

78.6
74.5
65.7
71.3
74.0

2012
2013

75.8
76.2

76.2
76.6

75.7

76.1

75.8

75.9

76.0

75.4

75.3

74.9

75.8

76.4

75.9

75.9

75.5

75.7

75.8

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.

28

Table 10A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual2

IP (percent
change)
1983
1984
1985
1986

1.9
2.0
-.3
.5

-.7
.4
.5
-.8

.7
.4
.1
-.7

1.1
.5
-.1
.1

.6
.4
.1
.1

.5
.2
.0
-.2

1.4
.3
-.6
.4

1.2
.0
.4
-.3

1.3
-.2
.5
.1

.7
-.2
-.4
.4

.2
.3
.3
.4

.5
.1
1.1
.8

3.8
11.6
1.0
2.4

8.1
5.2
.9
-2.5

13.3
1.9
-.3
.6

9.5
-.4
2.5
3.9

1.8
7.9
1.0
.9

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

-.5
.0
.3
-.7
-.4

1.2
.4
-.4
.9
-.8

.2
.2
.3
.5
-.6

.5
.5
.0
-.2
.2

.6
-.2
-.7
.1
1.0

.5
.2
.0
.3
1.0

.5
.1
-1.1
-.2
.0

.6
.4
.8
.3
.1

.2
-.4
-.3
.1
.9

1.5
.5
-.2
-.8
-.2

.5
.2
.2
-1.3
-.2

.4
.4
.6
-.7
-.5

4.4
3.1
1.9
2.1
-8.0

6.4
2.7
-1.5
2.6
2.0

6.1
1.2
-3.5
1.2
5.4

9.2
2.6
.8
-6.7
.4

4.3
4.4
.6
.3
-2.0

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

-.8
.5
.4
.1
-1.0

.8
.3
.0
-.2
1.4

.7
-.1
.9
-.1
-.3

.6
.3
.3
-.3
.8

.3
-.4
.4
.1
.5

-.1
.2
.6
.2
.7

.8
.3
.0
-.5
-.5

-.6
-.1
.4
1.1
.4

.1
.4
.1
.1
.3

.6
.7
.6
-.4
-.3

.3
.3
.4
.1
.8

.0
.5
.9
.1
.5

-1.9
3.2
4.5
2.9
-.4

6.1
.2
5.4
-1.2
6.5

1.8
1.4
3.2
1.5
2.1

3.0
5.1
5.7
.2
3.0

1.9
2.5
4.0
2.5
1.7

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

-.1
.2
.2
-.3
-.7

.9
.0
.2
.0
-.5

.5
-.1
-.1
.1
-.3

-.3
.2
-.1
.4
-.2

.3
.6
.6
-.1
-.6

.2
-.9
-.5
-.1
-.5

.4
-.8
.3
-.5
-.3

1.0
2.0
.3
-.4
-.2

.7
-.7
-.4
.4
-.4

.6
.6
1.2
-.6
-.5

.6
-.4
.2
-.2
-.5

.1
.1
.5
-.5
-.1

5.1
1.9
.7
.5
-5.9

2.3
.8
.3
1.5
-4.4

6.3
-.3
1.1
-3.0
-4.3

7.7
2.3
5.5
-2.7
-4.5

4.2
3.0
1.1
1.0
-4.0

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

.7
.6
.2
.3
.1

-.1
.2
.6
.6
.0

.8
-.3
-.6
-.1
.2

.4
-.9
.5
.0
.3

.5
-.1
.8
.1
-.2

.9
-.1
-.8
.4
.3

-.4
.2
.8
-.3
.0

.1
-.2
.1
.0
.1

.0
.6
-.1
-2.2
-.2

-.4
-.1
1.0
1.2
-.1

.5
.7
.2
1.0
-.2

-.6
-.1
.7
.5
1.0

2.8
1.7
2.2
4.8
3.4

6.2
-4.7
2.0
1.3
1.8

1.7
.8
2.0
-2.9
.8

-.8
2.5
5.3
2.1
.0

.3
.2
1.7
2.5
1.4

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

-.5
-.4
-2.3
1.0
-.2

1.1
-.3
-.7
.2
-.5

-.1
-.4
-1.7
.7
1.1

.6
-.9
-1.0
.3
-.6

.1
-.5
-1.1
1.6
.3

.1
-.2
-.4
.2
.1

.0
-.4
.9
.6
.6

.1
-1.6
1.1
.2
.5

.3
-4.3
.6
.2
.1

-.7
1.0
.3
-.4
.6

.4
-1.0
.4
.2
.2

-.1
-2.7
.4
.9
.6

3.1
-2.6
-19.6
7.2
1.9

3.9
-6.5
-11.8
7.9
1.0

1.1
-12.3
4.8
5.9
4.8

-.8
-14.9
6.1
.9
4.7

1.8
-4.2
-11.3
5.0
2.9

2012
2013

.7
.2

.5
.8

-.6

.8

.3

.0

.5

-.7

.1

-.2

1.3

.2

5.4

2.9

.5

2.1

3.6

IP (2007=100)
1983
1984
1985
1986

63.2
69.6
70.9
72.6

62.8
69.8
71.2
72.1

63.3
70.1
71.3
71.6

64.0
70.4
71.2
71.6

64.4
70.7
71.3
71.7

64.7
70.9
71.3
71.6

65.6
71.1
70.9
71.9

66.4
71.1
71.2
71.7

67.2
70.9
71.6
71.7

67.7
70.8
71.3
72.1

67.9
71.0
71.5
72.4

68.2
71.1
72.3
72.9

63.1
69.8
71.1
72.1

64.4
70.7
71.3
71.7

66.4
71.0
71.2
71.8

67.9
71.0
71.7
72.4

65.5
70.6
71.3
72.0

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

72.6
77.5
79.5
78.3
77.3

73.5
77.8
79.2
79.1
76.7

73.6
78.0
79.5
79.5
76.2

74.0
78.3
79.4
79.3
76.4

74.4
78.2
78.9
79.4
77.1

74.8
78.3
78.9
79.7
77.8

75.1
78.4
78.0
79.5
77.8

75.6
78.7
78.7
79.7
77.9

75.7
78.4
78.5
79.9
78.6

76.8
78.8
78.3
79.2
78.4

77.2
79.0
78.5
78.2
78.3

77.5
79.3
78.9
77.6
77.9

73.2
77.8
79.4
79.0
76.7

74.4
78.3
79.1
79.5
77.1

75.5
78.5
78.4
79.7
78.1

77.2
79.0
78.6
78.3
78.2

75.1
78.4
78.9
79.1
77.5

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

77.2
80.4
82.5
86.4
85.7

77.8
80.7
82.5
86.3
86.8

78.4
80.6
83.3
86.2
86.5

78.9
80.8
83.5
85.9
87.2

79.1
80.4
83.8
86.0
87.7

79.0
80.6
84.3
86.2
88.2

79.6
80.8
84.3
85.7
87.8

79.1
80.7
84.6
86.7
88.2

79.2
81.0
84.7
86.7
88.5

79.7
81.6
85.2
86.3
88.2

80.0
81.8
85.6
86.4
88.9

80.0
82.2
86.3
86.5
89.3

77.8
80.5
82.8
86.3
86.3

79.0
80.6
83.9
86.0
87.7

79.3
80.9
84.5
86.4
88.1

79.9
81.9
85.7
86.4
88.8

79.0
81.0
84.2
86.3
87.7

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

89.2
94.0
94.7
96.5
94.5

90.0
94.0
94.9
96.5
93.9

90.5
93.9
94.8
96.6
93.7

90.2
94.1
94.7
97.0
93.5

90.5
94.6
95.2
96.9
92.9

90.7
93.8
94.7
96.8
92.4

91.0
93.1
95.0
96.3
92.2

91.9
94.9
95.4
95.9
92.0

92.6
94.3
95.0
96.3
91.7

93.1
94.8
96.1
95.7
91.2

93.7
94.5
96.3
95.6
90.8

93.8
94.6
96.8
95.1
90.7

89.9
94.0
94.8
96.5
94.0

90.4
94.2
94.9
96.9
93.0

91.8
94.1
95.1
96.1
91.9

93.5
94.6
96.4
95.5
90.9

91.4
94.2
95.3
96.3
92.5

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

91.4
93.5
93.4
96.6
97.7

91.2
93.7
94.0
97.1
97.7

91.9
93.4
93.4
97.0
97.9

92.3
92.5
93.9
97.0
98.3

92.8
92.4
94.6
97.1
98.1

93.6
92.3
93.8
97.5
98.4

93.3
92.5
94.5
97.2
98.4

93.3
92.3
94.6
97.2
98.6

93.3
92.9
94.5
95.1
98.4

93.0
92.7
95.4
96.2
98.2

93.4
93.4
95.6
97.1
98.1

92.9
93.3
96.3
97.7
99.1

91.5
93.5
93.6
96.9
97.8

92.9
92.4
94.1
97.2
98.2

93.3
92.6
94.6
96.5
98.4

93.1
93.1
95.8
97.0
98.4

92.7
92.9
94.5
96.9
98.2

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

98.5
99.9
87.0
86.9
90.8

99.6
99.6
86.5
87.1
90.4

99.5
99.2
85.0
87.7
91.4

100.1
98.3
84.2
87.9
90.8

100.1
97.8
83.3
89.3
91.1

100.3
97.6
83.0
89.5
91.3

100.3
97.2
83.7
90.0
91.8

100.4
95.6
84.6
90.2
92.3

100.7
91.5
85.2
90.4
92.4

100.0
92.4
85.4
90.0
92.9

100.4
91.5
85.7
90.2
93.1

100.3
89.1
86.1
91.0
93.6

99.2
99.6
86.2
87.3
90.8

100.2
97.9
83.5
88.9
91.1

100.4
94.8
84.5
90.2
92.1

100.2
91.0
85.7
90.4
93.2

100.0
95.8
85.0
89.2
91.8

2012
2013

94.3
96.4

94.8
97.2

94.2

95.0

95.2

95.2

95.7

95.0

95.1

94.9

96.1

96.3

94.4

95.1

95.2

95.7

95.1

Year

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.
2. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 10B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Total Industry Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1983
1984
1985
1986

