Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  May
2022
April
2023r
May
2023p
April to May 2023 May 2022 to May 2023
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 78.7 77.5 80.3 2.8 1.6
Non-durable goods industries 81.2 77.7 79.0 1.3 -2.2
Food manufacturing 80.0E 79.4E 80.5E 1.1 0.5
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 81.8 68.4 71.5 3.1 -10.3
Beverage manufacturing 83.3 69.7 71.8 2.1 -11.5
Tobacco manufacturing 74.1 61.9 69.5 7.6 -4.6
Textile mills 80.4 81.7 83.7 2.0 3.3
Textile product mills 79.0E 67.8E 74.5E 6.7 -4.5
Apparel manufacturing 79.2E 86.4E 83.6E -2.8 4.4
Leather and allied product manufacturing 67.3 78.7 77.1E -1.6 9.8
Paper manufacturing 84.5 81.3 82.7 1.4 -1.8
Printing and related support activities 76.3E 72.3E 78.0E 5.7 1.7
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 85.0 84.7 83.2 -1.5 -1.8
Chemical manufacturing 79.8E 73.5 78.0E 4.5 -1.8
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 75.3E 66.4E 69.3E 2.9 -6.0
Plastic product manufacturing 75.8E 66.1E 68.6E 2.5 -7.2
Rubber product manufacturing 72.7 67.8 74.0 6.2 1.3
Durable goods industries 76.3 77.3 81.5 4.2 5.2
Wood product manufacturing 84.4 77.3 79.1E 1.8 -5.3
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 78.1E 68.5E 77.3E 8.8 -0.8
Primary metal manufacturing 77.2 73.8 75.0 1.2 -2.2
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 75.6E 74.9E 80.4E 5.5 4.8
Machinery manufacturing 80.0E 80.3E 81.8E 1.5 1.8
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 73.4 78.1E 79.9E 1.8 6.5
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 87.7E 82.7E 85.6E 2.9 -2.1
Transportation equipment manufacturing 67.7 79.8 87.1 7.3 19.4
Furniture and related product manufacturing 85.7E 78.9E 84.0E 5.1 -1.7
Miscellaneous manufacturing 81.4E 76.0 76.4E 0.4 -5.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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