Capacity Utilization Manufacturing Durable Goods Primary Metal

Measurement
Percent
Indicator Type or Source
Capacity Utilization
Period End Date
January 1, 2025
Clasification
Metals
 
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Inflation
 
Black Monday
 
Oil Shock
 
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Housing Crash
 
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Covid
Capacity Utilization Manufacturing Durable Goods Primary Metal is an economic indicator measured in Percent. It covers the period from Wednesday, February 25, 1970, to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, and is updated monthly. Please note, explanatory notes (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/About.htm) issued by the Board of Governors. For recent updates, see the announcements (https://www.federalreserve.gov/feeds/g17.html) issued by the Board of Governors.

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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

55-Year History of Capacity Utilization Manufacturing Durable Goods Primary Metal

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 55-year history of capacity utilization manufacturing durable goods primary metal going back to Wednesday, February 25, 1970. The current value is 68.34 which was updated on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The history of economic indicators can provide important lessons about how economies have responded to past crises. This can help policymakers and businesses to develop strategies for managing current or future economic crises.
Jan 1, 202568.34  
Dec 1, 202469.63  
Nov 1, 202467.51  
Oct 1, 202467.95  
Sep 1, 202469.87  
Aug 1, 202470.0  
Jul 1, 202468.85  
Jun 1, 202468.78  
May 1, 202471.41  
Apr 1, 202469.21  
Mar 1, 202470.79  
Feb 1, 202470.1  
Jan 1, 202469.59  
Dec 1, 202371.11  
Nov 1, 202371.04  
Oct 1, 202370.01  
Sep 1, 202372.02  
Aug 1, 202370.5  
Jul 1, 202370.61  
Jun 1, 202371.56  
May 1, 202371.08  
Apr 1, 202371.54  
Mar 1, 202370.92  
Feb 1, 202371.04  
Jan 1, 202370.28  
Dec 1, 202267.81  
Nov 1, 202269.14  
Oct 1, 202271.3  
Sep 1, 202271.06  
Aug 1, 202271.65  
Jul 1, 202273.01  
Jun 1, 202272.56  
May 1, 202273.57  
Apr 1, 202273.23  
Mar 1, 202272.41  
Feb 1, 202273.35  
Jan 1, 202272.25  
Dec 1, 202173.98  
Nov 1, 202174.96  
Oct 1, 202174.99  
Sep 1, 202173.87  
Aug 1, 202173.2  
Jul 1, 202172.92  
Jun 1, 202171.69  
May 1, 202170.49  
Apr 1, 202171.16  
Mar 1, 202168.87  
Feb 1, 202166.97  
Jan 1, 202168.19  
Dec 1, 202066.85  
Nov 1, 202066.93  
Oct 1, 202064.89  
Sep 1, 202063.62  
Aug 1, 202060.56  
Jul 1, 202057.2  
Jun 1, 202054.13  
May 1, 202051.05  
Apr 1, 202053.07  
Mar 1, 202067.92  
Feb 1, 202069.68  
Jan 1, 202071.97  
Dec 1, 201971.39  
Nov 1, 201969.96  
Oct 1, 201969.77  
Sep 1, 201971.24  
Aug 1, 201971.56  
Jul 1, 201970.02  
Jun 1, 201969.84  
May 1, 201971.14  
Apr 1, 201971.72  
Mar 1, 201971.38  
Feb 1, 201970.87  
Jan 1, 201971.49  
Dec 1, 201873.34  
Nov 1, 201873.81  
Oct 1, 201873.48  
Sep 1, 201872.93  
Aug 1, 201871.93  
Jul 1, 201870.86  
Jun 1, 201870.96  
May 1, 201870.5  
Apr 1, 201869.73  
Mar 1, 201869.87  
Feb 1, 201868.66  
Jan 1, 201867.51  
