Capacity utilization: Total index (percentage of total capacity) - 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 industrial sector stood at 76.26 percent of total available capacity in December 2025, versus 76.08 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 708 data points overall in the monthly series presented in the figure above. The time range covered by the series extends from January 1967 to December 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics we computed on the entire sample: capacity utilization reached a maximum of 89.39 percent of productive capacity in January 1967; it reached a minimum of 64.08 in April 2020; it was equal on average to 79.85.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | 75.8411 |
| 2025-11-30 | 76.0755 |
| 2025-12-31 | 76.2615 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Total index |
| 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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 648 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
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 | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 708 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-12-31 |