87.8
87.7
89.1
90.7

87.8
87.8
89.2
90.8

87.8
87.8
89.4
90.9

87.7
87.9
89.6
91.0

87.7
88.0
89.7
91.0

87.7
88.1
89.9
91.1

87.7
88.2
90.0
91.2

87.6
88.3
90.2
91.2

87.6
88.5
90.3
91.3

87.6
88.6
90.4
91.4

87.6
88.8
90.5
91.5

87.7
88.9
90.6
91.6

87.8
87.8
89.2
90.8

87.7
88.0
89.7
91.0

87.6
88.3
90.2
91.2

87.7
88.8
90.5
91.5

87.7
88.2
89.9
91.1

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

91.7
92.6
92.9
94.8
96.3

91.8
92.6
93.0
94.9
96.4

91.9
92.6
93.2
95.1
96.5

92.0
92.6
93.3
95.2
96.7

92.1
92.6
93.4
95.4
96.8

92.2
92.6
93.6
95.5
96.9

92.3
92.6
93.8
95.6
97.0

92.4
92.7
93.9
95.7
97.1

92.4
92.7
94.1
95.9
97.2

92.5
92.7
94.3
96.0
97.3

92.6
92.8
94.4
96.1
97.4

92.6
92.9
94.6
96.2
97.5

91.8
92.6
93.0
94.9
96.4

92.1
92.6
93.4
95.4
96.8

92.4
92.7
93.9
95.7
97.1

92.6
92.8
94.4
96.1
97.4

92.2
92.7
93.7
95.5
96.9

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

97.6
98.7
100.0
101.8
104.1

97.6
98.8
100.1
102.0
104.2

97.7
98.9
100.2
102.2
104.4

97.8
99.0
100.3
102.4
104.6

97.9
99.1
100.5
102.6
104.8

98.0
99.2
100.6
102.8
105.0

98.1
99.3
100.8
103.0
105.2

98.2
99.4
100.9
103.2
105.4

98.3
99.5
101.1
103.4
105.6

98.4
99.6
101.3
103.5
105.8

98.5
99.7
101.5
103.7
106.1

98.6
99.8
101.7
103.9
106.4

97.6
98.8
100.1
102.0
104.2

97.9
99.1
100.5
102.6
104.8

98.2
99.4
100.9
103.2
105.4

98.5
99.7
101.5
103.7
106.1

98.1
99.3
100.7
102.9
105.1

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

106.7
111.2
115.7
118.4
120.0

107.0
111.7
116.0
118.6
120.2

107.3
112.1
116.3
118.7
120.3

107.6
112.5
116.6
118.9
120.5

108.0
112.9
116.8
119.0
120.6

108.3
113.3
117.1
119.1
120.7

108.7
113.7
117.3
119.3
120.9

109.1
114.1
117.5
119.4
121.0

109.5
114.4
117.7
119.5
121.2

110.0
114.8
117.9
119.7
121.3

110.4
115.1
118.1
119.8
121.4

110.8
115.4
118.3
119.9
121.5

107.0
111.6
116.0
118.6
120.2

108.0
112.9
116.8
119.0
120.6

109.1
114.1
117.5
119.4
121.0

110.4
115.1
118.1
119.8
121.4

108.6
113.4
117.1
119.2
120.8

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

121.7
121.5
120.8
120.4
121.7

121.7
121.4
120.7
120.5
121.9

121.8
121.4
120.7
120.5
122.1

121.9
121.3
120.7
120.6
122.2

121.9
121.2
120.6
120.6
122.4

121.9
121.1
120.6
120.7
122.6

121.9
121.0
120.5
120.8
122.8

121.9
121.0
120.5
121.0
122.9

121.8
120.9
120.5
121.1
123.1

121.8
120.9
120.4
121.2
123.3

121.7
120.9
120.4
121.4
123.5

121.6
120.8
120.4
121.6
123.6

121.7
121.4
120.7
120.5
121.9

121.9
121.2
120.6
120.7
122.4

121.9
121.0
120.5
121.0
122.9

121.7
120.9
120.4
121.4
123.5

121.8
121.1
120.6
120.9
122.7

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

123.8
123.8
124.4
122.6
119.8

123.9
123.8
124.4
122.3
119.8

124.0
123.7
124.5
122.0
119.7

124.1
123.6
124.5
121.6
119.7

124.2
123.6
124.5
121.3
119.8

124.2
123.6
124.4
121.0
119.9

124.2
123.7
124.3
120.8
120.0

124.2
123.8
124.1
120.5
120.1

124.1
123.9
123.8
120.3
120.2

124.1
124.0
123.6
120.1
120.4

124.0
124.1
123.3
120.0
120.6

123.9
124.3
123.0
119.9
120.8

123.9
123.8
124.4
122.3
119.8

124.2
123.6
124.5
121.3
119.8

124.2
123.8
124.1
120.5
120.1

124.0
124.1
123.3
120.0
120.6

124.1
123.8
124.1
121.0
120.1

2012
2013

121.0
123.5

121.2
123.7

121.5

121.7

121.9

122.1

122.4

122.6

122.8

123.0

123.2

123.3

121.2

121.9

122.6

123.2

122.2

Utilization
(percent)
1983
1984
1985
1986

72.0
79.3
79.6
80.1

71.5
79.5
79.8
79.4

72.1
79.8
79.8
78.8

72.9
80.1
79.5
78.7

73.4
80.4
79.5
78.8

73.8
80.5
79.4
78.6

74.8
80.6
78.8
78.8

75.7
80.5
79.0
78.5

76.7
80.2
79.3
78.6

77.3
79.9
78.8
78.8

77.4
80.0
79.0
79.1

77.8
79.9
79.7
79.7

71.9
79.5
79.7
79.4

73.4
80.3
79.5
78.7

75.8
80.4
79.0
78.6

77.5
79.9
79.2
79.2

74.6
80.1
79.3
79.0

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

79.2
83.7
85.6
82.7
80.2

80.1
84.0
85.1
83.3
79.5

80.1
84.2
85.3
83.6
78.9

80.4
84.5
85.2
83.3
79.0

80.8
84.4
84.5
83.3
79.7

81.1
84.6
84.3
83.4
80.4

81.4
84.6
83.2
83.2
80.3

81.8
85.0
83.8
83.3
80.2

81.9
84.6
83.4
83.3
80.9

83.0
85.0
83.0
82.5
80.6

83.4
85.1
83.1
81.4
80.4

83.7
85.4
83.4
80.7
79.9

79.8
83.9
85.3
83.2
79.6

80.8
84.5
84.7
83.3
79.7

81.7
84.7
83.5
83.2
80.5

83.4
85.2
83.2
81.5
80.3

81.4
84.6
84.2
82.8
80.0

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

79.2
81.5
82.6
84.9
82.3

79.7
81.6
82.5
84.6
83.3

80.2
81.5
83.1
84.3
82.9

80.6
81.6
83.2
83.9
83.4

80.8
81.2
83.4
83.8
83.7

80.6
81.2
83.8
83.8
84.1

81.1
81.4
83.6
83.2
83.5

80.6
81.2
83.8
84.0
83.7

80.6
81.4
83.7
83.9
83.8

81.0
81.9
84.1
83.4
83.3

81.2
82.1
84.3
83.3
83.8

81.1
82.3
84.9
83.3
84.0

79.7
81.5
82.7
84.6
82.8

80.6
81.3
83.5
83.9
83.7

80.8
81.3
83.7
83.7
83.6

81.1
82.1
84.5
83.3
83.7

80.6
81.6
83.6
83.9
83.5

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

83.7
84.5
81.8
81.5
78.7

84.2
84.2
81.8
81.4
78.2

84.3
83.8
81.5
81.4
77.9

83.8
83.6
81.2
81.6
77.7

83.8
83.8
81.5
81.4
77.1

83.7
82.8
80.9
81.2
76.6

83.7
81.9
81.0
80.7
76.3

84.2
83.2
81.1
80.3
76.0

84.5
82.4
80.7
80.6
75.6

84.7
82.6
81.5
80.0
75.2

84.9
82.1
81.5
79.8
74.7

84.7
81.9
81.9
79.3
74.6

84.1
84.2
81.7
81.4
78.2

83.8
83.4
81.2
81.4
77.1

84.1
82.5
80.9
80.5
76.0

84.7
82.2
81.6
79.7
74.8

84.2
83.1
81.4
80.8
76.5

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

75.1
76.9
77.4
80.2
80.3

74.9
77.1
77.8
80.6
80.2

75.5
76.9
77.4
80.5
80.2

75.7
76.3
77.8
80.5
80.4

76.1
76.2
78.4
80.5
80.1

76.8
76.2
77.8
80.8
80.3

76.5
76.4
78.4
80.5
80.2

76.6
76.3
78.5
80.4
80.2

76.6
76.8
78.5
78.5
79.9

76.4
76.7
79.2
79.3
79.7

76.8
77.3
79.4
80.0
79.4

76.4
77.2
79.9
80.4
80.1

75.2
77.0
77.5
80.4
80.2

76.2
76.2
78.0
80.6
80.3

76.5
76.5
78.5
79.8
80.1

76.5
77.1
79.5
79.9
79.7

76.1
76.7
78.4
80.2
80.1

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

79.6
80.7
70.0
70.9
75.8

80.4
80.5
69.5
71.2
75.5

80.2
80.2
68.3
71.9
76.3

80.6
79.5
67.6
72.3
75.8

80.6
79.1
66.9
73.6
76.1

80.7
78.9
66.7
74.0
76.1

80.7
78.6
67.4
74.5
76.5

80.8
77.2
68.2
74.8
76.8

81.1
73.8
68.8
75.1
76.8

80.6
74.5
69.1
74.9
77.2

81.0
73.7
69.6
75.2
77.2

81.0
71.7
70.0
75.9
77.5

80.1
80.5
69.3
71.3
75.9

80.7
79.2
67.1
73.3
76.0

80.9
76.6
68.1
74.8
76.7

80.8
73.3
69.6
75.3
77.3

80.6
77.4
68.5
73.7
76.5

2012
2013

77.9
78.1

78.2
78.6

77.6

78.0

78.1

77.9

78.2

77.5

77.5

77.2

78.0

78.0

77.9

78.0

77.7

77.7

77.8

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.

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Table 11A
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION : Manufacturing Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1,2
Seasonally adjusted

