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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical E.5 release For immediate release: October 17, 1975 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN MANUFACTURING Quarterly averages, seasonally adjusted Total manufacturing 1972 1973 1974 1972 I II III IV 1973 I II III IV 1974 I II III IV 1975 I Ilr IIIp Capacity Utilization (per cent) Primary processing Manufacturing Output and Capacity (1967 production = 100) Advanced processing Output Capacity 78.6 83.0 78.9 84.6 89.7 84.4 75.4 79.4 76.0 114.0 125.1 124.0 145.0 150.7 157.1 75.6 77.9 79.4 81.5 80.8 83.5 85.9 88.3 72.9 74.9 75.9 77.8 108.5 112.5 115.5 119.4 143.5 144.5 145.5 146.6 82.8 83.3 83.3 82.6 89.6 90.1 90.0 89.0 79.1 79.7 79.7 79.2 122.5 124.8 126.2 126.7 148.0 149.8 151.6 153.4 80.5 80.1 79.4 75.7 87.3 86.3 85.1 79.0 76.9 76.8 76.3 73.9 124.8 125.3 125.3 120.6 155.0 156.4 157.9 159.3 68.2 67.0 69.0 68.9 67.2 70.6 67.9 66.9 68.2 109.7 108.5 112.6 160.7 162.0 163.3 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 base industrial production index in October 1971. Current data for major materials utilization appear in the FRB Statistical Release G.12.3 p—preliminary r—revised