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Production capacity: Machinery (volume; index; NAICS = 333) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly

Latest updates. In the United States, the capacity to produce machinery stood at 122.95 (index) in August 2025, compared to 122.87 in July 2025. This constitutes a gain of 0.07 percent.

Sample. In the monthly series plotted above, there are 704 data points. The time range covered by the series stretches from January 1967 to August 2025.

History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: productive capacity had an average value of 113.43; it hit a trough of 62.87 in January 1967; it peaked at 143.66 in March 2001.

Latest values

Date Value - Units of product or equivalent concept
2025-06-30 122.7873
2025-07-31 122.8677
2025-08-31 122.9472

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Series Metadata

Field Value
Description Production capacity: Machinery (NAICS = 333)
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

Series in the same data set: Main index

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Production capacity: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31

Series in the same data set: Main industry groups

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31

Series in the same data set: Durable goods

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Production capacity: Aerospace and miscellaneous transportation eq. (volume; index; NAICS = 3364-9) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Computer and electronic product (volume; index; NAICS = 334) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Electrical equipment, appliance, and component (volume; index; NAICS = 335) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Fabricated metal product (volume; index; NAICS = 332) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Furniture and related product (volume; index; NAICS = 337) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Machinery (volume; index; NAICS = 333) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Miscellaneous (volume; index; NAICS = 339) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Motor vehicles and parts (volume; index; NAICS = 3361-3) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Nonmetallic mineral product (volume; index; NAICS = 327) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Primary metal (volume; index; NAICS = 331) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Wood product (volume; index; NAICS = 321) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31

Series in the same data set: Nondurable goods

Series Name Observations Start Date End Date
Production capacity: Apparel and leather goods (volume; index; NAICS = 315,6) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Chemical (volume; index; NAICS = 325) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Food, beverage, and tobacco (volume; index; NAICS = 311,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Paper (volume; index; NAICS = 322) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Petroleum and coal products (volume; index; NAICS = 324) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Plastics and rubber products (volume; index; NAICS = 326) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 932 1948-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Printing and related support activities (volume; index; NAICS = 323) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Textile product mills (volume; index; NAICS = 314) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 644 1972-01-31 2025-08-31

Series in the same data set: 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 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31
Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly 704 1967-01-31 2025-08-31