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual3

IP (percent
change)
1983
1984
1985
1986

2.5
1.8
-.5
1.2

-.2
1.0
-.2
-.6

.8
.4
.8
-.3

1.0
.4
-.2
.4

1.2
.1
.2
.1

.6
.3
.1
-.2

1.2
.4
-.5
.3

.9
.1
.6
.1

1.5
-.3
.2
.1

1.0
.4
-.3
.4

.3
.3
.6
.4

.2
.4
.4
.8

8.2
11.7
-.1
4.8

10.6
4.7
1.5
-.1

13.5
2.3
.5
1.2

10.9
1.9
2.3
4.2

3.7
8.5
1.4
2.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

-.5
-.2
.8
-.3
-.8

1.4
.2
-1.0
1.5
-.8

.1
.2
.0
.4
-.8

.4
.8
.1
-.3
.3

.7
-.2
-.9
.1
.7

.3
.1
.2
.2
1.1

.6
.0
-1.3
-.2
.3

.3
.0
.8
.3
.2

.5
.3
-.3
-.1
1.1

1.6
.5
-.3
-.9
-.2

.6
.3
.1
-1.2
-.3

.5
.4
.0
-.8
-.3

4.6
2.0
2.3
3.5
-9.6

6.0
3.5
-3.0
2.4
1.3

5.7
.2
-4.3
.5
7.1

10.6
4.2
-.7
-7.5
1.1

4.6
4.4
.4
.0
-2.6

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

-.9
1.1
.1
.1
-1.2

.9
.1
.1
-.3
1.3

.9
-.3
1.1
-.1
-.5

.4
.5
.6
-.4
1.0

.5
-.1
.5
-.1
.5

.1
-.2
.2
.3
.8

.8
.3
.2
-.8
-.1

-.5
-.2
.6
.9
.3

-.1
.5
.1
.5
.4

.5
.7
.7
-.4
-.4

.3
.3
.6
-.1
.7

-.2
.5
.9
.0
.7

-1.2
4.0
4.2
2.8
-1.9

7.0
.6
7.1
-2.3
7.3

2.7
.3
3.7
.4
4.0

1.5
5.7
7.0
.6
2.8

2.6
2.5
4.4
2.5
1.5

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

-.2
.5
-.1
-.3
-.6

1.1
.0
.5
-.2
-.5

.8
-.3
-.4
.3
-.3

-.7
.3
-.1
.4
-.1

.5
.4
.8
-.6
-.7

.4
-1.1
-.7
.0
-.6

.2
-.9
.0
-.4
-.1

1.3
2.4
.6
-.8
-.6

.6
-.8
-.4
.4
-.2

.5
.7
1.4
-.6
-.7

.8
-.1
.4
-.6
-.2

.1
.2
.4
-.8
.2

6.2
3.2
.8
.3
-7.0

2.8
-.2
.3
.6
-4.5

6.9
-.5
.2
-3.8
-4.6

8.1
4.0
6.7
-4.8
-4.3

4.9
3.4
1.4
.7
-4.8

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

.6
.4
-.1
.6
.8

-.2
.0
.7
.7
-.3

.7
.1
-.2
-.5
-.1

.1
-1.1
.4
.2
.5

.6
-.1
.8
.3
-.6

1.1
.2
-.8
.1
.2

-.6
-.1
.9
-.3
-.2

.3
-.5
.5
.1
.3

.0
.8
-.2
-1.3
.0

-.5
-.2
1.0
1.4
-.5

.4
.9
-.1
.8
.0

-.6
-.3
.6
.0
1.5

3.4
.7
1.7
5.2
3.3

5.5
-4.0
3.3
1.3
.0

2.4
.0
3.7
-1.9
-.1

-1.1
2.7
4.9
4.3
.5

.4
.0
2.0
3.1
1.5

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

-.6
-.5
-2.9
.8
.0

.3
-.8
-.2
-.2
.0

.6
-.5
-2.1
1.2
.8

.5
-1.3
-.9
.8
-.8

.0
-.6
-1.2
1.4
.2

.5
-.6
-.3
.0
.0

.1
-1.0
1.2
.7
.7

-.5
-1.4
1.1
.0
.3

.4
-3.5
.7
.0
.4

-.6
-.4
.1
.0
.6

.3
-2.0
1.1
.0
-.1

.0
-3.2
.0
.4
1.0

3.3
-4.3
-23.5
5.6
2.4

4.5
-9.3
-12.3
10.3
-.4

1.0
-13.8
6.5
4.8
4.8

-1.4
-20.5
6.6
.8
5.1

1.8
-5.8
-13.8
5.1
2.8

2012
2013

1.1
-.1

.7
.6

-.5

.6

-.3

.3

.2

-.6

.0

-.6

1.4

1.0

8.2

1.5

-.2

2.0

3.9

IP (2007=100)
1983
1984
1985
1986

60.6
67.3
69.2
71.3

60.5
68.0
69.1
70.8

61.0
68.2
69.6
70.6

61.7
68.5
69.5
70.9

62.4
68.6
69.6
70.9

62.8
68.8
69.7
70.8

63.6
69.1
69.3
71.0

64.2
69.1
69.8
71.1

65.1
68.9
69.9
71.2

65.8
69.1
69.7
71.4

66.0
69.3
70.1
71.7

66.1
69.6
70.4
72.3

60.7
67.8
69.3
70.9

62.3
68.6
69.6
70.9

64.3
69.0
69.7
71.1

66.0
69.3
70.1
71.8

63.3
68.7
69.7
71.2

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

71.9
76.8
79.5
77.2
75.7

73.0
77.0
78.7
78.3
75.2

73.0
77.2
78.7
78.7
74.6

73.3
77.8
78.8
78.4
74.8

73.8
77.6
78.1
78.5
75.3

74.0
77.6
78.2
78.7
76.1

74.4
77.6
77.2
78.5
76.3

74.7
77.6
77.8
78.7
76.5

75.0
77.9
77.6
78.6
77.3

76.2
78.3
77.3
77.9
77.1

76.6
78.5
77.4
77.0
76.9

77.0
78.8
77.4
76.3
76.7

72.6
77.0
79.0
78.0
75.2

73.7
77.7
78.4
78.5
75.4

74.7
77.7
77.5
78.6
76.7

76.6
78.5
77.4
77.1
76.9

74.4
77.7
78.1
78.1
76.0

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

76.0
79.6
81.3
86.1
84.6

76.7
79.7
81.4
85.8
85.7

77.4
79.4
82.4
85.8
85.3

77.7
79.8
82.8
85.4
86.2

78.1
79.7
83.2
85.3
86.6

78.2
79.5
83.3
85.5
87.4

78.8
79.7
83.5
84.8
87.3

78.4
79.6
84.0
85.6
87.6

78.3
80.0
84.1
86.0
87.9

78.7
80.6
84.7
85.7
87.6

78.9
80.8
85.2
85.6
88.2

78.8
81.2
86.0
85.6
88.8

76.7
79.6
81.7
85.9
85.2

78.0
79.7
83.1
85.4
86.7

78.5
79.8
83.9
85.5
87.6

78.8
80.9
85.3
85.6
88.2

78.0
80.0
83.5
85.6
86.9

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

88.6
94.3
95.0
96.9
93.7

89.6
94.3
95.4
96.7
93.2

90.3
94.0
95.0
97.0
92.9

89.7
94.2
95.0
97.4
92.8

90.2
94.6
95.7
96.9
92.2

90.5
93.6
95.0
96.9
91.6

90.7
92.8
95.0
96.5
91.5

91.8
95.0
95.6
95.7
91.0

92.4
94.3
95.2
96.1
90.8

92.9
95.0
96.5
95.6
90.2

93.7
94.8
96.8
95.0
90.0

93.8
95.0
97.2
94.2
90.2

89.5
94.2
95.1
96.9
93.2

90.1
94.1
95.2
97.0
92.2

91.6
94.0
95.3
96.1
91.1

93.5
94.9
96.8
95.0
90.1

91.2
94.3
95.6
96.3
91.7

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

90.8
92.6
92.3
96.3
98.5

90.6
92.5
92.9
97.0
98.2

91.3
92.6
92.7
96.5
98.1

91.4
91.6
93.1
96.6
98.5

92.0
91.5
93.8
96.9
98.0

93.0
91.7
93.1
97.1
98.2

92.5
91.7
94.0
96.8
98.0

92.7
91.3
94.4
96.9
98.3

92.8
92.0
94.3
95.6
98.3

92.3
91.8
95.2
96.9
97.8

92.7
92.6
95.1
97.7
97.8

92.2
92.3
95.7
97.7
99.3

90.9
92.6
92.6
96.6
98.2

92.1
91.6
93.4
96.9
98.2

92.7
91.6
94.2
96.4
98.2

92.4
92.2
95.4
97.4
98.3

92.0
92.0
93.9
96.8
98.3

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

98.7
99.7
82.9
83.1
86.8

99.1
99.0
82.7
82.9
86.8

99.6
98.5
81.0
83.9
87.5

100.1
97.2
80.3
84.6
86.8

100.1
96.7
79.4
85.8
87.0

100.6
96.1
79.1
85.8
87.0

100.7
95.1
80.0
86.4
87.7

100.2
93.8
81.0
86.4
88.0

100.6
90.5
81.5
86.4
88.3

99.9
90.1
81.6
86.4
88.9

100.2
88.3
82.5
86.4
88.8

100.3
85.4
82.4
86.8
89.7

99.1
99.0
82.2
83.3
87.1

100.2
96.7
79.6
85.4
87.0

100.5
93.1
80.8
86.4
88.0

100.1
87.9
82.2
86.5
89.1

100.0
94.2
81.2
85.4
87.8

2012
2013

90.6
92.6

91.3
93.2

90.8

91.3

91.0

91.3

91.5

91.0

91.0

90.5

91.8

92.7

90.9

91.2

91.2

91.6

91.2

Year

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.
3. Annual averages of industrial production are calculated from not seasonally adjusted indexes.

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Table 11B
C APACITY AND U TILIZATION : Manufacturing Excluding Selected High-Technology Industries1,2
Seasonally adjusted

