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 was 148.43 (index) in February 2026, compared to 148.33 in January 2026. This represents a gain of 0.07 percent.
Sample. There are 710 observations in the monthly time series displayed in the figure above. The time span covered by the series goes from January 1967 to February 2026.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: productive capacity reached a trough of 115.84 in October 1988; it attained a maximum of 158.47 in March 1979; it was equal on average to 140.08.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 148.1764 |
| 2026-01-31 | 148.3304 |
| 2026-02-28 | 148.4327 |
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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 |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 650 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 650 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
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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 | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |
| Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 710 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-02-28 |