Full text of G.3 Capacity Utilization, Manufacturing, Mining, Utilities and Industrial Materials : April 17, 1973

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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release
For immediate release;
April 17, 1973

OPACITY UTILIZATION IN MANUFACTURING
averages, seasonally adjusted

x aarterly

Capacity
Utilization
(per cent")
Primary
processing

Advanced
processing

Output

Capacity

86.5
78.3
75.0
77.6

88.5
81.5
79.3
83.6

85.4
76.5
72.7
74.4

110.4
105.3
105.2
113.0

127.7
134.6
140.3
145.6

87.7
87.1
86.9
84.3

88.6
88.7
88.9
87.7

87.1
86.2
85.8
82.5

109.5
110.4
111.8
110.1

124.9
126.7
128.6
130.5

80.8
79.8
78.3
74.2

83.5
82.4
81.7
78.5

79.3
78.4
76.5
71.9

106.8
106.8
105.9
101.6

132.2
133.8
135.3
136.9

75.0
75.6
74.7
74.6

79.4
81.1
78.0
78.6

72.7
72.7
72.9
72.4

103.8
105.6
105.3
106.1

138.3
139.6
141.0
142.3

1971 Ipr
Ilpr
Illpr
IVpr

75.3
77.4
78.1
79.7

80.3
83.3
84.3
86.5

72.7
74.3
74.7
76.0

108.2
112.2
114.2
117.6

143.6
144.9
146.3
147.6

1973 Ip

80.5

87.5

76.8

120.1

149.2

Year and
Quarter
Total
manufacturing

1969
1970r
1971
1972
1969 I

II
III
IV
1970 I

II
III
IV
1971 Ir

Ilr
Illr

IVr

Manufacturing Output
and capacity
(1967 production = 100)

Note—Based on data from Federal Reserve, McGraw-Hill Economics Department and
Department of Commerce. For description and back data, see Federal Reserve
iiulletin, November 1966, pp. 1605-15 and also October 1971. Capacity and
capacity utilization series were revised to utilize the 1967 base industrial production index in October, 1971.
p--preliminary




r--revised