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FEDERAL statistical E.5 RESERVE release For immediate release: October 17, 1972 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN MANUFACTURING Quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted Total manuf ac turing Capacity Utilization (per cent) Primary processing 87.7 86.5 78.3 75.0 86.8 88.5 81.5 79.3 88.1 85.4 76.5 72.7 105.6 110.4 105.3 105.2 120.5 127.7 134.6 140.3 87.9 88.1 87.6 87.2 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 1969 I r II r III r IV r 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 71.9 106.8 106.8 105.9 101.6 132.2 133.8 135.3 136.9 1971 I pr II pr III pr IV pr 75.0 75.6 74.7 74.6 79.4 81.1 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 1972 I pr II pr III p 75.3 77.4 77.6 80.3 83.3 84.1 72.7 74.3 74.2 108.2 112.2 113.6 143.6 144.9 146.3 Year and Quarter 1968 1969 1970r 1971 1968 I II III IV Manufacturing Output and capacity (1967 production = 100) Advanced processing Output Capacity 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 and also October 1971. Capacity and capacity utilization series were revised to utilize the 1967 basis industrial production index October 1971. p--preliminary r--revised
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