1 
B. Industrial materials—Continued 
Nondurable goods materials 
Seasonally adjusted 
57 
■ CAPACITY UTILIZATION 
IB 
JAN 
FIB 
HAB 
APB 
HAY 
JUNE 
JULY 
A 06 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOY 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q * 
AIN. 
ATG. 
67 
86.8 
85.9 
89.2 
85.0 
83.8 
83.4 
82.2 
83.0 
83.7 
84.4 
85.6 
87.0 
85.5 
84. 1 
83.0 
85. 7 
84.5 
68 
86. 1 
89.9 
89.7 
86.0 
87.2 
87.0 
87.5 
87.9 
88. 1 
87.2 
87.4 
86.8 
85.2 
86.8 
87.8 
87. 1 
86. 7 
69 
87. 9 
88.2 
88. 2 
88.6 
88.8 
88.4 
88.6 
88.2 
88.2 
87.6 
87.2 
87.2 
88. 1 
88.6 
88.3 
87.4 
88. 1 
70 
86. 2 
86. 1 
89.8 
85.0 
84.2 
83.3 
84.4 
82.8 
83.3 
83.3 
82.6 
82.0 
85.7 
84.2 
83.5 
82.6 
84.0 
71 
81.7 
81.3 
81.0 
82.3 
82.4 
84. 1 
83.4 
84.4 
84.8 
85.3 
84.9 
85.7 
81.3 
82.9 
84.2 
85. 3 
83. 4 
72 
67.5 
87.1 
87.6 
87.8 
87.8 
87.9 
87.5 
87.7 
87.3 
88.7 
89.4 
90. 1 
87.4 
87.9 
87.5 
89.4 
88. 0 
73 
89.6 
90.3 
90.3 
89.9 
90.5 
90. 0 
90.2 
90.7 
89.8 
90.6 
91.1 
90.9 
90.1 
90. 1 
90.3 
90. 9 
90.3 
79 
90. 9 
91.3 
91. 1 
89.7 
89.7 
89. 1 
89.3 
88.1 
87.0 
84.4 
79.9 
73.9 
91. 1 
89.5 
88. 1 
79. 4 
87.0 
75 
71.3 
69.2 
66. 7 
68.9 
70.3 
72.7 
75.2 
76.6 
79.8 
80.5 
80.6 
81.9 
69.1 
70.6 
77.2 
81.0 
74.5 
76 
01.5 
81.6 
81.2 
82. 1 
81.7 
82.0 
81.2 
81.7 
81.8 
81.7 
81.1 
81.6 
81.5 
81.9 
81.5 
81.4 
81.6 
77 
81.3 
82.9 
83.7 
83.7 
84.7 
84.8 
85.0 
85.6 
84.8 
84.3 
84.8 
84.6 
82.6 
84.4 
85. 1 
84.6 
84.2 
78 
85. 1 
85.1 
85.0 
86.6 
86.7 
86. 9 
85.9 
85.9 
86.0 
86.6 
86.7 
86.7 
85. 1 
86.7 
85.9 
86.7 
86. 1 
79 
85. 5 
85.8 
86.7 
86.6 
87.2 
86.6 
88.1 
87.1 
85.8 
86.3 
86.3 
86.5 
86.0 
86.8 
87.0 
86. 3 
86.5 
80 
86. 3 
89.3 
82.9 
80.9 
77.4 
76.0 
75.1 
76.0 
78.9 
78.9 
79.8 
81.9 
84.5 
78. 1 
76.7 
80.2 
79.9 
81 
81.8 
82.3 
82. 1 
83.0 
82.9 
83.4 
84.0 
81.8 
81.4 
79.0 
76.8 
73.6 
82.1 
83. 1 
82.4 
76. 5 
81.0 
8 2 
72.8 
79.6 
73.4 
72.9 
71.1 
70.8 
70.6 
72.0 
72.5 
72.4 
72.5 
71.2 
73.6 
71.4 
71.7 
72.0 
72.2 
83 
79. 1 
75.5 
76. 6 
76.7 
78.7 
79. 1 
79.8 
80.5 
82.3 
82.5 
81.7 
80.9 
75.4 
78.2 
• 0.9 
81.7 
79.0 
89 
81.7 
82.3 
82. 6 
82. 1 
82.0 
81.8 
82.0 
81.9 
81.6 
81.4 
80.9 
80.8 
82.2 
82.0 
81.9 
81.0 
81.8 
■ 
OUTPUT 
INDEX. 1977 
* 100 
YB 
JAN 
FEB 
HAB 
APB 
HAY 
JUNE 
JULY 
AUG 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q • 
ANN. 
