Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US industrial capacity utilization (FED Board)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to recent data on industrial capacity utilization in the United States, the production of nondurable goods was 78.41 percent of total available capacity in August 2025, compared to 78.23 in July 2025.
Sample. In the monthly time series presented in the plot, there are 704 records. The series covers the time period stretching from January 1967 to August 2025.
History. Have a look at a few summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: capacity utilization had a mean value of 80.41 percent of productive capacity; it hit a trough of 68.88 in March 2009; it hit a peak of 88.63 in January 1967.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 78.7086 |
| 2025-07-31 | 78.2341 |
| 2025-08-31 | 78.4055 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (NAICS) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Actual production divided by production capacity |
| Data type | Capacity utilization |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Total index (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
Main industry groups
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Durable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Nondurable manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Other manufacturing (percentage of total capacity) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 644 | 1972-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Mining (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 21) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Electric and gas utilities (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211,2) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Utilities
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity utilization: Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2211) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |
| Capacity utilization: Natural gas distribution (percentage of total capacity; NAICS = 2212) - United States - Fed Board - Monthly | 704 | 1967-01-31 | 2025-08-31 |