Production capacity: Plastics and rubber products (volume; index; NAICS = 326) - 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, the capacity to produce plastics and rubber products stood at 139.54 (index) in August 2025, versus 139.45 in July 2025. This represents an increase of 0.06 percent.
Sample. There are 932 observations in the monthly series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1948 to August 2025.
History. Here are some summary statistics computed on the entire sample: productive capacity reached its minimum of 6.83 in January 1948; it reached its highest level of 141.22 in September 2008; it had a mean value of 74.84.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Units of product or equivalent concept |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 139.3499 |
| 2025-07-31 | 139.4471 |
| 2025-08-31 | 139.5408 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Production capacity: Plastics and rubber products (NAICS = 326) |
| 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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| 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 |