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Annual

Capacity
(percent of
2007 output)
1983
1984
1985
1986

86.9
86.7
88.2
89.9

86.9
86.7
88.4
90.0

86.9
86.8
88.6
90.0

86.8
86.9
88.7
90.1

86.8
87.0
88.9
90.1

86.7
87.1
89.1
90.2

86.7
87.2
89.2
90.3

86.7
87.4
89.4
90.3

86.7
87.5
89.5
90.4

86.7
87.7
89.6
90.5

86.7
87.8
89.7
90.6

86.7
88.0
89.8
90.7

86.9
86.8
88.4
90.0

86.8
87.0
88.9
90.1

86.7
87.4
89.4
90.3

86.7
87.8
89.7
90.6

86.8
87.2
89.1
90.3

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

90.9
92.1
92.4
94.4
96.1

91.0
92.2
92.5
94.5
96.3

91.2
92.2
92.6
94.7
96.4

91.3
92.1
92.8
94.9
96.5

91.4
92.1
92.9
95.0
96.6

91.6
92.1
93.1
95.2
96.7

91.7
92.1
93.3
95.3
96.8

91.8
92.1
93.5
95.5
97.0

91.9
92.1
93.6
95.6
97.1

92.0
92.2
93.8
95.7
97.2

92.1
92.2
94.0
95.9
97.3

92.1
92.3
94.2
96.0
97.4

91.0
92.2
92.5
94.5
96.2

91.4
92.1
92.9
95.0
96.6

91.8
92.1
93.5
95.5
97.0

92.1
92.2
94.0
95.9
97.3

91.6
92.2
93.2
95.2
96.8

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

97.5
98.8
100.1
102.0
104.6

97.6
98.9
100.2
102.2
104.8

97.7
99.0
100.4
102.4
105.0

97.8
99.1
100.5
102.6
105.2

97.9
99.3
100.6
102.8
105.4

98.0
99.4
100.8
103.1
105.7

98.1
99.5
100.9
103.3
105.9

98.2
99.6
101.1
103.5
106.1

98.3
99.7
101.2
103.7
106.4

98.5
99.8
101.4
103.9
106.7

98.6
99.9
101.6
104.1
107.0

98.7
100.0
101.8
104.4
107.3

97.6
98.9
100.2
102.2
104.8

97.9
99.3
100.6
102.8
105.4

98.2
99.6
101.1
103.5
106.1

98.6
99.9
101.6
104.1
107.0

98.1
99.4
100.9
103.2
105.8

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

107.6
112.8
118.0
121.3
123.3

108.0
113.3
118.3
121.5
123.4

108.3
113.8
118.7
121.7
123.5

108.7
114.3
119.0
121.9
123.6

109.1
114.7
119.3
122.0
123.7

109.5
115.2
119.6
122.2
123.8

110.0
115.6
119.8
122.4
123.9

110.4
116.1
120.1
122.5
124.0

110.9
116.5
120.4
122.7
124.0

111.4
116.9
120.6
122.9
124.1

111.9
117.3
120.8
123.0
124.1

112.4
117.6
121.1
123.1
124.1

108.0
113.3
118.3
121.5
123.4

109.1
114.7
119.3
122.0
123.7

110.4
116.1
120.1
122.5
124.0

111.9
117.3
120.8
123.0
124.1

109.8
115.3
119.6
122.3
123.8

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

124.1
123.6
122.8
122.6
124.7

124.1
123.6
122.8
122.7
124.9

124.1
123.5
122.7
122.8
125.1

124.1
123.4
122.6
123.0
125.2

124.1
123.4
122.6
123.1
125.4

124.0
123.3
122.5
123.3
125.6

124.0
123.2
122.5
123.5
125.8

123.9
123.2
122.4
123.7
125.9

123.9
123.1
122.4
123.9
126.1

123.8
123.0
122.4
124.1
126.2

123.8
123.0
122.5
124.3
126.3

123.7
122.9
122.5
124.5
126.5

124.1
123.6
122.8
122.7
124.9

124.1
123.4
122.6
123.1
125.4

123.9
123.2
122.5
123.7
125.9

123.8
123.0
122.5
124.3
126.3

124.0
123.3
122.6
123.5
125.6

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

126.6
127.5
126.0
122.2
119.2

126.7
127.5
125.7
121.8
119.0

126.8
127.4
125.4
121.5
118.9

126.9
127.4
125.1
121.2
118.8

127.0
127.3
124.8
121.0
118.8

127.1
127.2
124.5
120.7
118.7

127.2
127.1
124.2
120.4
118.7

127.3
127.0
123.8
120.2
118.7

127.4
126.8
123.5
119.9
118.8

127.4
126.7
123.2
119.7
118.8

127.5
126.5
122.8
119.5
118.9

127.5
126.2
122.5
119.3
119.0

126.7
127.5
125.7
121.9
119.0

127.0
127.3
124.8
121.0
118.8

127.3
127.0
123.8
120.2
118.7

127.5
126.5
122.8
119.5
118.9

127.1
127.1
124.3
120.6
118.9

2012
2013

119.1
121.0

119.3
121.2

119.4

119.6

119.7

119.9

120.1

120.2

120.4

120.6

120.7

120.9

119.3

119.7

120.2

120.7

120.0

Utilization
(percent)
1983
1984
1985
1986

69.8
77.6
78.5
79.3

69.7
78.4
78.2
78.7

70.3
78.6
78.6
78.4

71.0
78.8
78.3
78.7

71.9
78.8
78.3
78.7

72.4
79.0
78.2
78.5

73.3
79.2
77.7
78.7

74.0
79.1
78.1
78.7

75.2
78.7
78.1
78.7

76.0
78.9
77.7
78.9

76.2
78.9
78.1
79.1

76.3
79.0
78.4
79.7

69.9
78.2
78.4
78.8

71.8
78.9
78.3
78.6

74.2
79.0
77.9
78.7

76.1
78.9
78.1
79.2

73.0
78.8
78.2
78.8

1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

79.2
83.4
86.0
81.8
78.8

80.2
83.6
85.1
82.8
78.1

80.1
83.7
84.9
83.1
77.4

80.3
84.4
84.9
82.6
77.5

80.7
84.2
84.0
82.6
77.9

80.8
84.3
84.0
82.6
78.7

81.2
84.3
82.7
82.3
78.8

81.3
84.3
83.2
82.5
78.9

81.6
84.5
82.8
82.3
79.7

82.8
84.9
82.4
81.4
79.4

83.2
85.1
82.3
80.3
79.1

83.6
85.4
82.2
79.5
78.7

79.8
83.6
85.3
82.6
78.1

80.6
84.3
84.3
82.6
78.0

81.4
84.4
82.9
82.4
79.1

83.2
85.1
82.3
80.4
79.1

81.2
84.3
83.7
82.0
78.6

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996

78.0
80.6
81.2
84.4
80.9

78.6
80.6
81.2
84.0
81.8

79.2
80.2
82.1
83.7
81.3

79.5
80.5
82.4
83.2
81.9

79.8
80.3
82.7
82.9
82.2

79.8
80.1
82.7
83.0
82.7

80.3
80.2
82.8
82.2
82.4

79.8
79.9
83.1
82.7
82.5

79.6
80.2
83.1
83.0
82.6

79.9
80.7
83.5
82.4
82.1

80.1
80.9
83.9
82.2
82.4

79.8
81.2
84.5
82.0
82.8

78.6
80.4
81.5
84.0
81.3

79.7
80.3
82.6
83.1
82.3

79.9
80.1
83.0
82.6
82.5

79.9
81.0
84.0
82.2
82.4

79.5
80.4
82.8
83.0
82.1

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

82.4
83.6
80.5
79.9
76.0

83.0
83.2
80.6
79.6
75.5

83.4
82.6
80.1
79.8
75.2

82.5
82.5
79.8
79.9
75.1

82.6
82.5
80.2
79.4
74.5

82.6
81.2
79.4
79.3
74.0

82.5
80.2
79.3
78.9
73.9

83.2
81.8
79.6
78.1
73.4

83.3
80.9
79.1
78.3
73.2

83.4
81.3
80.0
77.8
72.7

83.7
80.9
80.1
77.3
72.5

83.5
80.8
80.3
76.5
72.7

82.9
83.1
80.4
79.8
75.6

82.6
82.1
79.8
79.5
74.5

83.0
81.0
79.3
78.4
73.5

83.5
81.0
80.1
77.2
72.6

83.0
81.8
79.9
78.7
74.1

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

73.1
74.9
75.1
78.5
79.0

73.0
74.9
75.7
79.0
78.6

73.5
75.0
75.6
78.5
78.4

73.6
74.2
76.0
78.6
78.7

74.1
74.2
76.6
78.7
78.1

75.0
74.4
76.0
78.7
78.2

74.6
74.4
76.7
78.4
77.9

74.8
74.1
77.1
78.3
78.1

74.9
74.7
77.0
77.2
78.0

74.6
74.6
77.8
78.1
77.5

74.9
75.3
77.7
78.6
77.4

74.5
75.1
78.1
78.5
78.5

73.2
74.9
75.5
78.7
78.7

74.2
74.3
76.2
78.7
78.3

74.8
74.4
76.9
78.0
78.0

74.7
75.0
77.8
78.4
77.8

74.2
74.6
76.6
78.4
78.2

2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

78.0
78.2
65.8
68.0
72.9

78.2
77.6
65.8
68.0
73.0

78.5
77.3
64.6
69.0
73.6

78.9
76.3
64.2
69.7
73.1

78.8
75.9
63.6
70.9
73.3

79.1
75.5
63.5
71.1
73.3

79.1
74.8
64.5
71.7
73.9

78.7
73.9
65.4
71.9
74.1

79.0
71.4
66.0
72.0
74.4

78.4
71.1
66.3
72.2
74.8

78.6
69.8
67.1
72.3
74.6

78.6
67.7
67.3
72.7
75.3

78.2
77.7
65.4
68.4
73.1

78.9
75.9
63.8
70.6
73.2

78.9
73.3
65.3
71.9
74.1

78.6
69.5
66.9
72.4
74.9

78.7
74.1
65.3
70.8
73.8

2012
2013

76.1
76.5

76.5
76.9

76.0

76.3

76.0

76.2

76.2

75.7

75.6

75.0

76.0

76.7

76.2

76.2

75.8

75.9

76.0

N OTE : Estimates from October 2012 through February 2013 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.
1. See footnote 2 to table 3.
2. High-technology industries include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors and related electronic components.

