Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - 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 minining sector stood at 90.34 percent of total available capacity in July 2025, compared to 90.82 in June.
Sample. The monthly time series presented in the chart has a total of 703 observations. The series covers the time period going from January 1967 to July 2025.
History. Here are a few statistics computed on the entire sample: capacity utilization reached its maximum of 94.01 percent of productive capacity in January 1980; it hit a trough of 61.89 in May 2020; it had a mean value of 86.50.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 91.1965 |
| 2025-06-30 | 90.8175 |
| 2025-07-31 | 90.3418 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Mining (NAICS = 21) |
| 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 |