Capacity utilization: Apparel and leather goods (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 315,6) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US industrial capacity utilization (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent data on industrial capacity utilization in the United States, the production of apparel and leather goods was 71.28 percent of total available capacity in August 2026, compared to 69.71 in July 2026.
Sample. There are 656 observations overall in the monthly time series displayed in the graph above. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1972 to August 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: capacity utilization hit a peak of 87.15 percent of productive capacity in December 1994; it recorded a bottom of 48.33 in April 2020; it had an average value of 75.58.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 70.8663 |
| 2026-07-31 | 69.7055 |
| 2026-08-31 | 71.2841 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Apparel and leather goods (NAICS = 315,6) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Actual production divided by production capacity |
| Data type | Capacity utilization |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Total index (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 656 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
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Nondurable goods
Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |