Capacity utilization: Paper (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 322) - 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 paper was 77.96 percent of total available capacity in March 2026, compared to 77.83 in February.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 939 records overall. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1948 to March 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: capacity utilization recorded its maximum of 102.54 percent of productive capacity in April 1951; it reached a trough of 72.69 in April 2009; it had a mean value of 87.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 77.2291 |
| 2026-02-28 | 77.828 |
| 2026-03-31 | 77.96 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Paper (NAICS = 322) |
| 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 | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 651 | 1972-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
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 | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 711 | 1967-01-31 | 2026-03-31 |