Capacity utilization: Food, beverage, and tobacco (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 311,2) - 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 in the food, beverage and tobacco sector was 79.49 percent of total available capacity in July 2025, compared to 79.68 in June.
Sample. There are 703 observations overall in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time span stretching from January 1967 to July 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: capacity utilization averaged 80.69 percent of productive capacity; it reached its lowest level of 71.39 in April 2020; it achieved a maximum of 86.58 in April 1967.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 79.4224 |
| 2025-06-30 | 79.6818 |
| 2025-07-31 | 79.4911 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Food, beverage, and tobacco (NAICS = 311,2) |
| 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 |