Dec 1, 201766.43  
Nov 1, 201767.13  
Oct 1, 201766.99  
Sep 1, 201767.09  
Aug 1, 201765.86  
Jul 1, 201765.24  
Jun 1, 201765.17  
May 1, 201764.31  
Apr 1, 201765.61  
Mar 1, 201765.73  
Feb 1, 201766.36  
Jan 1, 201766.29  
Dec 1, 201665.5  
Nov 1, 201664.69  
Oct 1, 201664.0  
Sep 1, 201664.78  
Aug 1, 201665.81  
Jul 1, 201666.42  
Jun 1, 201667.64  
May 1, 201668.28  
Apr 1, 201667.28  
Mar 1, 201667.73  
Feb 1, 201667.58  
Jan 1, 201667.43  
Dec 1, 201566.46  
Nov 1, 201567.4  
Oct 1, 201568.32  
Sep 1, 201567.59  
Aug 1, 201568.4  
Jul 1, 201569.6  
Jun 1, 201569.82  
May 1, 201568.01  
Apr 1, 201568.18  
Mar 1, 201568.38  
Feb 1, 201569.89  
Jan 1, 201571.89  
Dec 1, 201473.86  
Nov 1, 201472.67  
Oct 1, 201474.03  
Sep 1, 201475.45  
Aug 1, 201474.99  
Jul 1, 201475.56  
Jun 1, 201475.36  
May 1, 201474.36  
Apr 1, 201474.82  
Mar 1, 201474.98  
Feb 1, 201474.41  
Jan 1, 201473.5  
Dec 1, 201375.04  
Nov 1, 201375.18  
Oct 1, 201376.49  
Sep 1, 201375.57  
Aug 1, 201375.55  
Jul 1, 201375.88  
Jun 1, 201375.05  
May 1, 201376.03  
Apr 1, 201376.0  
Mar 1, 201376.37  
Feb 1, 201376.45  
Jan 1, 201377.07  
Dec 1, 201275.95  
Nov 1, 201274.54  
Oct 1, 201272.18  
Sep 1, 201271.99  
Aug 1, 201274.76  
Jul 1, 201274.08  
Jun 1, 201273.22  
May 1, 201274.45  
Apr 1, 201275.9  
Mar 1, 201274.58  
Feb 1, 201277.08  
Jan 1, 201276.25  
Dec 1, 201176.91  
Nov 1, 201176.43  
Oct 1, 201175.67  
Sep 1, 201175.88  
Aug 1, 201174.95  
Jul 1, 201175.0  
Jun 1, 201174.88  
May 1, 201175.06  
Apr 1, 201175.3  
Mar 1, 201175.92  
Feb 1, 201174.46  
Jan 1, 201174.57  
Dec 1, 201073.73  
Nov 1, 201071.69  
Oct 1, 201070.31  
Sep 1, 201070.71  
Aug 1, 201069.35  
Jul 1, 201068.3  
Jun 1, 201071.11  
May 1, 201069.46  
Apr 1, 201068.16  
Mar 1, 201068.54  
Feb 1, 201066.01  
Jan 1, 201063.9  
Dec 1, 200962.6  
Nov 1, 200961.66  
Oct 1, 200958.8  
Sep 1, 200958.54  
Aug 1, 200956.71  
Jul 1, 200953.56  
Jun 1, 200950.06  
May 1, 200949.46  
Apr 1, 200950.64  
Mar 1, 200950.14  
Feb 1, 200953.26  
Jan 1, 200954.9  
Dec 1, 200856.77  
Nov 1, 200863.15  
Oct 1, 200871.65  
Sep 1, 200877.26  
Aug 1, 200881.41  
Jul 1, 200882.39  
Jun 1, 200882.14  
May 1, 200882.19  
Apr 1, 200884.32  
Mar 1, 200883.15  
Feb 1, 200884.56  
Jan 1, 200885.59  
Dec 1, 200784.5  
Nov 1, 200783.5  
Oct 1, 200781.74  
Sep 1, 200779.41  
Aug 1, 200780.86  
Jul 1, 200781.46  
Jun 1, 200779.86  
May 1, 200780.39  
Apr 1, 200780.77  
Mar 1, 200780.0  
Feb 1, 200778.97  
Jan 1, 200778.72  
Dec 1, 200675.79  
Nov 1, 200676.37  
Oct 1, 200676.22  
Sep 1, 200679.71  
Aug 1, 200680.08  
Jul 1, 200680.1  
Jun 1, 200682.82  
May 1, 200683.22  
Apr 1, 200682.33  
Mar 1, 200682.54  
Feb 1, 200683.14  
Jan 1, 200683.19  
Dec 1, 200582.46  
Nov 1, 200582.75  
Oct 1, 200580.95  
Sep 1, 200580.94  
Aug 1, 200579.71  
Jul 1, 200576.91  
Jun 1, 200577.73  
May 1, 200579.98  
Apr 1, 200581.74  
Mar 1, 200583.93  
Feb 1, 200584.46  
Jan 1, 200584.71  
Dec 1, 200485.5  
Nov 1, 200486.78  
Oct 1, 200486.59  
Sep 1, 200485.97  
Aug 1, 200484.87  
Jul 1, 200486.74  
Jun 1, 200483.13  
May 1, 200482.9  
Apr 1, 200481.28  
Mar 1, 200481.72  
Feb 1, 200479.99  
Jan 1, 200477.69  
Dec 1, 200382.45  
