Table 1B

 CAPACITY AND UTILIZATION: Total

 Seasonally adjusted

 

 

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                 |   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.   Apr.    May   June   July   Aug.  Sept.   Oct.   Nov.   Dec.|     Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4|    Annual

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 Capacity        |                                                                                    |                            |

 (percent of     |                                                                                    |                            |

 2007 output)    |                                                                                    |                            |

  1980           |  61.3   61.4   61.5   61.7   61.8   61.9   62.1   62.2   62.3   62.5   62.6   62.8 |  61.4   61.8   62.2   62.6 |     62.0 

  1981           |  62.9   63.1   63.2   63.4   63.5   63.7   63.8   64.0   64.1   64.2   64.4   64.5 |  63.1   63.5   64.0   64.4 |     63.7 

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  1982           |  64.7   64.8   65.0   65.1   65.2   65.3   65.4   65.5   65.6   65.7   65.7   65.8 |  64.8   65.2   65.5   65.7 |     65.3 

  1983           |  65.8   65.9   65.9   65.9   65.9   66.0   66.0   66.0   66.1   66.1   66.1   66.2 |  65.9   65.9   66.0   66.2 |     66.0 

  1984           |  66.3   66.4   66.5   66.6   66.7   66.8   66.9   67.1   67.2   67.4   67.6   67.7 |  66.4   66.7   67.1   67.6 |     66.9 

  1985           |  67.9   68.1   68.3   68.4   68.6   68.8   68.9   69.1   69.2   69.3   69.4   69.5 |  68.1   68.6   69.1   69.4 |     68.8 

  1986           |  69.6   69.7   69.8   69.8   69.9   69.9   70.0   70.1   70.1   70.2   70.3   70.4 |  69.7   69.9   70.1   70.3 |     70.0 

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  1987           |  70.5   70.7   70.8   70.9   71.1   71.2   71.4   71.5   71.6   71.8   71.9   71.9 |  70.7   71.1   71.5   71.9 |     71.3 

  1988           |  72.0   72.1   72.1   72.1   72.2   72.2   72.2   72.3   72.3   72.4   72.4   72.5 |  72.1   72.2   72.3   72.4 |     72.2 

  1989           |  72.6   72.7   72.8   72.9   73.0   73.2   73.3   73.5   73.7   73.8   74.0   74.1 |  72.7   73.1   73.5   74.0 |     73.3 

  1990           |  74.3   74.5   74.6   74.8   74.9   75.1   75.2   75.4   75.5   75.6   75.8   75.9 |  74.5   74.9   75.4   75.8 |     75.1 

  1991           |  76.0   76.1   76.2   76.3   76.4   76.5   76.6   76.7   76.7   76.8   76.9   77.0 |  76.1   76.4   76.7   76.9 |     76.5 

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  1992           |  77.1   77.3   77.4   77.5   77.7   77.9   78.0   78.2   78.4   78.6   78.7   78.9 |  77.3   77.7   78.2   78.7 |     78.0 

  1993           |  79.0   79.1   79.3   79.4   79.5   79.6   79.7   79.8   79.9   80.0   80.2   80.3 |  79.1   79.5   79.8   80.2 |     79.6 

  1994           |  80.5   80.6   80.8   81.0   81.3   81.5   81.7   82.0   82.3   82.5   82.8   83.1 |  80.6   81.3   82.0   82.8 |     81.7 

  1995           |  83.4   83.7   84.0   84.3   84.6   84.9   85.2   85.5   85.9   86.2   86.6   86.9 |  83.7   84.6   85.5   86.6 |     85.1 

  1996           |  87.3   87.7   88.1   88.5   88.9   89.3   89.7   90.1   90.5   91.0   91.4   91.8 |  87.7   88.9   90.1   91.4 |     89.5 

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  1997           |  92.3   92.7   93.2   93.7   94.2   94.7   95.3   95.8   96.4   97.0   97.6   98.3 |  92.7   94.2   95.8   97.6 |     95.1 

  1998           |  98.9   99.6  100.2  100.9  101.5  102.1  102.7  103.3  103.8  104.3  104.8  105.3 |  99.6  101.5  103.3  104.8 |    102.3 

