CAPACITT UTILIZATION 
TB 
JAB 
PEB 
BAR 
APR 
BAT 
JOBE 
JOLT 
AUG 
SEPT 
67 
88. 1 
87.3 
85.1 
87.5 
85.3 
85.5 
87.6 
88. 1 
87.3 
66 
88.0 
87.9 
88.9 
88.2 
88.4 
89. 1 
88.4 
88.4 
88.4 
69 
89.2 
89.5 
89.9 
89.8 
90.3 
92.7 
91. 1 
91.3 
91. 1 
70 
92.4 
92.7 
93.0 
93.0 
93.2 
92.3 
91.8 
94.9 
95.1 
71 
95.7 
94.3 
94.3 
94.3 
94.3 
94.5 
92.7 
93.4 
92.0 
72 
93.9 
93.4 
94.0 
95.5 
94.0 
93.5 
94.0 
93.9 
94.5 
73 
93.7 
94. 1 
92.7 
93.5 
93.5 
93.5 
94.4 
94.4 
94.2 
74 
91.9 
92.1 
91.8 
91.3 
92.9 
91.3 
91. 1 
91.2 
91.0 
75 
89.6 
89.6 
89. 1 
88.4 
87.6 
88.5 
87.7 
88.5 
86.9 
76 
89.8 
89.5 
90.3 
90.2 
90.5 
90.5 
90.0 
90. 1 
90.6 
77 
90.6 
91.0 
91.9 
91.4 
90.8 
90. 1 
90.8 
89.3 
91.7 
78 
83. 1 
82.7 
84.6 
90.3 
90.3 
90.3 
91.3 
90.3 
89.0 
79 
09. 1 
90.3 
90.4 
91.2 
90.3 
90. 0 
88.4 
90.0 
90.0 
80 
92.8 
92.8 
94.0 
91.9 
91.4 
90.6 
90. 1 
89.3 
89.7 
81 
90. 1 
91.4 
91.5 
83.7 
84.3 
89. 4 
92.9 
91.8 
91.5 
82 
89. 1 
89.9 
89.5 
88.3 
87.8 
86. 8 
86. 1 
84.9 
83.5 
83 
83. 0 
82.1 
81.9 
82.2 
82.2 
81.6 
83. 1 
83.8 
85. 1 
84 
88.0 
87.2 
88.1 
88.0 
88.6 
89.0 
88.9 
88.4 
88. 3 
■ 
OOTPOT 
TB 
JAB 
PEB 
BAB 
APR 
RAT 
JUBE 
JOLT 
AUG 
SEPT 
67 
81.7 
81.2 
79.5 
82.0 
80.2 
80.7 
83.0 
83.8 
83.4 
68 
85.2 
85.3 
86.3 
85.7 
86.1 
86.9 
86.4 
86.6 
86.7 
69 
88.0 
88.4 
89.0 
89. 1 
89.7 
92.3 
90.8 
91.2 
91.1 
70 
93.2 
93.6 
94.0 
94. 1 
94.5 
93.7 
93.4 
96.7 
97.0 
71 
98.2 
97.0 
97.1 
97.3 
97.5 
97.8 
96.2 
97.0 
95.6 
72 
98.3 
98.0 
98.8 
100.5 
99.2 
98. 8 
99.5 
99.5 
100.4 
73 
100.2 
100.6 
99.2 
100. 1 
100. 1 
100.2 
101.2 
101.3 
181.9 
74 
98.7 
99.0 
98.7 
98.2 
99.9 
98. 2 
98. 1 
98.2 
98.0 
75 
96.6 
96.6 
96. 1 
95.4 
94.5 
95.5 
94.7 
95.5 
93.9 
76 
97.1 
96.8 
97.7 
97.6 
97.9 
98. 0 
97.4 
97.6 
98. 1 
77 
98.4 
99.2 
100.5 
100.3 
100.0 
99.6 
100.7 
99.3 
102.4 
78 
94.0 
93.7 
96. 0 
102.6 
102.9 
103.0 
104.4 
103.4 
102. 1 
79 
102.8 
104.2 
104.3 
105.3 
104.2 
103.8 
102. 1 
103.9 
103.9 
80 
107. 1 
107.2 
108.6 
106.3 
105.8 
104.9 
104.4 
103.5 
104.0 
81 
104.7 
106.3 
106.5 
97.4 
98.2 
104.2 
108.4 
107.2 
106.8 
82 
104.3 
105.3 
104.8 
103.5 
103.0 
101.8 
101.0 
99.7 
98. 1 
83 
97.7 
96.7 
96.4 
96.8 
96.9 
96.2 
98.1 
98.9 
100.5 
84 
104.2 
103.3 
104.5 
104.6 
105. 3 
106. 0 
106.0 
105.5 
105.5 
■ 
CAPACITI 
TB 
JAB 
PEB 
BAB 
APR 
BAT 
JUBE 
JOLT 
AUG 
