Production capacity: Chemical (volume; index; NAICS = 325) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Seasonally adjusted US industrial production capacity (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, productive capacity in the chemical sector stood at 141.99 (index) in September 2026, compared to 141.62 in the previous month. This marks a gain of 0.26 percent.
Sample. There are 945 data points in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1948 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: productive capacity hit a minimum of 8.37 in January 1948; it recorded a maximum of 160.95 in March 2008; it averaged 89.91.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 141.264 |
| 2026-08-31 | 141.624 |
| 2026-09-30 | 141.987 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Chemical (NAICS = 325) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Maximum possible production (estimate) |
| Data type | Capacity |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Units of product or equivalent concept |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 657 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 657 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
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Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |