A. Manufacturing, mining, and utilities—Continued 15 
Primary metals 
Seasonally adjusted 
■ CAPACITY UTILIZATION 
PERCENT 
YB 
JAN 
FEB 
BAR 
APR 
HAY 
JONE 
JULY 
AUG 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOT 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q 4 
ANN. 
AVG. 
67 
90.8 
88.0 
83.7 
84.8 
82.5 
81. 1 
83.1 
85.6 
85.4 
87.2 
87.4 
86.8 
87.5 
82.8 
84.7 
87.1 
85.5 
68 
86.5 
86.6 
87.6 
88.3 
90.6 
91.0 
89.0 
83.5 
80.2 
81.9 
85.9 
88.5 
86.9 
90.0 
84.3 
85.4 
86.6 
69 
88.2 
91.0 
91.0 
89.5 
88.3 
90.2 
91.4 
93.6 
93.6 
94.7 
96.2 
92.2 
90.1 
89.3 
92.9 
94.4 
91.7 
70 
84.6 
85.1 
84.8 
82.4 
85.2 
83. 1 
81.9 
87.0 
83.7 
79.6 
78.3 
80.5 
84.8 
83.6 
84.2 
79.4 
83.0 
71 
83.0 
81.8 
82.1 
82.5 
86. 1 
81.7 
75. 1 
62.0 
71.2 
73.0 
70.4 
71.9 
82.3 
83.4 
69.4 
71.8 
76.7 
72 
79.0 
79.1 
80.3 
83.6 
84.3 
83.3 
85.3 
86.6 
89.0 
91.3 
92.2 
95.6 
79.5 
83.7 
87.0 
93.0 
85.8 
73 
93.2 
95.3 
94.2 
94. 1 
94.0 
94.5 
97.4 
97.7 
99.3 
97.6 
100.3 
101.9 
94.2 
94.2 
98.2 
99.9 
96.6 
74 
96.9 
93.4 
92.9 
90.6 
91.6 
94.2 
92.5 
92.5 
94.3 
93.0 
89.5 
83.5 
94.4 
92.1 
93.1 
88.7 
92. 1 
75 
82.2 
80.6 
75.7 
72.8 
68.5 
67.8 
67.0 
70.9 
72.3 
70.5 
73.6 
72.4 
79.5 
69.7 
70.0 
72.2 
72.9 
76 
77. 1 
81.6 
79.0 
79.8 
83.6 
83.0 
83.6 
84.7 
80.8 
79.7 
78. 1 
77.5 
79.2 
82. 1 
83.0 
78.4 
80.7 
77 
77.4 
79.0 
80.2 
82.0 
84.3 
82. 2 
80.3 
80.9 
79.3 
82.4 
81.4 
82.7 
78.8 
82.8 
80.2 
82.2 
81.0 
78 
82.2 
81.1 
78.3 
83.3 
83.8 
83.5 
87.3 
89.4 
91.2 
92.9 
93.8 
97. 1 
80.5 
83.6 
89.3 
94.6 
87.0 
79 
91.3 
91.9 
91.3 
89. 0 
87.6 
88.7 
89.5 
88.3 
88.3 
85.6 
85.5 
86.3 
91.5 
88.4 
88.7 
85.8 
88.6 
80 
06.3 
83.9 
84.7 
77.8 
68.9 
63.9 
59.2 
64.7 
66. 1 
73.4 
84. 1 
83. 1 
85.0 
70.2 
63.3 
80.2 
74.7 
81 
84. 8 
84.3 
82.6 
80. 1 
79.5 
74.6 
78. 1 
84.0 
78.4 
74.8 
71.5 
66.7 
83.9 
78. 1 
80.2 
71.0 
78.3 
82 
66.6 
63.5 
59.4 
55.9 
53.4 
51.6 
52.1 
53.1 
51.8 
49.6 
47.2 
45.8 
63.2 
53.6 
52.3 
47.5 
54.2 
83 
53.9 
55.0 
56.8 
57. 6 
59.2 
58.0 
62.0 
65.2 
66.3 
71.7 
69.7 
68.2 
55.2 
58.3 
64.5 
69.9 
62.0 
84 
72.8 
73.7 
72.7 
73.4 
72.5 
70.6 
71.0 
79.3 
73.6 
72.4 
72.3 
70.3 
73.1 
72.2 
73.0 
71.7 
72.5 
■ OUTPUT 
INDEX, 1977 « 100 
YB 
JAN 
FEB 
BAB 
APB 
HAY 
JUNE 
JULY 
AUG 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
Q 
1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q 4 
ANN. 
