Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  September
2024
August
2025r
September
2025p
August to September 2025 September 2024 to September 2025
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 78.5 78.2 80.7 2.5 2.2
Non-durable goods industries 79.4 79.3 81.4 2.1 2.0
Food manufacturing 80.7E 76.8E 80.5E 3.7 -0.2
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 76.3 74.7 77.7 3.0 1.4
Beverage manufacturing 80.2 80.7E 79.3E -1.4 -0.9
Tobacco manufacturing 56.6 38.9 71.4 32.5 14.8
Textile mills 73.2 69.3 74.8 5.5 1.6
Textile product mills 68.8E 59.8E 63.7E 3.9 -5.1
Apparel manufacturing 77.6E 77.7 81.0E 3.3 3.4
Leather and allied product manufacturing 77.3 79.8 84.7 4.9 7.4
Paper manufacturing 84.6 81.3 84.7 3.4 0.1
Printing and related support activities 78.1E 78.2E 77.1E -1.1 -1.0
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 86.2 90.2 89.2 -1.0 3.0
Chemical manufacturing 72.2 76.7E 76.3E -0.4 4.1
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 73.9 74.5E 80.3E 5.8 6.4
Plastic product manufacturing 72.6E 75.0E 81.6E 6.6 9.0
Rubber product manufacturing 82.2 71.6 73.2 1.6 -9.0
Durable goods industries 77.6 77.0 80.0 3.0 2.4
Wood product manufacturing 76.7 73.3E 73.7E 0.4 -3.0
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 76.5E 78.5E 74.3E -4.2 -2.2
Primary metal manufacturing 70.0 73.4 74.6 1.2 4.6
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 74.4E 73.7E 74.0E 0.3 -0.4
Machinery manufacturing 79.5E 75.1E 77.4E 2.3 -2.1
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 84.4 83.8E 88.3E 4.5 3.9
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 80.7E 74.8 71.9 -2.9 -8.8
Transportation equipment manufacturing 81.8 81.7 90.4 8.7 8.6
Furniture and related product manufacturing 75.8E 78.0E 78.2E 0.2 2.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing 76.5E 79.0E 78.9E -0.1 2.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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