Capacity utilization: Chemical (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 325) - 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, production in the chemical sector was 74.82 percent of total available capacity in September 2025, compared to 75.14 in August 2025.
Sample. There are 933 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1948 to September 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: capacity utilization had a mean value of 78.29 percent of productive capacity; it reached its minimum of 65.30 in December 2008; it peaked at 90.60 in March 1951.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 75.3354 |
| 2025-08-31 | 75.1412 |
| 2025-09-30 | 74.8203 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Chemical (NAICS = 325) |
| 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 | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 645 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Durable goods
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 | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |