Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  May
2024
April
2025r
May
2025p
April to May 2025 May 2024 to May 2025
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 79.9 76.4 78.6E 2.2 -1.3
Non-durable goods industries 80.5 73.2E 76.2E 3.0 -4.3
Food manufacturing 79.9E 73.8E 79.0E 5.2 -0.9
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 79.3 73.8 76.4 2.6 -2.9
Beverage manufacturing 80.4 79.6 79.8 0.2 -0.6
Tobacco manufacturing 73.2 48.8 52.4 3.6 -20.8
Textile mills 71.8 74.4 75.0 0.6 3.2
Textile product mills 71.8 61.1E 61.8E 0.7 -10.0
Apparel manufacturing 81.7E 81.3 82.3E 1.0 0.6
Leather and allied product manufacturing 60.6 76.1 76.8E 0.7 16.2
Paper manufacturing 85.1 82.6 81.8 -0.8 -3.3
Printing and related support activities 79.6E 78.6E 76.0E -2.6 -3.6
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 86.1 69.6 71.4 1.8 -14.7
Chemical manufacturing 78.0E 72.0E 75.3E 3.3 -2.7
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 75.0E 72.3E 72.9E 0.6 -2.1
Plastic product manufacturing 73.7E 71.4E 71.9E 0.5 -1.8
Rubber product manufacturing 83.4 77.4 79.3 1.9 -4.1
Durable goods industries 79.3 79.5 80.8 1.3 1.5
Wood product manufacturing 77.1 76.7E 80.2E 3.5 3.1
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 75.5E 70.6E 79.2E 8.6 3.7
Primary metal manufacturing 77.5 77.3 77.5 0.2 0.0
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 76.3E 72.5E 76.0E 3.5 -0.3
Machinery manufacturing 82.6E 78.0E 75.7E -2.3 -6.9
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 83.9 90.1E 89.0E -1.1 5.1
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 81.8E 75.5 82.2E 6.7 0.4
Transportation equipment manufacturing 80.9 86.4 86.5 0.1 5.6
Furniture and related product manufacturing 79.1E 75.6E 79.2E 3.6 0.1
Miscellaneous manufacturing 78.4E 82.7E 79.9E -2.8 1.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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