Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Seasonally adjusted US industrial production capacity (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, productive capacity in the minining sector was 123.89 (index) in August 2025, compared to 124.11 in July. This constitutes a decrease of 0.18 percent.
Sample. This monthly time series has 644 observations overall. The period covered by the series stretches from January 1972 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: productive capacity recorded its maximum of 153.04 in August 2006; it reached its lowest level of 89.45 in January 1972; it had an average value of 125.68.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 124.3163 |
| 2025-07-31 | 124.106 |
| 2025-08-31 | 123.8887 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Mining (except oil and gas) (NAICS = 212) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Maximum possible production (estimate) |
| Data type | Capacity |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Units of product or equivalent concept |
| Source | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Licence to copy and distribute without permission |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main index
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Total index (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Durable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Nondurable manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Other manufacturing (volume; index) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 644 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Mining (volume; index; NAICS = 212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 644 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Electric and gas utilities (volume; index; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
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Nondurable goods
Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production capacity: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Production capacity: Natural gas distribution (volume; index; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |