Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  March
2024
February
2025r
March
2025p
February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 78.7 77.7 80.7 3.0 2.0
Non-durable goods industries 79.5 78.0 80.5 2.5 1.0
Food manufacturing 78.8E 78.5E 80.8E 2.3 2.0
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 76.2 73.0 77.4 4.4 1.2
Beverage manufacturing 78.6 77.6 82.1E 4.5 3.5
Tobacco manufacturing 69.0 49.7 55.6 5.9 -13.4
Textile mills 68.9 75.3E 74.1E -1.2 5.2
Textile product mills 68.3E 66.0 71.3 5.3 3.0
Apparel manufacturing 73.3E 75.2 78.2 3.0 4.9
Leather and allied product manufacturing 67.9 74.0 81.6E 7.6 13.7
Paper manufacturing 84.4 84.5 86.8 2.3 2.4
Printing and related support activities 76.7E 76.8E 80.8E 4.0 4.1
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 92.6 83.6 88.0 4.4 -4.6
Chemical manufacturing 73.6E 75.8E 75.8E 0.0 2.2
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 67.8E 67.9E 71.0 3.1 3.2
Plastic product manufacturing 66.4E 66.7E 69.9E 3.2 3.5
Rubber product manufacturing 77.9 75.2 77.5 2.3 -0.4
Durable goods industries 78.0 77.5 80.9 3.4 2.9
Wood product manufacturing 77.9 73.0E 79.2E 6.2 1.3
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 55.0E 60.2E 61.6E 1.4 6.6
Primary metal manufacturing 77.7 77.7 77.5 -0.2 -0.2
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 70.6E 66.1E 73.2E 7.1 2.6
Machinery manufacturing 79.5E 76.6E 77.2E 0.6 -2.3
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 75.6 81.5 86.7E 5.2 11.1
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 82.0E 76.2 80.5E 4.3 -1.5
Transportation equipment manufacturing 85.7 86.3 90.7 4.4 5.0
Furniture and related product manufacturing 76.8E 71.7E 79.8E 8.1 3.0
Miscellaneous manufacturing 78.2E 78.6E 81.9E 3.3 3.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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