Table 5 
Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted  

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates by industry – Unadjusted
  December
2024
November
2025r
December
2025p
November to December 2025 December 2024 to December 2025
  %%% percentage point changepercentage point change
Manufacturing 75.6 78.7 76.8E -1.9 1.2
Non-durable goods industries 78.4 80.5E 78.8E -1.7 0.4
Food manufacturing 76.9E 80.4E 77.8E -2.6 0.9
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 77.4 76.8 73.4 -3.4 -4.0
Beverage manufacturing 80.9 78.9E 78.4E -0.5 -2.5
Tobacco manufacturing 61.9 59.6 43.5 -16.1 -18.4
Textile mills 77.4 74.5 70.2 -4.3 -7.2
Textile product mills 69.1E 77.1E 78.5E 1.4 9.4
Apparel manufacturing 78.4E 81.2E 77.9E -3.3 -0.5
Leather and allied product manufacturing 70.0 66.6E 71.0E 4.4 1.0
Paper manufacturing 81.3 81.3 83.1 1.8 1.8
Printing and related support activities 72.8E 76.0E 72.6E -3.4 -0.2
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 91.2 94.3 90.6 -3.7 -0.6
Chemical manufacturing 73.3 71.4E 74.5E 3.1 1.2
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 65.5 71.5E 67.7 -3.8 2.2
Plastic product manufacturing 63.8 71.7E 67.5E -4.2 3.7
Rubber product manufacturing 75.8 70.1 68.5 -1.6 -7.3
Durable goods industries 73.1 77.0 75.1 -1.9 2.0
Wood product manufacturing 70.3 74.5E 70.0E -4.5 -0.3
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 62.6E 70.6E 59.0E -11.6 -3.6
Primary metal manufacturing 73.4 71.2 76.1 4.9 2.7
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 70.3E 71.9E 66.3E -5.6 -4.0
Machinery manufacturing 74.7E 75.8E 74.7E -1.1 0.0
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 84.0E 87.8E 90.3E 2.5 6.3
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 69.5E 75.1 80.2E 5.1 10.7
Transportation equipment manufacturing 75.3 83.0 80.0 -3.0 4.7
Furniture and related product manufacturing 70.7E 79.1E 74.2E -4.9 3.5
Miscellaneous manufacturing 69.7E 80.7 72.1E -8.6 2.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
E
use with caution
Note(s):
Data in this table are not seasonally adjusted.
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