AVG. 
67 
62.6 
62. 
0 
61.4 
62.3 
61.8 
61.9 
61.3 
62.2 
63.2 
64. 1 
65.3 
66.7 
62.0 
62.0 
62.3 
65.4 
62.9 
6 8 
66. 4 
65. 
9 
66.1 
67.6 
68.9 
69. 1 
69.9 
70.6 
71.2 
70.9 
71.4 
71.3 
66. 1 
68.5 
7 0.6 
71.2 
69. 1 
69 
72. 6 
73. 
3 
73.6 
74.3 
74.9 
74.9 
75.4 
75.4 
75.8 
75.7 
75.6 
76.0 
73.2 
74.7 
75.5 
75.8 
74.8 
70 
75.5 
75. 
7 
74.8 
75.4 
75.0 
74.4 
75.8 
74.6 
75.4 
75.7 
75.3 
75.1 
75.3 
74.9 
75.3 
75.4 
75.2 
71 
75. 1 
75. 
1 
75. 1 
76.6 
77.0 
78.9 
78.5 
79.8 
80.4 
81.3 
81.2 
82.2 
75.1 
77.5 
79.6 
81.6 
78. 4 
72 
84. 1 
84. 
0 
84.9 
85.4 
85.7 
86.2 
86. 1 
86.6 
86.5 
88.2 
89.3 
90.3 
84.3 
85.8 
86.4 
89.3 
86.4 
73 
90. 1 
91. 
2 
91.5 
91.4 
92.4 
92.2 
92.8 
93.6 
93.0 
94.1 
95.1 
95.2 
91.0 
92.0 
93. 1 
94. 8 
92. 7 
74 
95.5 
96. 
2 
96.3 
95.3 
95.6 
95.2 
95.8 
94.8 
94.1 
91.5 
87.0 
80.7 
96.0 
95.4 
94.9 
86.4 
93.2 
75 
78. 1 
76# 
1 
73.5 
76.2 
77.9 
80.8 
83.8 
85.7 
89.5 
90.6 
90.9 
92.6 
75.9 
78.3 
86.4 
91.4 
82.9 
76 
92.5 
92. 
9 
92.7 
93.8 
93.7 
94.3 
93.6 
94.4 
94.7 
94.8 
94.4 
95.2 
92.7 
93.9 
94.2 
94.8 
93.9 
77 
95. 1 
97. 
3 
98.5 
98.8 
100.2 
100. 6 
101.1 
102.1 
101.4 
101.1 
101.9 
101.9 
97.0 
99.9 
101.5 
101.6 
100.0 
78 
102.9 
103. 
0 
103.2 
105.4 
105.9 
106. 5 
105.4 
105.8 
106.2 
107.3 
107.6 
107.9 
103.0 
105.9 
105.8 
107. 6 
105.6 
79 
106.7 
107. 
3 
108.7 
108.8 
109.8 
109.3 
111.5 
110.3 
109.0 
109.8 
110. 1 
110.6 
107.6 
109.3 
110.3 
110.2 
109.3 
80 
110. 6 
108. 
3 
106.6 
104.3 
100.0 
98.3 
97.3 
98.7 
102.7 
102.8 
104.2 
107.1 
108.5 
100.9 
99.5 
104.7 
103.4 
81 
107.2 
108. 
0 
107.9 
109.4 
109.3 
110.2 
111.1 
108.5 
108. 1 
105. 1 
102.2 
98.2 
107.7 
109.6 
109.2 
101.8 
107. 1 
82 
97.2 
99. 
7 
98.1 
96.8 
95. 1 
94.7 
94.4 
96.3 
97. 1 
96.9 
97.0 
95.4 
98.3 
95.5 
95.9 
96.4 
96.6 
83 
99.2 
101. 
2 
102.7 
103.0 
105.7 
106.3 
107.4 
108.3 
110.7 
111.1 
110.1 
109.1 
101.1 
105.0 
108.8 
110. 1 
106. 2 
84 
110.3 
111. 