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Table 12
A NNUAL P ROPORTIONS IN I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION , M ARKET AND I NDUSTRY G ROUP S UMMARY
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

55.9
29.1
7.1
3.3
.4
1.3
2.2

55.9
28.4
6.9
3.2
.4
1.2
2.2

54.7
27.3
6.7
3.3
.3
1.1
2.0

55.1
27.3
6.3
3.0
.3
1.0
2.0

56.4
29.6
6.2
3.1
.3
.9
1.9

54.0
27.9
5.8
3.0
.2
.8
1.9

53.4
27.5
5.6
2.8
.2
.8
1.9

53.5
27.1
5.8
3.0
.1
.8
1.9

22.0
16.5
8.8
.5
4.9
1.7
5.5

21.5
16.2
8.5
.4
5.0
1.7
5.4

20.6
15.6
8.2
.3
5.0
1.6
5.0

20.9
16.2
8.6
.3
5.1
1.6
4.8

23.4
17.9
9.9
.2
5.5
1.7
5.5

22.1
16.4
9.2
.2
4.9
1.6
5.6

21.9
16.2
9.0
.2
5.0
1.5
5.7

21.3
16.0
9.1
.2
4.9
1.4
5.3

9.3
1.8
2.7
4.8
1.5

9.8
2.1
2.8
4.9
1.5

9.7
2.1
2.7
5.0
1.8

10.0
2.0
2.7
5.2
2.0

9.4
1.9
2.6
4.9
2.3

9.2
2.1
2.3
4.9
2.4

9.2
1.9
2.1
5.2
2.2

9.6
2.2
2.1
5.4
2.3

4.9
10.4

5.1
10.3

4.9
10.1

4.8
10.2

4.2
10.4

4.1
9.9

4.1
9.7

4.2
9.5

44.1
28.8
17.7
3.3
6.1
8.3
11.2
.7
2.3
5.1
15.2

44.1
28.5
17.6
3.1
6.0
8.5
10.9
.6
2.3
4.9
15.6

45.3
28.3
17.3
2.9
6.1
8.4
11.0
.5
2.2
5.2
17.0

44.9
28.1
17.1
2.6
6.4
8.2
11.0
.4
2.3
4.9
16.8

43.6
27.0
15.3
1.9
5.9
7.5
11.7
.4
2.3
5.2
16.5

46.0
28.4
16.6
2.3
6.1
8.2
11.8
.5
2.2
5.7
17.6

46.6
28.9
17.3
2.4
6.5
8.5
11.6
.4
2.1
5.6
17.7

46.5
29.0
17.6
2.6
6.5
8.5
11.4
.4
2.0
5.6
17.5

321
327
331
332
333
334

78.2
74.2
39.1
1.5
2.3
2.6
5.3
4.8
7.2

77.6
73.7
39.3
1.4
2.3
2.7
5.5
5.0
7.0

76.1
72.5
39.2
1.2
2.2
2.7
5.8
5.1
6.8

75.8
72.2
39.2
1.1
2.0
2.5
6.0
5.4
7.0

75.7
72.1
36.5
1.0
1.7
2.1
5.3
4.9
6.6

74.8
71.6
36.9
.9
1.6
2.9
5.2
5.1
6.4

74.8
71.9
37.2
.9
1.6
3.1
5.4
5.5
6.3

75.5
72.7
38.3
.9
1.5
3.1
5.6
5.8
6.1

335
3361–3

1.9
5.8

1.9
5.5

1.9
5.2

2.0
4.5

1.9
4.0

1.8
4.5

1.8
4.2

1.8
4.6

3364–9
337
339

3.2
1.6
3.0

3.4
1.5
3.1

4.0
1.4
2.9

4.3
1.4
3.2

4.6
1.1
3.4

4.4
1.0
3.2

4.3
1.0
3.1

4.6
1.0
3.2

311,2
313,4
315,6
322
323
324
325
326

35.1
10.5
1.2
.6
2.6
2.0
4.0
11.0
3.2

34.3
10.1
1.1
.6
2.6
1.9
4.0
10.9
3.2

33.3
9.9
.9
.4
2.5
1.9
3.3
11.3
3.0

33.0
10.5
.8
.4
2.6
1.9
2.7
11.2
3.0

35.6
12.1
.7
.3
2.8
1.8
3.1
11.9
2.9

34.7
11.2
.7
.3
2.6
1.6
3.6
11.8
2.9

34.6
10.9
.7
.3
2.5
1.5
4.0
11.8
2.9

34.4
11.1
.7
.3
2.4
1.4
4.0
11.7
2.9

1133,5111

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.0

2.8

21
2211,2
2211
2212

12.1
9.7
7.9
1.8

12.8
9.6
8.0
1.6

14.1
9.8
8.1
1.7

13.7
10.5
8.8
1.7

12.6
11.7
10.0
1.7

14.0
11.2
9.7
1.5

14.6
10.6
9.3
1.3

14.6
9.9
8.8
1.2

Total IP
M ARKET G ROUPS
Final products and nonindustrial supplies
Consumer goods
Durable
Automotive products
Home electronics
Appliances, furniture, carpeting
Miscellaneous goods
Nondurable
Non-energy
Foods and tobacco
Clothing
Chemical products
Paper products
Energy
Business equipment
Transit
Information processing
Industrial and other
Defense and space equipment
Construction supplies
Business supplies
Materials
Non-energy
Durable
Consumer parts
Equipment parts
Other
Nondurable
Textile
Paper
Chemical
Energy
I NDUSTRY G ROUPS
Manufacturing
Manufacturing (NAICS)
Durable manufacturing
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products
Electrical equip., appliances,
and components
Motor vehicles and parts
Aerospace and miscellaneous
transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous
Nondurable manufacturing
Food, beverage, and tobacco products
Textile and product mills
Apparel and leather
Paper
Printing and support
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Other manufacturing (non-NAICS)
Mining
Utilities
Electric
Natural gas

31–33

N OTE : The IP proportion data are estimates of the industries’ relative contributions to the overall change in IP between the reference year and the following year. For example, a
1 percent increase in durable goods manufacturing between 2012 and 2013 would account for a 0.383 percent increase in total IP.

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Table 13
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION: SUMMARY
Seasonally adjusted

2007=100
2012
Sept.r

Oct.r

Nov.r

97.0
97.2

96.8
97.0

Major market groups
Final Products
Consumer goods
Business equipment
Nonindustrial supplies
Construction
Materials

95.2
92.4
100.1
86.1
78.0
102.4

Major industry groups
Manufacturing (see note below)
Previous estimates
Mining
Utilities

