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FEDE R A L l ease For immediate release April 20, 1967 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN MANUFACTURING Quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted Year and quarter Rate of capacity utilization (per cent) Total . Primary Advanced manuprocessing processing facturing industries industries Manufacturing output and capacity (1957-59=100) Output Capacity 1963 I II III IV 82 84 84 84 82 85 84 84 83 83 84 84 121.3 124.9 126.0 127.2 147 149 150 151 1964 I II III IV 85 86 87 87 86 87 88 89 84 85 85 85 129.4 132.5 134.7 135.9 153 154 156 157 1965 I II III IV 89 89 89 89 90 90 90 89 88 88 88 89 141.4 143.5 146.1 148.9 159 162 165 167 1966 Ip II p III p IV p 91 91 91 90 91 92 91 89 91 91 91 91 154.5 157.7 159.8 161.3 170 173 176 179 1967 Ip 87 87 88 158.8 182 NOTE. -- Based on data from Federal Reserve, McGraw-Hill Economics Department, and Department of Commerce. For description and back data, see Federal Reserve Bulletin, November 1966, pp. 1605-15. The output index for total manufacturing divided by the capacity index for total manufacturing may differ slightly from the utilization rate for total manufacturing shown in the table, partly because of rounding and partly because the utilization rate is calculated as a weighted average of utilization rates for primary processing industries and advanced processing industries. p -- Preliminary