Production capacity: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2211) - 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 electric power generation, transmission and distribution sector was 160.63 (index) in August 2026, compared to 160.26 in July 2026. This marks an increase of 0.23 percent.
Sample. There are 716 records overall in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the period going from January 1967 to August 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: productive capacity hit a maximum of 160.63 in August 2026; it hit a trough of 24.46 in January 1967; it had an average value of 90.81.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 159.8954 |
| 2026-07-31 | 160.2637 |
| 2026-08-31 | 160.6267 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (NAICS = 2211) |
| 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 | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 656 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 656 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
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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 | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |