Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  December
2022
November
2023r
December
2023p
November to December 2023 December 2022 to December 2023
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 75.9 79.1 75.3E -3.8 -0.6
Non-durable goods industries 76.6 77.6 75.1E -2.5 -1.5
Food manufacturing 77.8E 81.3E 76.0E -5.3 -1.8
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 69.0 64.1 63.4 -0.7 -5.6
Beverage manufacturing 70.9 65.9 64.9 -1.0 -6.0
Tobacco manufacturing 57.7 53.8 56.5 2.7 -1.2
Textile mills 78.8 70.6 78.1 7.5 -0.7
Textile product mills 62.5E 71.4E 63.4E -8.0 0.9
Apparel manufacturing 78.0E 79.7E 76.4E -3.3 -1.6
Leather and allied product manufacturing 79.3E 72.4 75.5 3.1 -3.8
Paper manufacturing 79.4 82.9 80.6 -2.3 1.2
Printing and related support activities 76.3E 73.5E 68.6E -4.9 -7.7
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 84.5 79.6 86.3 6.7 1.8
Chemical manufacturing 72.8E 73.5 68.8E -4.7 -4.0
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 61.1 72.0E 62.8E -9.2 1.7
Plastic product manufacturing 59.6E 70.3E 61.6E -8.7 2.0
Rubber product manufacturing 70.4 83.1E 70.0 -13.1 -0.4
Durable goods industries 75.1 80.5 75.4 -5.1 0.3
Wood product manufacturing 69.4 77.6 69.4E -8.2 0.0
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 63.1E 74.5E 65.4E -9.1 2.3
Primary metal manufacturing 73.2 77.0 76.9 -0.1 3.7
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 72.3E 78.1E 71.3E -6.8 -1.0
Machinery manufacturing 78.5E 81.2E 76.9E -4.3 -1.6
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 78.6 77.3E 82.3E 5.0 3.7
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 82.3E 85.5E 80.6E -4.9 -1.7
Transportation equipment manufacturing 78.5 85.4E 78.4 -7.0 -0.1
Furniture and related product manufacturing 78.1E 78.5E 69.1E -9.4 -9.0
Miscellaneous manufacturing 72.5 77.5E 74.6E -2.9 2.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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