Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - 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 by electric and gas utilities was 70.04 percent of total available capacity in July 2025, compared to 70.39 in June 2025.
Sample. There are 703 records overall in the monthly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1967 to July 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: capacity utilization reached its lowest level of 67.77 percent of productive capacity in March 2025; it attained a maximum of 98.18 in May 1970; it had a mean of 85.06.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 69.3496 |
| 2025-06-30 | 70.3938 |
| 2025-07-31 | 70.039 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (NAICS = 2211,2) |
| 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 |
Series in the same data set: Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Total index (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
Series in the same data set: Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 643 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 703 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-07-31 |