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FEDERAL

RESERVE

statistical

release

For immed i -•' t.e re Lease :
July 18, 1972

E.5

CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN MANUFACTURING
Quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted
Year and
Quarter
Total
manufacturing

Capacity
Uti lization
(per cent)
Primary
process-

Manufacturing Output
and capacity
(1967 production =100)
Advanced
process ing

Output

Capac i. ty

ing

1968
1969
1970r
1971

87.7
86.5
78.3
75.0

86.8
88.5
81.5

1968 I
II
III
IV

87.9
88.1
87.6
87.2

1969 I r
II r
III r
IV r

88.1
85 .4
76.5
72.7

105 .6
110.4
105.3
105 .2

120 .5
127 .7
134.6
140.3

86.1
87.6
86.6
87.0

88.8
88.3
88.2

87 .3

103 .5
105.3
106.3
107 .3

117 .9
119.6
121 .3
123 .0

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

1970 I pr
II pr
III pr
IV pr

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
L01.6

132 .2
133 .8
135.3
136.9

1971 I pr
II pr
III pr
IV pr

75.0
75.6
74.7
74.6

79.4
81 .1
/8.0
78.6

72
72
72
72

.7
.7
.9
.4

103 .8
105 .6
105 .3
106.1

138.3
139.6
1.41 .0
142 .3

1972 I pr
II p

75.3
76.7

80.3
82 .6

72 .7
73 .6

108.2
111 .3

143 .6
1.44 .9

79.3

Note- -Based on data from Fe deral Reserve, McGraw-Hill Economic s Departnu>nt
and DC? part, men t o £ Commerce . For description and back data, se e Federal
Reserve Bullet in, November 1.966, pp. 1605-15 and also October 1971. Car>ac i ty
and capacity utilization series were revised to utilize the 196/ base industrial production index in October, 1971.
p--preliminary




r--revi sed