Capacity utilization: Fabricated metal product (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 332) - 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 fabricated metal products was 76.43 percent of total available capacity in December 2025, compared to 76.49 in November.
Sample. There are 936 observations overall in the monthly series displayed in the plot above. The period covered by the series is from January 1948 to December 2025.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we computed on the full sample: capacity utilization was equal on average to 79.89 percent of productive capacity; it hit a minimum of 62.29 in December 1982; it recorded its highest level of 96.75 in July 1953.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 76.7683 |
| 2025-11-30 | 76.4911 |
| 2025-12-31 | 76.4323 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Fabricated metal product (NAICS = 332) |
| 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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 648 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |