Total Industry Capacity Utilization Percent of capacity Seasonally adjusted Source: "Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C." www.theshortrun.com DATE TCU 1967.01 89.4 1967.02 88 1967.03 87.1 1967.04 87.5 1967.05 86.4 1967.06 86 1967.07 85.4 1967.08 86.6 1967.09 86.1 1967.1 86.4 1967.11 87.3 1967.12 87.8 1968.01 87.4 1968.02 87.3 1968.03 87.3 1968.04 87 1968.05 87.7 1968.06 87.6 1968.07 87.2 1968.08 87.1 1968.09 87 1968.1 86.9 1968.11 87.7 1968.12 87.6 1969.01 87.8 1969.02 88 1969.03 88.4 1969.04 87.8 1969.05 87.1 1969.06 87.6 1969.07 87.8 1969.08 87.7 1969.09 87.3 1969.1 87.1 1969.11 85.9 1969.12 85.4 1970.01 83.5 1970.02 83.2 1970.03 82.8 1970.04 82.4 1970.05 82 1970.06 81.5 1970.07 81.4 1970.08 81 1970.09 80.2 1970.1 78.4 1970.11 77.7 1970.12 79.2 1971.01 79.6 1971.02 79.2 1971.03 78.9 1971.04 79.2 1971.05 79.4 1971.06 79.5 1971.07 79.1 1971.08 78.4 1971.09 79.5 1971.1 79.9 1971.11 80 1971.12 80.7 1972.01 82.3 1972.02 82.6 1972.03 83.1 1972.04 84.2 1972.05 83.8 1972.06 83.8 1972.07 83.5 1972.08 84.4 1972.09 85.1 1972.1 86.1 1972.11 86.9 1972.12 87.5 1973.01 87.3 1973.02 88.3 1973.03 88 1973.04 88.1 1973.05 88.3 1973.06 88.7 1973.07 89 1973.08 88.7 1973.09 89.2 1973.1 89.2 1973.11 89 1973.12 87.4 1974.01 85.9 1974.02 85.4 1974.03 85.5 1974.04 85.1 1974.05 85.8 1974.06 85.8 1974.07 85.2 1974.08 84.7 1974.09 84.8 1974.1 83.9 1974.11 81.3 1974.12 77.7 1975.01 75.5 1975.02 74.1 1975.03 72.6 1975.04 73.1 1975.05 72.7 1975.06 73.5 1975.07 73.8 1975.08 75 1975.09 75.6 1975.1 75.8 1975.11 76.4 1975.12 76.8 1976.01 77.5 1976.02 78.7 1976.03 78.3 1976.04 78.4 1976.05 79.1 1976.06 79 1976.07 79.3 1976.08 79.6 1976.09 79.7 1976.1 79.8 1976.11 80.9 1976.12 81.4 1977.01 81.6 1977.02 81.5 1977.03 82.3 1977.04 83.3 1977.05 83.9 1977.06 84.3 1977.07 84.2 1977.08 84.3 1977.09 84.6 1977.1 84.2 1977.11 84.1 1977.12 83.5 1978.01 83 1978.02 82.8 1978.03 83.4 1978.04 86 1978.05 85.8 1978.06 86.6 1978.07 86.6 1978.08 86.6 1978.09 86.7 1978.1 86.9 1978.11 87.2 1978.12 87.3 1979.01 86.7 1979.02 87.1 1979.03 87.1 1979.04 86.1 1979.05 86.9 1979.06 86.7 1979.07 85.9 1979.08 85.4 1979.09 85.3 1979.1 85.5 1979.11 84.9 1979.12 84.5 1980.01 84.7 1980.02 84.6 1980.03 84.4 1980.04 82.6 1980.05 80.4 1980.06 79.2 1980.07 78.5 1980.08 79.3 1980.09 80.3 1980.1 80.7 1980.11 81.8 1980.12 82.1 1981.01 81.2 1981.02 81.4 1981.03 81.6 1981.04 80.9 1981.05 81.4 1981.06 81.8 1981.07 82.3 1981.08 81.8 1981.09 80.9 1981.1 80.1 1981.11 78.8 1981.12 77.7 1982.01 76.3 1982.02 77.8 1982.03 77.1 1982.04 76.2 1982.05 75.4 1982.06 75 1982.07 74.2 1982.08 73.7 1982.09 73 1982.1 72.2 1982.11 71.9 1982.12 71.1 1983.01 72.5 