AVG, 
67 
95.8 
93. 
1 
88. 
8 
90.2 
88.0 
86.7 
89.0 
92.0 
92.0 
94. 1 
94.6 
94. 1 
92. 
6 
88.3 
91.0 
94.3 
91.4 
68 
94. 0 
94. 
1 
95. 
4 
96.2 
98.8 
99.3 
97.2 
91.3 
87.8 
89.6 
94.1 
97.1 
94. 
s 
98. 1 
92. 1 
93.6 
94.7 
69 
97.0 
100. 
2 
100. 
5 
99. 1 
97.9 
100.3 
101.9 
104.6 
104.8 
106.3 
108.2 
103.9 
99. 
2 
99. 1 
103.8 
106.2 
101.9 
70 
95.6 
96. 
4 
96. 
2 
93.6 
97.0 
94. 8 
93.6 
99.6 
96.0 
91.5 
90.2 
92.9 
96. 
1 
95.1 
96.4 
91.5 
94.8 
71 
95.9 
94. 
7 
95. 
2 
95.9 
100.1 
95.2 
87.7 
72.5 
83.3 
85.6 
82.7 
84.6 
95. 
3 
97. 1 
81.2 
84.3 
89.9 
72 
93.0 
93. 
1 
94. 
5 
98.3 
99.1 
97.9 
100.2 
101.7 
104.5 
107. 1 
108.2 
112. 1 
93. 
5 
98.4 
102.1 
109. 1 
100.7 
73 
109.3 
112. 
0 
110. 
9 
110.9 
111.0 
111.7 
115.4 
115.8 
118.0 
116. 1 
119.5 
121.6 
110. 
7 
111.2 
116.4 
119.0 
114.3 
74 
115.8 
111. 
7 
111. 
2 
108.6 
109.8 
113.0 
111.1 
111.2 
113.5 
112. 1 
107.9 
100.8 
112. 
9 
110.5 
111.9 
106.9 
110.7 
75 
99.3 
97. 
4 
91. 
5 
88.0 
82.9 
82.0 
81.1 
85.8 
87.6 
85.4 
89.2 
87.8 
96. 
1 
84.3 
84.8 
87.5 
88.2 
76 
93.5 
99. 
2 
96. 
1 
97.2 
101.9 
101.4 
102.3 
103.7 
99. 1 
97.8 
96.0 
95.5 
96. 
3 
100.2 
101.7 
96. 4 
98.7 
77 
95.4 
97. 
3 
98. 
8 
101.2 
104.0 
101. 4 
99. 1 
99.9 
98.0 
101.8 
100.6 
102.2 
97. 
2 
102.2 
99.0 
101.5 
100.0 
78 
101.6 
100. 
2 
96. 
7 
102.9 
103.5 
103.0 
107.7 
110.2 
112.4 
114.5 
115.5 
119.5 
99. 
5 
103. 1 
110.1 
116.5 
107.0 
79 
112.3 
112. 
9 
112. 
2 
109.2 
107.4 
108.7 
109.6 
108.1 
107.9 
104.6 
104.4 
105.3 
112. 
5 
108.4 
108.5 
104.8 
108.5 
80 
105.2 
102. 
2 
103. 
2 
94.7 
83.8 
77.7 
71.9 
78.5 
80.2 
89.0 
101.8 
100.6 
103. 
5 
85.4 
76.9 
97. 1 
90.4 
81 
102.6 
102. 
0 
100. 
3 
97.2 
96.4 
90.5 
94.8 
102. 1 
95.3 
91.0 
87.0 
81.2 
101. 
7 
94.7 
97.4 
86.4 
95.0 
82 
01. 1 
77. 
3 
72. 
2 
67.9 
64.9 
62.6 
63.2 
64.4 
62.7 
60.0 
57. 1 
55.3 
76. 
9 
65. 1 
63.4 
57.4 
65.8 
83 
65. 0 
66. 
1 
68. 
1 
68.8 
70.5 
68.8 
73.2 
76.8 
77.8 
84.0 
81.2 
79.3 
66. 
4 
69.4 
76.0 
81.5 
73.0 
84 
84.3 
85. 
1 
83. 
