Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  October
2023
September
2024r
October
2024p
September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 77.7 78.6 80.5 1.9 2.8
Non-durable goods industries 75.5 79.5 82.0E 2.5 6.5
Food manufacturing 79.6E 80.8E 81.6E 0.8 2.0
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 73.1 77.0E 76.4 -0.6 3.3
Beverage manufacturing 72.8 80.4E 79.6E -0.8 6.8
Tobacco manufacturing 75.4 56.5 59.5 3.0 -15.9
Textile mills 71.1 85.1 87.2E 2.1 16.1
Textile product mills 71.8E 72.1 76.2E 4.1 4.4
Apparel manufacturing 78.6E 80.1E 76.8E -3.3 -1.8
Leather and allied product manufacturing 75.3 77.0 79.9 2.9 4.6
Paper manufacturing 81.7 84.4 84.7 0.3 3.0
Printing and related support activities 77.4E 77.3E 80.9E 3.6 3.5
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 76.3 85.4 89.1 3.7 12.8
Chemical manufacturing 66.8E 71.5 77.0E 5.5 10.2
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 70.0 75.0E 77.4E 2.4 7.4
Plastic product manufacturing 68.4E 73.9E 76.5E 2.6 8.1
Rubber product manufacturing 80.5 81.4 82.7 1.3 2.2
Durable goods industries 80.0 77.8 79.0 1.2 -1.0
Wood product manufacturing 79.6 76.2 75.2E -1.0 -4.4
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 76.4E 75.7E 77.5E 1.8 1.1
Primary metal manufacturing 75.5 70.5 75.4 4.9 -0.1
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 78.0E 75.2E 76.6E 1.4 -1.4
Machinery manufacturing 78.9E 78.7E 76.8E -1.9 -2.1
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 79.7 84.5 86.1E 1.6 6.4
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 78.8E 82.4E 83.5E 1.1 4.7
Transportation equipment manufacturing 84.8 82.3 83.3 1.0 -1.5
Furniture and related product manufacturing 79.9E 74.9E 76.8E 1.9 -3.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 78.0E 76.3E 78.4E 2.1 0.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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