Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  February
2023
January
2024r
February
2024p
January to February 2024 February 2023 to February 2024
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 77.3 77.0 78.1 1.1 0.8
Non-durable goods industries 78.8 77.6 78.7 1.1 -0.1
Food manufacturing 78.4E 76.2E 78.0E 1.8 -0.4
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 72.4 73.5 73.7 0.2 1.3
Beverage manufacturing 72.9 73.7 74.3 0.6 1.4
Tobacco manufacturing 69.1 72.7 70.3 -2.4 1.2
Textile mills 80.1 78.1 73.6 -4.5 -6.5
Textile product mills 68.1E 69.3E 71.3E 2.0 3.2
Apparel manufacturing 86.9E 77.8E 76.6E -1.2 -10.3
Leather and allied product manufacturing 75.9 74.2 71.5 -2.7 -4.4
Paper manufacturing 81.5 83.6 81.7 -1.9 0.2
Printing and related support activities 73.9E 70.7E 69.1E -1.6 -4.8
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 87.7 88.5 87.8 -0.7 0.1
Chemical manufacturing 74.0E 74.1 76.2E 2.1 2.2
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 68.5E 67.9E 69.3E 1.4 0.8
Plastic product manufacturing 67.6E 66.3E 68.7E 2.4 1.1
Rubber product manufacturing 73.5 78.1 72.5 -5.6 -1.0
Durable goods industries 75.8 76.5 77.6 1.1 1.8
Wood product manufacturing 76.0 70.5 72.4E 1.9 -3.6
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 57.8E 58.9E 57.8E -1.1 0.0
Primary metal manufacturing 72.5 76.6 75.6 -1.0 3.1
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 74.5E 71.8E 72.9E 1.1 -1.6
Machinery manufacturing 79.5E 77.2E 79.5E 2.3 0.0
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 79.7 78.2E 80.5E 2.3 0.8
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 81.8 82.2E 81.2E -1.0 -0.6
Transportation equipment manufacturing 78.8 83.8 85.3 1.5 6.5
Furniture and related product manufacturing 75.4E 67.7E 75.2E 7.5 -0.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing 75.8 72.3E 72.6E 0.3 -3.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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