6 
84.2 
82.8 
80.4 
80.6 
84.0 
82.9 
81.3 
80.9 
78.4 
84. 
3 
82.4 
82.5 
80.2 
82.4 
CAPACITY 
PERCEVI OF 1977 OOTPOT 
ANM. 
YH 
JAN 
FEB 
BAB 
APB 
BAY 
JUNE 
JULY 
AUG 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOT 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q 4 
AVG, 
67 
105.5 
105.8 
106.1 
106.3 
106.6 
106.9 
107,1 
107.4 
107.7 
107.9 
108.2 
108.5 
105.8 
106.6 
107.4 
108.2 
107.0 
68 
108.7 
108.8 
108.8 
108.9 
109.0 
109. 1 
109.2 
109.3 
109.4 
109.5 
109.6 
109.7 
108.8 
109.0 
109.3 
109.6 
109.2 
69 
109.9 
110.1 
110.4 
110.7 
110.9 
111.2 
111.4 
111.7 
112.0 
112.2 
112.5 
112.8 
110.1 
110.9 
111.7 
112.5 
111.3 
70 
113.0 
113.2 
113.4 
113.7 
113.9 
114. 1 
114.3 
114.5 
114.7 
115.0 
115.2 
115.4 
113.2 
113.9 
114.5 
115.2 
114.2 
71 
115.6 
115.8 
116.0 
116.2 
116.3 
116.5 
116.7 
116.9 
117.1 
117.3 
117.5 
117.7 
115.8 
116.3 
116.9 
117.5 
116.6 
72 
117.7 
117.7 
117.6 
117.6 
117.6 
117.5 
117.5 
117.4 
117.4 
117.3 
117.3 
117.2 
117.7 
117.6 
117.4 
117.3 
117.5 
73 
117.3 
117.5 
117.7 
117.9 
118.0 
118.2 
118.4 
118.6 
118.8 
118.9 
119. 1 
119.3 
117.5 
118.0 
118.6 
119. 1 
116.3 
74 
119.5 
119.6 
119.7 
119.8 
119.9 
120.0 
120.1 
120.2 
120.4 
120.5 
120.6 
120.7 
119.6 
119.9 
120.2 
120.6 
120.1 
75 
120.8 
120.8 
120.9 
120.9 
120.9 
121.0 
121.0 
121.1 
121. 1 
121.2 
121.2 
121.2 
120.8 
120.9 
121.1 
121.2 
121.0 
76 
121.3 
121.5 
121.7 
121.8 
122.0 
122. 1 
122.3 
122.5 
122.6 
122.8 
123.0 
123. 1 
121.5 
122.0 
122.5 
123.0 
122.2 
77 
123.2 
123.3 
123.3 
123.3 
123.4 
123.4 
123.4 
123.5 
123.5 
123.6 
123.6 
123.6 
123.3 
123.4 
123.5 
123.6 
123.4 
78 
123.6 
123.6 
123.5 
123.5 
123.4 
123.4 
123.3 
123.3 
123.2 
123.2 
123. 1 
123. 1 
123.6 
123.4 
123.3 
123. 1 
123.4 
79 
123.0 
122.9 
122.8 
122.7 
122.6 
122.5 
122.4 
122.3 
122.2 
122.1 
122.1 
122.0 
122.9 
122.6 
122.3 
122. 1 
122.5 
80 
121.9 
121.8 
121.7 
121.6 
121.6 
121.5 
121.4 
121.4 
121.3 
121.2 
121. 1 
121. 1 
121.8 
121.6 
121.4 
121. 1 
121.5 
81 
121. 1 
121.1 
121.2 
121.2 
121.3 
121.4 
121.4 
121.5 
121.6 
121.6 
121.7 
121.7 
121. 1 
121.3 
121.5 
121.7 
121.4 
82 
121.7 
121.7 
121.6 
121.5 
121.4 
121.3 
121.2 
121.2 
121.1 
121.0 
120.9 
120.8 
121.7 
121.4 
121.2 
120.9 
121.3 
83 
120.6 
120.2 
119.8 
119.4 
119.0 
118.6 
118.2 
117.8 
117.4 
117.0 
116.6 
116.2 
120.2 
119.0 
117.8 
116.6 
118.4 
84 
115.8 
115.4 
115.0 
114.6 
114.2 
113.9 
113.5 
113.1 
112.7 
112.3 
111.9 
111.5 
115.4 
114.2 
113.1 
111.9 
113.7