SEPT 
67 
92.7 
93.0 
93.4 
93.7 
94. 1 
94.4 
94.8 
95.1 
95.5 
68 
96.8 
96.9 
97.1 
97.3 
97.4 
97.6 
97.7 
97.9 
98.0 
69 
98.7 
98.9 
99.0 
99.2 
99.4 
99.6 
99.7 
99.9 
100. 1 
70 
100.8 
100.9 
101. 1 
101.3 
101.4 
101.6 
101.7 
101.9 
102.0 
71 
102.7 
102.8 
103.0 
103. 2 
103.3 
103.5 
103.7 
103.8 
104.0 
72 
104.7 
104.9 
105. 1 
105.3 
105.5 
105.7 
105.8 
106.0 
106.2 
73 
106.9 
107.0 
107.0 
107.0 
107. 1 
107. 1 
107.2 
107.2 
107.3 
74 
107.4 
107.4 
107. 5 
107.5 
107.5 
107. 6 
107.6 
107.6 
107.7 
75 
107.8 
107.8 
107.9 
107.9 
107.9 
107.9 
108.0 
108.0 
108.0 
76 
108. 1 
108. 1 
108.2 
108.2 
108.2 
108.2 
108.3 
108.3 
108.3 
77 
108.6 
109.0 
109.4 
109.7 
110. 1 
110. 5 
110.9 
111.3 
111.7 
78 
113. 1 
113.3 
113.5 
113.7 
113.9 
114. 1 
114.3 
114.5 
114.7 
79 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115. 4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
80 
115.4 
115.5 
115.6 
115.6 
115.7 
115. 8 
115.8 
115.9 
116.0 
81 
1 16. 2 
116.3 
116.4 
116.4 
116.5 
116. 6 
116.6 
116.7 
116.8 
82 
117.0 
117.1 
117.1 
117.2 
117.3 
117.3 
117.4 
117.4 
117.5 
83 
117.7 
117.8 
117.8 
117.9 
117.9 
118.0 
118.0 
118. 1 
118. 1 
84 
118.4 
118.5 
118.6 
118.8 
118.9 
119. 0 
119.2 
119.3 
119.4 
B. Industrial materials—Continued 61 
OCT 
BOV 
DEC 
Q 1 
Energy Materials 
Seasonally adjusted 
PERCEBT 
ABB. 
Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 AVG. 
88.8 
87.8 
88.3 
86.9 
86. 1 
87.7 
88.3 
87.2 
86.4 
88.5 
90.0 
88.3 
88.6 
88.4 
88.3 
88.4 
91.6 
92.7 
93.0 
89.5 
90.9 
91. 1 
92.4 
91.0 
94.8 
95.8 
95.0 
92.7 
92.8 
93.9 
95.2 
93.7 
86.3 
87.8 
92.3 
94. 8 
94.4 
92.7 
88.8 
92.7 
95.0 
95. 1 
94.5 
93.8 
94.3 
94.1 
94.9 
94.3 
94.6 
92.8 
92.9 
93.5 
93.5 
94.4 
93.4 
93.7 
91.6 
86.6 
66.5 
91.9 
91.8 
91. 1 
88.2 
90.8 
88.2 
89.0 
89.3 
89.4 
88.2 
87.7 
88.8 
88.5 
90.4 
91.5 
92.0 
89.9 
90.4 
90.2 
91.3 
90.4 
91.1 
90.9 
84.4 
91.2 
90.8 
90.6 
88.8 
90.3 
90.3 
90.3 
90.0 
83.4 
90.3 
90.2 
90.2 
88.5 
91.0 
91.2 
90.6 
89.9 
90.5 
89.5 
90.9 
90.2 
88.3 
90.7 
91.8 
93.2 
91.3 
89.7 
90. 3 
91.1 
91.2 
90.0 
90. 1 
91.0 
85.8 
92. 1 
90.4 
89.8 
83.6 
82.9 
82.2 
89.5 
87.6 
84.8 
82.9 
86.2 
85. 1 
85. 1 
85.6 
82.3 
82.0 
84.0 
85.3 
83.4 
83.5 
84.8 
85.5 
87.8 
88.6 
88.6 
84.6 
87.4 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
IBDKX, 1977 
Q 3 Q 4 
« 100 
ANN. 
