Production capacity: Primary metal (volume; index; NAICS = 331) - 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 primary metals stood at 137.26 (index) in August 2025, compared to 137.08 in July. This marks a gain of 0.13 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 704 data points. The series covers the time span going from January 1967 to August 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics calculated on the whole sample: productive capacity hit a trough of 115.45 in September 1988; it recorded its maximum of 158.61 in March 1979; it was equal on average to 139.40.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 136.9057 |
| 2025-07-31 | 137.0828 |
| 2025-08-31 | 137.2583 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Primary metal (NAICS = 331) |
| 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 |