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 77.33 percent of total available capacity in September 2026, compared to 77.05 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 717 records in total. The series covers the time range going from January 1967 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at a few simple statistics calculated on the entire sample: capacity utilization hit a maximum of 86.58 percent of productive capacity in April 1967; it recorded a minimum of 71.42 percent of productive capacity in April 2020; it had a mean of 80.54 percent of productive capacity.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 77.1534 |
| 2026-08-31 | 77.0475 |
| 2026-09-30 | 77.3315 |
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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 |
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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 | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 657 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
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 | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 717 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |