Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  August
2022
July
2023r
August
2023p
July to August 2023 August 2022 to August 2023
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 77.7 77.6 80.2 2.6 2.5
Non-durable goods industries 79.8 78.4 80.0 1.6 0.2
Food manufacturing 79.9E 79.4E 79.3E -0.1 -0.6
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 74.4 68.8 78.9 10.1 4.5
Beverage manufacturing 76.1 70.9 84.8E 13.9 8.7
Tobacco manufacturing 64.4 54.0 53.1 -0.9 -11.3
Textile mills 80.0 78.6 76.1 -2.5 -3.9
Textile product mills 75.7E 70.0E 70.1 0.1 -5.6
Apparel manufacturing 84.1E 71.6E 83.7E 12.1 -0.4
Leather and allied product manufacturing 78.9 81.9E 77.3E -4.6 -1.6
Paper manufacturing 85.9 79.0 79.6 0.6 -6.3
Printing and related support activities 78.2E 72.9E 77.0E 4.1 -1.2
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 87.8 88.1 90.1 2.0 2.3
Chemical manufacturing 72.3E 73.8E 73.8 0.0 1.5
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 71.2E 66.9E 71.5E 4.6 0.3
Plastic product manufacturing 71.6E 65.6E 71.6E 6.0 0.0
Rubber product manufacturing 68.8 75.3 70.9 -4.4 2.1
Durable goods industries 75.5 76.8 80.5 3.7 5.0
Wood product manufacturing 79.2 70.6 75.8 5.2 -3.4
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 76.0E 76.8E 77.4E 0.6 1.4
Primary metal manufacturing 71.4 74.8 73.8 -1.0 2.4
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 73.4E 72.8E 78.4E 5.6 5.0
Machinery manufacturing 78.3E 75.2E 81.0E 5.8 2.7
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 78.1 80.6E 81.4E 0.8 3.3
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 83.2 78.8 78.4E -0.4 -4.8
Transportation equipment manufacturing 74.6 82.1 86.9E 4.8 12.3
Furniture and related product manufacturing 81.6E 75.6E 78.7E 3.1 -2.9
Miscellaneous manufacturing 73.8E 78.5E 77.7E -0.8 3.9
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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