Production capacity: Plastics and rubber products (volume; index; NAICS = 326) - 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 plastics and rubber products was 126.62 (index) in May 2026, versus 126.73 in April 2026. This marks a decrease of 0.09 percent.
Sample. In the monthly time series displayed in the plot, there are 941 records overall. The time range covered by the series stretches from January 1948 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some summary statistics we computed on the full sample: productive capacity averaged 74.87; it registered a minimum of 6.83 in January 1948; it hit a maximum of 139.83 in September 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 126.8416 |
| 2026-04-30 | 126.7315 |
| 2026-05-31 | 126.6198 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Plastics and rubber products (NAICS = 326) |
| 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 |
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| 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 |