2 
111.8 
111.3 
111.4 
111.2 
111.6 
111.6 
111.4 
111.2 
110.7 
110.7 
111. 1 
111.3 
111.6 
110.9 
111.2 
■ 
CAPACITY 
PEBCEIT OF 1977 
OUTPUT 
YB 
JAN 
FEB 
HAB 
APB 
HAY 
JUNE 
JULY 
AUG 
SEPT 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q 4 
ABN. 
ATG. 
67 
72.1 
72.5 
73.0 
73.4 
73.8 
74.2 
74.6 
75.0 
75.4 
75.9 
76.3 
76.7 
72.5 
73.8 
75.0 
76.3 
74.4 
68 
77.1 
77.6 
78.0 
78.5 
79.0 
79.4 
79.9 
80.4 
80.8 
81.3 
81.8 
82.2 
77.6 
79.0 
80.4 
81.8 
79.7 
69 
82.7 
83.1 
83.5 
83.9 
84.3 
84.7 
85.1 
85.5 
85.9 
86.3 
06.7 
87.2 
83. 1 
84.3 
85.5 
86.7 
84.9 
70 
87.5 
87.9 
88.3 
88.6 
89.0 
89.4 
89.8 
90.1 
90.5 
90.9 
91.2 
91.6 
87.9 
89.0 
90. 1 
91.2 
89.6 
71 
92.0 
92.3 
92.7 
93. 1 
93.4 
93.8 
94.2 
94.5 
94.9 
95.3 
95.6 
96.0 
92.3 
93.4 
94.5 
95.6 
94.0 
72 
96. 1 
96.5 
96.9 
97.2 
97.6 
98.0 
98.4 
98.7 
99. 1 
99.5 
99.9 
100.2 
96.5 
97.6 
98.7 
99.9 
98.2 
73 
100.6 
101.0 
101.3 
101.7 
102. 1 
102.5 
102.8 
103.2 
103.6 
103.9 
104.3 
104.7 
101.0 
102. 1 
103.2 
104.3 
102.6 
74 
105.0 
105.4 
105.8 
106.2 
106.6 
106.9 
107.3 
107.7 
108.1 
108.5 
108.8 
109.2 
105.4 
106.6 
107.7 
108.8 
107. 1 
75 
109.6 
109.9 
110.2 
110.5 
110.9 
111.2 
111.5 
111.9 
112.2 
112.5 
112.8 
113.2 
109.9 
110.9 
111.9 
112.8 
111.4 
76 
113.5 
113.8 
114.1 
114.4 
114.6 
114.9 
115.2 
115.5 
115.8 
116. 1 
116.4 
116.7 
113.8 
114.6 
115.5 
116.4 
115.1 
77 
117. 1 
117.4 
117.7 
118.0 
118.3 
118.6 
118.9 
119.2 
119.6 
119.9 
120.2 
120.5 
117.4 
118.3 
119.2 
120.2 
118.8 
78 
120.8 
121. 1 
121.5 
121.8 
122. 1 
122.5 
122.8 
123.1 
123.5 
123.8 
124. 1 
124.5 
121.1 
122.1 
123.1 
124. 1 
122.6 
79 
124.8 
125.1 
125.3 
125.6 
125.9 
126. 2 
126.5 
126.7 
127.0 
127.3 
127.6 
127.9 
125.1 
125.9 
126.7 
127.6 
126.3 
80 
128. 1 
128.4 
128.6 
128.9 
129. 1 
129. 4 
129.6 
129.9 
130. 1 
130.3 
130.6 
130.8 
128.4 
129. 1 
129.9 
130.6 
129.5 
81 
131. 1 
131.3 
131.5 
131.7 
131.9 
132. 1 
132.4 
132.6 
132.8 
133.0 
133.2 
133.4 
131.3 
131.9 
132.6 
133.2 
132.2 
82 
133.5 
133.6 
133.6 
133.7 
133.7 
133.7 
133.8 
133.8 
133.8 
133.9 
133.9 
133.9 
133.6 
133.7 
133.8 
133.9 
133.7 
83 
134.0 
134. 1 
134.2 
134.2 
134.3 
134.4 
134.5 
134.6 
134.6 
134.7 
134.8 
134.9 
134. 1 
134.3 
134.6 
134.8 
134.4 
84 
135.0 
135.2 
135.4 
135.5 
135.7 
135.9 
136.1 
136.3 
136.5 
136.6 
136.8 
137.0 
135.2 
135.7 
136.3 
136.8 
136.0