Capacity utilization: Petroleum and coal products (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 324) - 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 petroleum and coal products was 88.27 percent of total available capacity in September 2026, compared to 87.73 in the previous month.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 945 observations overall. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1948 to September 2026.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: capacity utilization achieved a maximum of 99.84 percent of productive capacity in March 1956; it reached its minimum of 61.59 percent of productive capacity in May 2020; it had a mean of 87.45 percent of productive capacity.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 87.8208 |
| 2026-08-31 | 87.7301 |
| 2026-09-30 | 88.2683 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Petroleum and coal products (NAICS = 324) |
| 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 |