93.6
93.9
114.3
99.0

Industrial production
Total index
Previous estimates

Dec.r

2013
Jan.r

98.0
98.5

98.2
98.7

94.4
91.9
98.9
85.9
77.8
102.9

95.9
93.2
101.1
87.2
79.5
103.8

93.2
93.2
115.1
100.2

94.5
94.8
116.0
100.9

Feb.r

Oct.r

98.3
98.8

99.0
99.5

.2
.2

-.1
-.2

1.2
1.5

.1
.3

.1
.0

.8
.7

2.5
2.5

95.8
93.0
101.4
87.4
80.7
104.1

96.0
93.4
100.8
87.9
81.4
104.1

96.7
93.9
102.6
88.7
82.7
104.8

.3
.4
-.2
.0
.4
.2

-.8
-.6
-1.2
-.2
-.2
.4

1.5
1.4
2.2
1.5
2.2
.9

-.1
-.2
.3
.2
1.4
.3

.3
.5
-.6
.6
1.0
-.1

.8
.5
1.8
.9
1.6
.7

2.7
2.0
5.7
2.4
4.4
2.3

95.3
96.1
115.9
95.5

95.2
95.7
115.0
99.2

95.8
96.5
116.0
100.9

.1
.0
1.2
-.5

-.4
-.7
.6
1.2

1.4
1.7
.8
.7

.9
1.3
-.1
-5.4

-.2
-.3
-.8
3.9

.6
.8
.9
1.6

2.0
2.0
3.2
4.7

Percent of capacity
200809
2012
2012
low
Feb. Sept.r

Average
19722012

198889
high

199091
low

199495
high

Total industry
Previous estimates

80.2
80.2

85.2
85.2

78.8
78.8

85.0
85.0

66.9
66.8

77.9
79.0

Manufacturing (see note below)
Previous estimates

78.7
78.8

85.6
85.6

77.3
77.3

84.6
84.6

64.0
63.8

Mining
Utilities

87.3
86.2

86.3
92.9

83.9
84.3

88.6
93.3

Stage-of-process groups
Crude
Primary and semifinished
Finished

86.3
81.0
77.1

87.7
86.5
83.4

84.4
78.0
77.3

89.7
87.9
80.6

Capacity utilization

Percent change
2013
Nov.r Dec.r Jan.r

2012
Sept.r

Feb.r

Feb. ’12 to
Feb. ’13

Capacity
growth
Oct.r

Nov.r

Dec.r

2013
Jan.r

Feb.r

Feb. ’12 to
Feb. ’13

77.2
78.4

77.0
78.1

77.8
79.2

77.8
79.3

77.8
79.2

78.3
79.6

2.0
1.7

76.2
78.0

75.3
76.8

74.9
76.1

75.8
77.3

76.4
78.2

76.2
77.8

76.6
78.3

1.6
1.6

78.3
78.6

88.8
76.8

88.0
78.1

88.2
78.9

88.7
79.3

88.3
75.0

87.4
77.9

87.8
79.1

4.3
1.7

76.4
64.4
66.8

86.8
75.5
76.7

86.4
74.8
76.0

86.5
75.2
74.9

87.1
75.9
75.9

87.0
75.5
76.4

86.1
76.1
76.1

86.6
76.7
76.4

2.9
.5
3.4

r Revised.
Note. The statistics in this release cover output, capacity, and capacity utilization in the U.S. industrial sector, which is defined by the Federal Reserve to comprise
manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities. Mining is defined as all industries in sector 21 of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS);
electric and gas utilities are those in NAICS sectors 2211 and 2212. Manufacturing comprises NAICS manufacturing industries (sector 31-33) plus the logging industry
and the newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishing industries. Logging and publishing are classified elsewhere in NAICS (under agriculture and information
respectively), but historically they were considered to be manufacturing and were included in the industrial sector under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
system. In December 2002 the Federal Reserve reclassified all of its industrial output data from the SIC system to NAICS.

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Table 14
NETWORKING EQUIPMENT, 2000–2012
Production Index
(2007=100)
Annual Estimates
2000
97.8
104.2
2001
68.4
2002
70.4
2003
2004
69.2
87.8
2005
142.1
2006
100.0
2007
8.5
2008
2009
24.6
33.4
2010
35.0
2011
n.a.
2012
Quarterly Estimates
2000Q1
98.6
108.6
Q2
107.7
Q3
107.9
Q4

Price Index
(2007=100)

Value of Production
(millions of dollars)

227.3
199.5
180.9
154.6
135.0
120.6
110.9
100.0
93.2
82.4
72.8
60.7
56.3

26,343.4
24,640.7
14,682.0
12,900.4
11,087.1
12,540.0
18,498.8
12,188.4
942.8
2,395.9
2,889.5
2,510.2
n.a.

233.2
216.9
226.6
232.8

25,206.1
25,840.0
26,777.4
27,545.8

2001Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

122.4
114.7
109.3
102.8

206.7
201.4
196.0
194.6

27,755.3
25,347.5
23,500.4
21,956.5

2002Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

80.3
73.2
71.2
70.3

192.0
183.8
177.6
171.7

16,906.5
14,756.4
13,867.6
13,234.2

2003Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

68.4
78.0
83.3
74.7

162.9
162.9
153.9
139.6

12,214.8
13,930.0
14,057.6
11,442.5

2004Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

80.7
71.2
72.7
77.0

146.6
137.5
131.6
125.2

12,978.7
10,739.2
10,498.3
10,572.8

2005Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

76.1
86.4
104.7
119.2

122.3
120.1
120.3
120.0

10,205.2
11,386.9
13,812.8
15,694.0

2006Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

105.6
122.4
172.8
234.3

118.3
111.8
108.1
105.6

13,696.5
15,002.3
20,494.0
27,136.4

2007Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

195.3
168.0
17.3
19.4

103.8
102.4
98.5
95.2

22,234.3
18,863.9
1,866.4
2,023.3

2008Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

9.8
7.2
8.4
11.8

97.6
94.5
92.6
87.8

1,050.8
749.5
848.5
1,136.9

2009Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

12.0
22.1
34.0
40.7

83.7
84.3
79.5
81.8

1,100.5
2,040.1
2,966.6
3,655.4

2010Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

36.4
34.2
37.4
35.6

77.8
73.5
71.1
68.6

3,109.3
2,761.1
2,915.9
2,676.0

2011Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

30.6
35.3
40.3
45.1

64.5
60.3
59.9
58.1

2,165.9
2,336.4
2,646.3
2,871.0

2012Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

58.4
58.1
54.9
53.8

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

N OTE : The production index in the table is calculated as the value of production divided by the price index and then indexed to 2007.
The production index does not reflect changes to IP for benchmark purposes and so it is not equivalent to the IP index for data networking equipment.
n.a.: not available

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E XPLANATORY N OTE
A
Im

The Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization statistical
