[Economic Indicators November, 2008]
[Page Number 17]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION
Industrial production and capacity utilization rose in October.
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[Monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Total industrial production Industry production indexes, 2002=100 Capacity utilization
\1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------ rate (output as
------------------------------ Manufacturing percent of
Percent change \2\ --------------------------------------------- capacity) \1\
Period -------------------- ---------------------
Index, From Mining Utilities
2002=100 preced- From Total \1\ Durable Nondurable Other (non- Total Total
ing year NAICS) \1\ industry manufac-
month earlier turing
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1998 ............................. 95.4 ........ 5.9 95.1 90.2 101.0 107.8 107.2 92.0 82.8 81.8
1999 ............................. 99.5 ........ 4.3 99.9 97.8 101.7 110.9 101.6 94.7 81.9 80.7
2000 ............................. 103.7 ........ 4.2 104.4 105.2 102.2 112.6 104.2 97.4 81.8 80.1
2001 ............................. 100.1 ........ -3.4 100.1 100.5 98.9 105.7 104.8 97.0 76.3 73.9
2002 ............................. 100.0 ........ -.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 74.8 72.8
2003 ............................. 101.2 ........ 1.2 101.3 102.7 100.1 97.1 100.2 101.9 76.0 74.0
2004 ............................. 103.8 ........ 2.5 104.2 106.9 102.0 97.9 99.6 103.3 78.0 76.3
2005 ............................. 107.2 ........ 3.3 108.4 112.7 104.8 98.5 98.3 105.5 80.2 78.6
2006 ............................. 109.6 ........ 2.2 111.1 117.9 105.6 94.3 101.4 104.8 80.9 79.4
2007 ............................. 111.4 ........ 1.7 112.9 121.0 106.6 92.9 101.4 108.2 81.0 79.4
2007:Oct ......................... 111.8 -0.4 1.9 113.5 122.2 106.7 92.2 101.3 108.4 80.9 79.3
Nov ........................ 112.3 .4 2.5 113.8 122.9 106.6 91.7 102.9 109.1 81.1 79.3
Dec ........................ 112.4 .1 2.0 113.8 122.8 106.8 91.9 103.9 108.2 81.0 79.2
2008:Jan.......................... 112.6 .2 2.5 113.8 122.9 106.8 91.3 103.2 110.8 81.0 79.1
Feb ........................ 112.3 -.3 1.6 113.1 122.2 106.0 91.2 103.6 112.6 80.7 78.5
Mar ........................ 112.0 -.2 1.5 113.3 122.4 106.2 91.0 103.9 108.7 80.4 78.5
Apr ........................ 111.4 -.5 .4 112.3 120.7 106.0 89.1 104.0 110.4 79.9 77.7
May r....................... 111.2 -.2 .2 112.3 120.6 106.2 88.5 104.1 108.0 79.6 77.6
June r...................... 111.3 .1 .0 112.2 121.0 105.5 88.4 104.2 110.0 79.6 77.4
July r...................... 111.4 .1 -.5 112.1 121.4 105.2 87.3 105.7 109.2 79.6 77.2
Aug r....................... 110.1 -1.2 -1.7 111.0 119.6 104.6 86.7 105.5 104.7 78.5 76.4
Sept r...................... 105.9 -3.7 -5.6 106.9 115.9 99.8 86.3 96.5 107.3 75.5 73.5
Oct p....................... 107.3 1.3 -4.1 107.5 113.9 102.9 85.9 102.4 107.7 76.4 73.8
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\1\ Total industry and total
manufacturing series include
manufacturing as defined in the
North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) plus
those industries--logging and
newspaper, periodical, book and
directory-publishing--that have
traditionally been included in
manufacturing.
\2\ Percent changes based on
unrounded indexes.
Note.--Data based on the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) except series as
defined in footnote 1.
Source: Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System.