AVG. 
85. 1 
84.5 
85.2 
80.8 
81.0 
83.4 
84.9 
82.5 
84.8 
87.0 
88.7 
85.6 
86. 3 
86.5 
86.8 
86.3 
91.8 
93. 1 
93.6 
88.5 
90.4 
91.1 
92.8 
90.7 
96.9 
98. 1 
97.4 
93.6 
94. 1 
95.7 
97.5 
95.2 
89.9 
91.6 
96.5 
97.5 
97.5 
96.3 
92.7 
96.0 
101. 1 
101.3 
101.0 
98.4 
99.5 
99.8 
101. 2 
99.7 
101.5 
99.6 
99.7 
100.0 
100. 1 
101.2 
100.2 
100.4 
98.6 
93.3 
93.2 
98.8 
98.8 
98. 1 
95. 1 
97.7 
95.3 
96. 1 
96.5 
96.4 
95. 1 
94.7 
96.0 
95.6 
97.9 
99.2 
99.8 
97.2 
97.8 
97.7 
98.9 
97.9 
102. 1 
102.2 
95.2 
99.4 
99.9 
100.8 
99.8 
100.0 
103.8 
103.9 
103.8 
94.5 
102.8 
103.3 
103.8 
101.1 
105.0 
105.2 
104.6 
103.8 
104.5 
103.3 
104.9 
104. 1 
102.5 
105.3 
106.7 
107.6 
105.7 
104.0 
104.8 
105.5 
106.6 
105.2 
105.4 
105.8 
99.9 
107.5 
105.7 
104.7 
98.3 
97.5 
96.7 
104.8 
102.8 
99.6 
97.5 
101.2 
100.6 
100.6 
101.3 
97.0 
96. 7 
99.2 
100.8 
98.4 
99.9 
101.5 
102.4 
104.0 
105.3 
105.7 
101.3 
104.0 
PERCENT OP 1977 
OUTPUT 
ANN. 
OCT 
NOV 
DEC 
Q 1 
Q 2 
Q 3 
Q 4 
AVG. 
95.8 
96.2 
96.5 
93.0 
94. 1 
95. 1 
96.2 
94.6 
98.2 
98.4 
98.5 
96.9 
97.4 
97.9 
98.4 
97.6 
100.3 
100.4 
100.6 
98.9 
99.4 
99.9 
100.4 
99.6 
102.2 
102.4 
102.5 
100.9 
101.4 
101.9 
102.4 
101.6 
104.2 
104.3 
104.5 
102.8 
103.3 
103.8 
104. 3 
103.6 
106.4 
106.6 
106.8 
104.9 
105.5 
106.0 
106.6 
105.7 
107.3 
107.3 
107.4 
107.0 
107. 1 
107.2 
107.3 
107. 1 
107.7 
107.7 
107.8 
107.4 
107.5 
107.6 
"07.7 
107.6 
108.0 
108. 1 
108. 1 
107.8 
107.9 
108.0 
108. 1 
107.9 
108.3 
108.4 
108.4 
108.1 
108.2 
108.3 
108. 4 
108.2 
112.0 
112.4 
112.8 
109.0 
110. 1 
111.3 
112.4 
110.7 
114.9 
115. 1 
115.3 
113.3 
113.9 
114.5 
115. 1 
114.2 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
115.4 
116.0 
116. 1 
116.2 
115.5 
115.7 
115.9 
116. 1 
115.8 
116.8 
116.9 
117.0 
116.3 
116.5 
116.7 
116.9 
116.6 
117.6 
117.6 
117.7 
117. 1 
117.3 
117.4 
117.6 
117.3 
118.2 
118.2 
118.3 
117.8 
117.9 
118. 1 
118.2 
118.0 
119. 6 
119.7 
119.8 
118.5 
118.9 
119.3 
119.7 
119.1 
FRB 1—1,850—0785