release, which is published around the middle of the month, reports
measures of output, capacity, and capacity utilization in
manufacturing, mining, and the electric and gas utilities industries.
More detailed descriptions of industrial production and capacity
utilization are available on the Board’s website at
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17. In addition, files containing
data shown in the release, more detailed series that were published in
the G.17 prior to December 2000, and historical data are available
from the Data Download Program on the Board’s website.
Instructions for searching for and downloading specific series are
provided as well.

A
Im−1

s P
P
Im p m
Im pm−1
P
P
=
×
Im−1 pm−1

Im−1 pm

The IP proportions (typically shown in the first column of the relevant
tables in the monthly G.17 release) are estimates of the industries’
relative contributions to overall growth in the following year. For
example, the relative importance weight of the motor vehicles and
parts industry is about 6 percent. If output in this industry increased
10 percent in a month, then this gain would boost growth in total IP
by 6/10 percentage point (0.06 x 10% = 0.6%). To assist users with
calculations, the Federal Reserve’s website provides supplemental
monthly statistics that represent the exact proportionate contribution
of a monthly change in a component index to the monthly change in
the total index (www.federalreserve.gov/
releases/G17/ipdisk/ipweightssa.txt).

I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION
Coverage. The industrial production (IP) index measures the real
output of the manufacturing, mining, and electric and gas utilities
industries; the reference period for the index is 2007. Manufacturing
consists of those industries included in the North American Industry
Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus
those industries–logging and newspaper, periodical, book and
directory publishing–that have traditionally been considered to be
manufacturing and included in the industrial sector. For the period
since 1997, the total IP index has been constructed from 312
individual series based on the 2007 NAICS codes. These individual
series are classified in two ways: (1) market groups, and (2) industry
groups. Market groups consist of products and materials. Total
products are the aggregate of final products, such as consumer goods
and equipment, and nonindustrial supplies (which are inputs to
nonindustrial sectors). Materials are inputs in the manufacture of
products. Major industry groups include three-digit NAICS industries
and aggregates of these industries—for example, durable and
nondurable manufacturing, mining, and utilities. A complete
description of the market and industry structures, including details
regarding series classification, relative importance weights, and data
sources, is available on the Board’s website at
(www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/About.htm).

Timing. The first estimate of output for a month is published around
the 15th of the following month. The estimate is preliminary (denoted
by the superscript “p” in tables) and subject to revision in each of the
subsequent five months as new source data become available.
(Revised estimates are denoted by the superscript “r” in tables.) For
the first estimate of output for a given month, about 67 percent of the
source data (in value-added terms) are available; the fraction of
available source data increases to 81 percent for estimates in the
second month that the estimate is published, 93 percent in the third
month, 96 percent in the fourth month, 99 percent in the fifth month,
and 99 percent in the sixth month. Data availability by data type in
early 2011 is summarized in the table below:
Availability of Monthly IP Data in Publication Window
(Percent of value added in 2011)
Month of estimate

Source data. On a monthly basis, the individual indexes of industrial
production are constructed from two main types of source data: (1)
output measured in physical units, and (2) data on inputs to the
production process, from which output is inferred. Data on physical
products, such as tons of steel or barrels of oil, are typically obtained
from private trade associations and from government agencies; data of
this type are used to estimate monthly IP wherever possible and
appropriate. Production indexes for a few industries are derived by
dividing estimated nominal output (calculated using unit production
or sales and unit values) by a corresponding Fisher price index; the
most notable of these fall within the high-technology grouping and
include computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors.
When suitable data on physical product are not available, estimates of
output are based on production-worker hours by industry. Data on
hours worked by production workers are collected in the monthly
establishment survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The factors used to convert inputs into estimates of production are
based on historical relationships between the inputs and the
comprehensive annual data used to benchmark the IP indexes; these
factors also may be influenced by technological or cyclical
developments. The annual data used in benchmarking the individual
IP indexes are constructed from a variety of source data, such as the
quinquennial Censuses of Manufactures and Mineral Industries and
the Annual Survey of Manufactures, prepared by the Bureau of the
Census; the Minerals Yearbook, prepared by the U.S. Geological
Survey of the Department of the Interior; and publications of the
Department of Energy.