1983.02 72.3 1983.03 72.9 1983.04 73.7 1983.05 74.5 1983.06 74.8 1983.07 76.1 1983.08 77 1983.09 78.2 1983.1 78.7 1983.11 78.6 1983.12 78.9 1984.01 80.4 1984.02 80.1 1984.03 80.8 1984.04 81 1984.05 81.3 1984.06 81.5 1984.07 81.5 1984.08 81.3 1984.09 81 1984.1 80.5 1984.11 80.4 1984.12 79.8 1985.01 79.9 1985.02 80.4 1985.03 80.4 1985.04 80.3 1985.05 80.3 1985.06 79.9 1985.07 79.4 1985.08 79.6 1985.09 79.9 1985.1 79 1985.11 79.2 1985.12 79.5 1986.01 79.8 1986.02 79.2 1986.03 78.2 1986.04 78.7 1986.05 78.4 1986.06 78.1 1986.07 78.2 1986.08 78.3 1986.09 78.2 1986.1 78.8 1986.11 79.1 1986.12 79.7 1987.01 79.1 1987.02 80 1987.03 80.2 1987.04 80.5 1987.05 80.7 1987.06 81.4 1987.07 81.8 1987.08 81.8 1987.09 81.6 1987.1 82.6 1987.11 82.8 1987.12 83.2 1988.01 83.2 1988.02 83.4 1988.03 83.3 1988.04 83.7 1988.05 83.7 1988.06 83.6 1988.07 84.1 1988.08 84.5 1988.09 84.1 1988.1 84.2 1988.11 84.8 1988.12 85.1 1989.01 85.4 1989.02 84.6 1989.03 85.3 1989.04 85.3 1989.05 84.7 1989.06 84.4 1989.07 83.4 1989.08 83.6 1989.09 83.3 1989.1 82.8 1989.11 83 1989.12 83.2 1990.01 82.7 1990.02 83 1990.03 83.3 1990.04 82.7 1990.05 82.9 1990.06 82.7 1990.07 82.6 1990.08 82.6 1990.09 82.6 1990.1 82 1990.11 80.8 1990.12 80.2 1991.01 79.6 1991.02 78.9 1991.03 78.1 1991.04 78.2 1991.05 78.7 1991.06 79.6 1991.07 79.5 1991.08 79.5 1991.09 80.2 1991.1 80 1991.11 79.8 1991.12 79.2 1992.01 79.1 1992.02 79.4 1992.03 79.8 1992.04 80.3 1992.05 80.3 1992.06 80 1992.07 80.5 1992.08 80.1 1992.09 80.4 1992.1 80.7 1992.11 81 1992.12 80.8 1993.01 81 1993.02 81.3 1993.03 81.3 1993.04 81.5 1993.05 81 1993.06 81.1 1993.07 81 1993.08 80.7 1993.09 81.4 1993.1 81.6 1993.11 81.7 1993.12 82.1 1994.01 82.1 1994.02 82 1994.03 82.5 1994.04 82.7 1994.05 83.1 1994.06 83.4 1994.07 83.4 1994.08 83.5 1994.09 83.4 1994.1 83.6 1994.11 83.8 1994.12 84.2 1995.01 84.4 1995.02 83.9 1995.03 83.8 1995.04 83.3 1995.05 83.3 1995.06 83.3 1995.07 82.7 1995.08 83.3 1995.09 83.3 1995.1 82.9 1995.11 82.7 1995.12 82.4 1996.01 81.8 1996.02 82.4 1996.03 81.8 1996.04 82.4 1996.05 82.7 1996.06 82.9 1996.07 82.6 1996.08 82.8 1996.09 82.8 1996.1 82.4 1996.11 82.7 1996.12 82.6 1997.01 82.6 1997.02 83 1997.03 83 1997.04 83.1 1997.05 83.1 1997.06 83.2 1997.07 83.3 1997.08 83.4 1997.09 83.6 1997.1 83.7 1997.11 83.7 1997.12 83.5 1998.01 83.3 1998.02 82.7 1998.03 82.5 1998.04 82.4 1998.05 82.4 1998.06 81.3 1998.07 80.8 1998.08 81.9 1998.09 81.5 1998.1 81.5 1998.11 80.9 1998.12 80.6 1999.01 80.4 1999.02 80.4 1999.03 80.5 1999.04 80.4 1999.05 80.5 1999.06 80.5 1999.07 80.7 1999.08 80.7 1999.09 80.6 1999.1 81 1999.11 80.9 1999.12 81.1 2000.01 81.4 2000.02 81.3 2000.03 81.7 2000.04 82.1