  1999           | 105.8  106.2  106.7  107.1  107.5  108.0  108.4  108.8  109.2  109.6  110.0  110.4 | 106.2  107.5  108.8  110.0 |    108.1 

  2000           | 110.8  111.2  111.6  112.0  112.4  112.7  113.1  113.5  113.8  114.2  114.5  114.9 | 111.2  112.4  113.5  114.5 |    112.9 

  2001           | 115.2  115.5  115.9  116.2  116.5  116.8  117.1  117.4  117.7  118.0  118.2  118.4 | 115.5  116.5  117.4  118.2 |    116.9 

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  2002           | 118.7  118.8  119.0  119.1  119.3  119.3  119.4  119.4  119.4  119.4  119.4  119.3 | 118.8  119.2  119.4  119.4 |    119.2 

  2003           | 119.3  119.2  119.1  119.1  119.0  118.9  118.9  118.8  118.8  118.7  118.7  118.7 | 119.2  119.0  118.8  118.7 |    118.9 

  2004           | 118.6  118.6  118.6  118.5  118.5  118.5  118.4  118.4  118.4  118.4  118.4  118.4 | 118.6  118.5  118.4  118.4 |    118.5 

  2005           | 118.4  118.5  118.5  118.6  118.7  118.8  118.9  119.0  119.1  119.3  119.4  119.5 | 118.5  118.7  119.0  119.4 |    118.9 

  2006           | 119.7  119.8  120.0  120.1  120.3  120.5  120.7  120.9  121.1  121.3  121.5  121.8 | 119.8  120.3  120.9  121.5 |    120.6 

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  2007           | 122.0  122.2  122.5  122.7  122.9  123.1  123.3  123.4  123.5  123.6  123.7  123.7 | 122.2  122.9  123.4  123.6 |    123.0 

  2008           | 123.7  123.8  123.8  123.9  123.9  124.0  124.1  124.2  124.3  124.5  124.7  124.8 | 123.8  123.9  124.2  124.7 |    124.1 

  2009           | 125.0  125.1  125.2  125.3  125.4  125.4  125.4  125.4  125.4  125.3  125.2  125.2 | 125.1  125.4  125.4  125.2 |    125.3 

  2010           | 125.1  125.0  125.0  124.9  124.8                                                  | 125.0                      |          

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 Utilization     |                                                                                    |                            |

 (percent)       |                                                                                    |                            |

  1980           |  84.3   84.2   83.7   81.9   79.7   78.5   77.8   77.9   79.0   79.8   81.0   81.3 |  84.1   80.0   78.2   80.7 |     80.8 

  1981           |  80.6   80.0   80.3   79.8   80.1   80.3   80.6   80.4   79.7   79.0   77.9   76.9 |  80.3   80.0   80.2   77.9 |     79.6 

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  1982           |  75.2   76.5   75.8   75.0   74.4   74.0   73.6   72.9   72.5   71.8   71.5   70.9 |  75.8   74.4   73.0   71.4 |     73.7 

  1983           |  72.2   71.7   72.3   73.2   73.7   74.0   75.2   76.0   77.1   77.7   77.8   78.2 |  72.1   73.6   76.1   77.9 |     74.9 

  1984           |  79.6   80.0   80.2   80.5   80.8   80.9   81.0   80.9   80.6   80.3   80.4   80.3 |  79.9   80.8   80.8   80.3 |     80.5 

  1985           |  79.8   80.0   79.9   79.5   79.4   79.3   78.6   78.7   78.9   78.5   78.6   79.3 |  79.9   79.4   78.7   78.8 |     79.2 

  1986           |  79.6   78.9   78.4   78.3   78.4   78.1   78.5   78.3   78.3   78.6   78.9   79.5 |  79.0   78.3   78.4   79.0 |     78.7 

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  1987           |  79.0   79.9   79.9   80.2   80.6   80.8   81.2   81.6   81.7   82.8   83.1   83.4 |  79.6   80.6   81.5   83.1 |     81.2 

  1988           |  83.4   83.6   83.8   84.2   84.1   84.3   84.4   84.7   84.4   84.8   84.8   85.1 |  83.6   84.2   84.5   84.9 |     84.3 

  1989           |  85.2   84.7   84.8   84.7   84.0   83.8   82.9   83.5   83.1   82.8   82.9   83.2 |  84.9   84.2   83.1   83.0 |     83.8 