Type of data

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Physical product

27

41

53

55

58

58

Production-worker hours

41

41

41

41

41

41

IP data received

67

81

93

96

99

99

IP data estimated

33

19

7

4

1

1

The physical product group includes series based on either monthly or
quarterly data. As can be seen in the first row of the table, in the first
month, a physical product indicator is available for about one-half of
the series (in terms of value added) that ultimately are based on
physical product data (27 percent out of a total of 58 percent). Of the
27 percent, about two-thirds (19 percent of total IP) include series that
are derived from weekly physical product data and for which actual
monthly data may lag up to several months. On average, quarterly
product data are received for the fourth estimate of industrial
production. Specifically, quarterly data are available for the third
estimate of the last month of a quarter, the fourth estimate of the
second month of a quarter, and the fifth estimate of the first month of
a quarter.
Seasonal adjustment. Individual series are seasonally adjusted using
Census X-12 ARIMA. For series based on production-worker hours,
the current seasonal factors were estimated with data through January
2013; for other series, the factors were estimated with data through at
least December 2012. Series are pre-adjusted for the effects of
holidays or the business cycle when appropriate. For the data since
1972, all seasonally adjusted aggregate indexes are calculated by
aggregating the seasonally adjusted indexes of the individual series.

Aggregation Methodology and Weights. The aggregation method
for the IP index is a version of the Fisher-ideal index formula. (For a
detailed discussion of the aggregation method, see The Federal
Reserve Bulletin February 1997 and March 2001.) In the IP index,
series that measure the output of an individual industry are combined
using weights derived from their proportion in the total value-added
output of all industries. The IP index, which extends back to 1919, is
built as a chain-type index since 1972. The current formula for the
growth in monthly IP (or any of the sub-aggregates) since 1972 is the
geometric mean of the change in output (I), and, as can be seen
below, is computed using the unit value added estimate for the current
month (pm ) and the estimate for previous month:

Reliability. The average revision to the level of the total IP index,
without regard to sign, between the first and the fourth estimates was
0.27 percent during the 1987–2010 period. The average revision to
the percent change in total IP, without regard to sign, from the first to
the fourth estimates was 0.21 percentage point during the 1987–2010
period. In most cases (about 85 percent), the direction of the change
in output indicated by the first estimate for a given month is the same
as that shown by the fourth estimate.

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currently reported by the Federal Reserve (now based on the QSPC)
roughly in line with rates formerly reported by McGraw-Hill. As a
consequence, the rates reported by the Federal Reserve tend to be
higher than the rates reported in the Census utilization surveys.

Rounding. The published percent changes are calculated from
unrounded indexes, and may not be the same as percent changes
calculated from the rounded indexes shown in the release.
C APACITY U TILIZATION

Perspective. Over the 1972–2012 period, the average total industry
utilization rate was 80.2 percent; for manufacturing, the average
factory operating rate was 78.7 percent. Industrial plants usually
operate at capacity utilization rates that are well below 100 percent:
none of the broad aggregates has ever reached 100 percent. For total
industry and total manufacturing, utilization rates have exceeded 90
percent only in wartime. The highs and lows in capacity utilization
are specific to each series and do not all occur in the same month.

Overview. The Federal Reserve Board constructs estimates of
capacity and capacity utilization for industries in manufacturing,
mining, and electric and gas utilities. For a given industry, the
capacity utilization rate is equal to an output index (seasonally
adjusted) divided by a capacity index. The Federal Reserve Board’s
capacity indexes attempt to capture the concept of sustainable
maximum output—the greatest level of output a plant can maintain
within the framework of a realistic work schedule, after factoring in
normal downtime and assuming sufficient availability of inputs to
operate the capital in place.

R EFERENCES AND R ELEASE DATES
References. The annual revision published in June 2010 is described
in an article published in the Federal Reserve Bulletin, available on
the Board’s website at
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/About.htm. A summary of
the annual revision that incorporated back to 1972 production and
capacity indexes reclassified according to the North American
Industry Classification System is available in an article in the Federal
Reserve Bulletin, vol. 89 (April 2003), pp.151-76. A description of
the aggregation methods for industrial production and capacity
utilization is included in an article in the Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol.
83 (February 1997), pp. 67-92. The Federal Reserve methodology for
constructing industry-level measures of capital is detailed in “Capital
Stock Estimates for Manufacturing Industries: Methods and Data” by
Mike Mohr and Charles Gilbert (1996), which can be obtained at
www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/CapitalStockDocLatest.pdf.

Coverage. Capacity indexes are constructed for 89 detailed industries
(71 in manufacturing, 16 in mining, and 2 in utilities), which mostly
correspond to industries at the three- and four-digit NAICS level.
Estimates of capacity and utilization are available for a variety of
groups, including durable and nondurable manufacturing, total
manufacturing, mining, utilities, and total industry. Manufacturing
consists of those industries included in the North American Industry
Classification System, or NAICS, definition of manufacturing plus
those industries—logging and newspaper, periodical, book and
directory publishing—that have traditionally been considered to be
manufacturing and included in the industrial sector. Also, special
aggregates are available, such as high-technology industries and
manufacturing excluding high-technology industries.
Source Data. The monthly rates of capacity utilization are designed
to be consistent with both the monthly data on production and the
periodically available data on capacity and utilization. Because there
is no direct monthly information on overall industrial capacity or
utilization rates, the Federal Reserve first estimates annual capacity
indexes from the source data. Capacity data reported in physical units
from government sources (primarily from the U.S. Geological Survey
and the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration)
and trade sources are available for portions of several industries in
manufacturing (for example, paper, industrial chemicals, petroleum
refining, motor vehicles), as well as for electric utilities and mining;
these industries represent about 25 percent of total industrial capacity.
When physical product data are unavailable for manufacturing
industries, capacity indexes are based on responses to the Bureau of
the Census’s Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity (QSPC); these
industries account for a bit less than 70 percent of total industry
capacity. In the absence of utilization data for a few mining and
petroleum series, capacity is based on trends through peaks in
production (roughly 5 percent of total industry capacity). A detailed
description of the methodology used to construct the capacity indexes
is available on the Board’s website
(www.federalreserve.gov/releases/G17/CapNotes.htm).

Industrial Production—1986 Edition contains a more detailed
description of the other methods used to compile the industrial
production index, plus a history of its development, a glossary of
terms, and a bibliography. The major revisions to the IP indexes and
capacity utilization since 1990 have been described in the Federal
Reserve Bulletin (April 1990, June 1990, June 1993, March 1994,
January 1995, January 1996, February 1997, February 1998, January
1999, March 2000, March 2001, March 2002, April 2003, Winter
2004, Winter 2005).
Release Schedule
At 9:15 a.m. on
2013: January 16, February 15, March 15, April 16, May 15, June 14,
July 16, August 15, September 16, October 17, November 15, and
December 16.

Aggregation Methodology. Monthly capacity aggregates are
calculated in three steps: (1) utilization aggregates are calculated on
an annual basis through the most recent full year as capacity-weighted
aggregates of individual utilization rates; (2) the annual aggregate
capacity is derived from the corresponding production and utilization
aggregates; (3) the monthly capacity aggregate is obtained by
interpolating with a Fisher index of its constituent monthly capacity
series. Utilization rates for the individual series and aggregates are
calculated by dividing the pertinent monthly production index by the
related capacity index.
Consistency. A major aim is that the Federal Reserve utilization rates
be consistent over time so that, for example, a rate of 85 percent
means about the same degree of tightness that it meant in the past. A
major task for the Federal Reserve in developing reasonable and
consistent time series of capacity and utilization is dealing with
inconsistencies between the movements of the industrial production
index and the survey-based utilization rates. The McGraw-Hill/DRI
Survey, now discontinued, was the primary source of manufacturing
utilization rates for many years. This survey of large companies
reported, on average, higher utilization rates than those reported by
establishments covered by the annual Survey of Plant Capacity (the
primary source of factory operating rates through 2006, after which it
was discontinued) for the fourteen years they overlapped.
Adjustments have been made to keep the industry utilization rates

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