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 101.72 (index) in May 2026, compared to 101.82 in April. This marks a decrease of 0.10 percent.
Sample. There are 941 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1948 to May 2026.
History. Check out a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: productive capacity achieved a maximum of 147.15 in September 1999; it reached a trough of 28.40 in January 1948; it had an average value of 99.37.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 101.9268 |
| 2026-04-30 | 101.8237 |
| 2026-05-31 | 101.7179 |
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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 |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 653 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
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 | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |
| Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 713 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-05-31 |