Production capacity: Paper (volume; index; NAICS = 322) - 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, the capacity to produce paper was 104.53 (index) in August 2025, versus 104.63 in July. This marks a reduction of 0.10 percent.
Sample. There are 932 observations in the monthly series displayed in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1948 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: productive capacity reached its maximum of 147.42 in October 1999; it recorded a bottom of 28.36 in January 1948; it was equal on average to 99.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 104.7305 |
| 2025-07-31 | 104.6286 |
| 2025-08-31 | 104.5257 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Paper (NAICS = 322) |
| 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 in the same data set: Nondurable goods
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 |