Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  August
2021
July
2022r
August
2022p
July to August 2022 August 2021 to August 2022
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 77.2 76.6 77.0 0.4 -0.2
Non-durable goods industries 79.0 79.3 79.7 0.4 0.7
Food manufacturing 77.5E 79.4E 79.6E 0.2 2.1
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 75.9 73.7 75.1 1.4 -0.8
Beverage manufacturing 76.0 75.5 77.0 1.5 1.0
Tobacco manufacturing 75.2 64.4 64.4 0.0 -10.8
Textile mills 76.2 77.5 75.3 -2.2 -0.9
Textile product mills 73.4 73.3E 71.5E -1.8 -1.9
Clothing manufacturing 74.4 82.9E 80.0E -2.9 5.6
Leather and allied product manufacturing 82.5 82.0 85.9E 3.9 3.4
Paper manufacturing 85.4 85.4 86.2 0.8 0.8
Printing and related support activities 69.5E 74.2E 76.0E 1.8 6.5
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 88.0 89.9 87.5 -2.4 -0.5
Chemical manufacturing 76.7 70.8 72.3E 1.5 -4.4
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 72.1 66.1E 72.4E 6.3 0.3
Plastic product manufacturing 72.2 65.4E 71.9E 6.5 -0.3
Rubber product manufacturing 71.9 70.9 75.3 4.4 3.4
Durable goods industries 75.3 73.5 74.2E 0.7 -1.1
Wood product manufacturing 80.0 76.1 79.9 3.8 -0.1
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 78.0E 76.6E 78.1E 1.5 0.1
Primary metal manufacturing 77.9 69.2 66.8 -2.4 -11.1
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 69.5E 74.2E 74.7E 0.5 5.2
Machinery manufacturing 78.1E 75.0E 78.9E 3.9 0.8
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 77.2 75.0 77.6 2.6 0.4
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 81.0 87.6E 83.7E -3.9 2.7
Transportation equipment manufacturing 70.6 70.7 72.2 1.5 1.6
Furniture and related product manufacturing 83.8E 78.1E 78.7E 0.6 -5.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 78.8 76.2 68.8E -7.4 -10.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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