Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  March
2023
February
2024r
March
2024p
February to March 2024 March 2023 to March 2024
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 80.6 78.3 78.0 -0.3 -2.6
Non-durable goods industries 80.0 78.8 78.1 -0.7 -1.9
Food manufacturing 80.6E 78.0E 79.0E 1.0 -1.6
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 72.9 74.8 74.2 -0.6 1.3
Beverage manufacturing 74.8 75.8 74.3 -1.5 -0.5
Tobacco manufacturing 64.0 69.1 73.6 4.5 9.6
Textile mills 85.6 72.6 81.0 8.4 -4.6
Textile product mills 78.6E 65.0 67.0E 2.0 -11.6
Apparel manufacturing 78.7E 77.8 70.7 -7.1 -8.0
Leather and allied product manufacturing 79.9 71.6 63.8 -7.8 -16.1
Paper manufacturing 84.9 83.4 84.6 1.2 -0.3
Printing and related support activities 79.9E 69.3E 73.5E 4.2 -6.4
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 85.3 87.8 84.5 -3.3 -0.8
Chemical manufacturing 79.2 75.8E 73.8E -2.0 -5.4
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 68.7E 70.1E 68.7E -1.4 0.0
Plastic product manufacturing 68.3E 68.8E 67.8E -1.0 -0.5
Rubber product manufacturing 70.9 77.8 74.3 -3.5 3.4
Durable goods industries 81.2 77.8 77.9 0.1 -3.3
Wood product manufacturing 80.0 72.2E 77.5 5.3 -2.5
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 67.0E 57.1E 56.5E -0.6 -10.5
Primary metal manufacturing 77.2 76.4 76.7 0.3 -0.5
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 78.8E 74.6E 71.6E -3.0 -7.2
Machinery manufacturing 81.0E 80.1E 78.8E -1.3 -2.2
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 84.2 81.3 73.8E -7.5 -10.4
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 89.0 79.2E 83.8E 4.6 -5.2
Transportation equipment manufacturing 86.6 84.9 85.7 0.8 -0.9
Furniture and related product manufacturing 82.5E 76.7E 76.0E -0.7 -6.5
Miscellaneous manufacturing 74.7 72.2E 78.0E 5.8 3.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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