Capacity utilization: Motor vehicles and parts (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 3361-3) - 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 motor vehicles and parts was 67.86 percent of total available capacity in September 2025, versus 69.33 in August.
Sample. There are 933 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the plot above. The series covers the period extending from January 1948 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: capacity utilization peaked at 113.50 percent of productive capacity in August 1950; it reached its lowest level of 14.60 in April 2020; it had a mean of 76.88.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 67.2572 |
| 2025-08-31 | 69.3289 |
| 2025-09-30 | 67.8608 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Motor vehicles and parts (NAICS = 3361-3) |
| 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 | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 645 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
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 | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 705 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |