Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - 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 natural gas distribution sector stood at 79.93 percent of total available capacity in August 2026, versus 80.34 in July 2026.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 716 data points in total. The time period covered by the series goes from January 1967 to August 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: capacity utilization peaked at 102.54 percent of productive capacity in April 2018; it recorded a bottom of 59.24 in March 2012; it had a mean of 81.04.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 80.0672 |
| 2026-07-31 | 80.3412 |
| 2026-08-31 | 79.9292 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (NAICS = 2212) |
| 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 | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 656 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
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 | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 716 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-08-31 |