  1990           |  82.6   83.2   83.4   83.1   83.1   83.1   82.9   82.9   83.0   82.2   81.1   80.4 |  83.0   83.1   82.9   81.2 |     82.6 

  1991           |  79.9   79.3   78.7   78.8   79.5   80.2   80.1   80.1   80.7   80.4   80.3   79.9 |  79.3   79.5   80.3   80.2 |     79.8 

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  1992           |  79.3   79.7   80.3   80.7   80.8   80.6   81.1   80.5   80.5   80.9   81.1   81.0 |  79.8   80.7   80.7   81.0 |     80.5 

  1993           |  81.2   81.4   81.2   81.4   81.0   81.1   81.2   81.1   81.4   81.9   82.1   82.3 |  81.3   81.1   81.2   82.1 |     81.4 

  1994           |  82.5   82.3   83.0   83.2   83.4   83.7   83.6   83.8   83.8   84.2   84.4   85.1 |  82.6   83.5   83.7   84.6 |     83.6 

  1995           |  85.0   84.7   84.6   84.2   84.0   84.0   83.3   84.2   84.2   83.6   83.5   83.5 |  84.8   84.1   83.9   83.5 |     84.1 

  1996           |  82.6   83.6   83.1   83.4   83.5   83.9   83.4   83.6   83.7   83.3   83.6   83.7 |  83.1   83.6   83.6   83.5 |     83.4 

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  1997           |  83.4   84.0   84.2   83.8   83.9   83.8   83.8   84.5   84.7   84.7   85.0   84.7 |  83.9   83.9   84.3   84.8 |     84.2 

  1998           |  84.5   84.1   83.6   83.4   83.4   82.5   81.7   83.0   82.3   82.5   82.0   81.9 |  84.1   83.1   82.3   82.1 |     82.9 

  1999           |  81.9   81.9   81.8   81.6   81.9   81.4   81.6   81.7   81.1   81.9   82.0   82.3 |  81.9   81.6   81.5   82.0 |     81.8 

  2000           |  82.1   82.1   82.1   82.4   82.2   82.0   81.5   81.1   81.2   80.7   80.4   79.9 |  82.1   82.2   81.3   80.3 |     81.5 

  2001           |  79.1   78.4   77.9   77.5   76.8   76.1   75.6   75.1   74.7   74.2   73.6   73.5 |  78.5   76.8   75.1   73.8 |     76.0 

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  2002           |  73.8   73.7   74.1   74.4   74.7   75.3   75.0   75.1   75.2   75.0   75.3   75.0 |  73.9   74.8   75.1   75.1 |     74.7 

  2003           |  75.6   75.9   75.8   75.2   75.3   75.4   75.7   75.7   76.1   76.2   76.8   76.8 |  75.7   75.3   75.8   76.6 |     75.9 

  2004           |  77.0   77.4   77.0   77.4   78.0   77.3   77.8   78.0   78.0   78.7   78.9   79.4 |  77.1   77.6   78.0   79.0 |     77.9 

  2005           |  79.8   80.3   80.2   80.2   80.4   80.5   80.4   80.4   78.7   79.5   80.3   80.6 |  80.1   80.4   79.8   80.1 |     80.1 

  2006           |  80.6   80.5   80.6   80.8   80.6   80.9   81.0   81.0   80.8   80.6   80.3   81.0 |  80.6   80.8   80.9   80.7 |     80.7 

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  2007           |  80.6   81.3   81.3   81.7   81.6   81.3   81.4   81.3   81.5   80.9   81.2   81.2 |  81.1   81.5   81.4   81.1 |     81.3 

  2008           |  80.9   80.7   80.5   79.8   79.4   79.0   79.0   77.9   74.8   75.4   74.5   72.9 |  80.7   79.4   77.2   74.3 |     77.9 

  2009           |  71.3   70.7   69.6   69.0   68.3   68.2   69.1   70.0   70.5   70.7   71.1   71.6 |  70.5   68.5   69.9   71.1 |     70.0 

  2010           |  72.3   72.4   72.7   73.1   74.1                                                  |  72.5                      |          

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 Note: Estimates from January 2010 through May 2010 are subject to further revision in the upcoming monthly releases.