Nov 1, 200379.25  
Oct 1, 200376.9  
Sep 1, 200373.14  
Aug 1, 200374.07  
Jul 1, 200374.05  
Jun 1, 200376.22  
May 1, 200373.41  
Apr 1, 200373.93  
Mar 1, 200373.33  
Feb 1, 200376.63  
Jan 1, 200378.32  
Dec 1, 200275.86  
Nov 1, 200279.46  
Oct 1, 200278.45  
Sep 1, 200278.47  
Aug 1, 200279.74  
Jul 1, 200276.79  
Jun 1, 200278.44  
May 1, 200277.16  
Apr 1, 200275.79  
Mar 1, 200275.16  
Feb 1, 200273.24  
Jan 1, 200273.06  
Dec 1, 200168.17  
Nov 1, 200171.7  
Oct 1, 200171.43  
Sep 1, 200174.12  
Aug 1, 200173.78  
Jul 1, 200175.29  
Jun 1, 200175.05  
May 1, 200174.78  
Apr 1, 200175.74  
Mar 1, 200172.6  
Feb 1, 200174.55  
Jan 1, 200176.39  
Dec 1, 200077.16  
Nov 1, 200077.23  
Oct 1, 200078.29  
Sep 1, 200081.74  
Aug 1, 200080.67  
Jul 1, 200082.39  
Jun 1, 200083.74  
May 1, 200084.79  
Apr 1, 200085.51  
Mar 1, 200087.81  
Feb 1, 200086.74  
Jan 1, 200088.32  
Dec 1, 199988.54  
Nov 1, 199988.17  
Oct 1, 199987.42  
Sep 1, 199986.51  
Aug 1, 199987.66  
Jul 1, 199986.28  
Jun 1, 199985.94  
May 1, 199985.37  
Apr 1, 199985.31  
Mar 1, 199986.38  
Feb 1, 199983.52  
Jan 1, 199985.49  
Dec 1, 199884.95  
Nov 1, 199884.05  
Oct 1, 199885.23  
Sep 1, 199883.79  
Aug 1, 199886.24  
Jul 1, 199887.2  
Jun 1, 199884.72  
May 1, 199888.95  
Apr 1, 199889.68  
Mar 1, 199890.03  
Feb 1, 199892.19  
Jan 1, 199891.37  
Dec 1, 199791.49  
Nov 1, 199792.81  
Oct 1, 199791.18  
Sep 1, 199790.36  
Aug 1, 199789.22  
Jul 1, 199789.36  
Jun 1, 199789.28  
May 1, 199789.05  
Apr 1, 199789.0  
Mar 1, 199787.89  
Feb 1, 199789.32  
Jan 1, 199787.31  
Dec 1, 199689.36  
Nov 1, 199689.08  
Oct 1, 199689.76  
Sep 1, 199690.38  
Aug 1, 199689.83  
Jul 1, 199688.59  
Jun 1, 199690.29  
May 1, 199688.82  
Apr 1, 199688.32  
Mar 1, 199689.52  
Feb 1, 199688.34  
Jan 1, 199687.62  
Dec 1, 199588.3  
Nov 1, 199590.34  
Oct 1, 199588.03  
Sep 1, 199590.12  
Aug 1, 199587.73  
Jul 1, 199587.04  
Jun 1, 199588.72  
May 1, 199589.78  
Apr 1, 199590.65  
Mar 1, 199591.76  
Feb 1, 199592.75  
Jan 1, 199594.64  
Dec 1, 199494.98  
Nov 1, 199492.62  
Oct 1, 199493.43  
Sep 1, 199492.18  
Aug 1, 199489.13  
Jul 1, 199491.75  
Jun 1, 199490.28  
May 1, 199493.19  
Apr 1, 199492.43  
Mar 1, 199489.65  
Feb 1, 199489.8  
Jan 1, 199487.65  
Dec 1, 199390.02  
Nov 1, 199387.48  
Oct 1, 199385.81  
Sep 1, 199386.96  
Aug 1, 199386.72  
Jul 1, 199384.53  
Jun 1, 199387.15  
May 1, 199384.04  
Apr 1, 199384.33  
Mar 1, 199384.36  
Feb 1, 199384.65  
Jan 1, 199384.03  
Dec 1, 199279.88  
Nov 1, 199282.52  
Oct 1, 199281.75  
Sep 1, 199279.31  
Aug 1, 199281.61  
Jul 1, 199282.4  
Jun 1, 199282.16  
May 1, 199281.79  
Apr 1, 199281.97  
Mar 1, 199283.65  
Feb 1, 199281.1  
Jan 1, 199281.62  
Dec 1, 199180.71  
Nov 1, 199182.05  
Oct 1, 199181.86  
Sep 1, 199182.72  
Aug 1, 199180.47  
Jul 1, 199181.46  
Jun 1, 199178.17  
May 1, 199175.17  
Apr 1, 199178.25  
Mar 1, 199175.29  
Feb 1, 199178.22  
Jan 1, 199178.81  
Dec 1, 199081.25  
Nov 1, 199085.01  
Oct 1, 199084.73  
Sep 1, 199086.69  
Aug 1, 199089.38  
Jul 1, 199083.38  
Jun 1, 199086.02  
May 1, 199084.9  
Apr 1, 199084.85  
Mar 1, 199083.59  
Feb 1, 199081.7  
Jan 1, 199082.65  
Dec 1, 198980.26  
Nov 1, 198982.03  
Oct 1, 198984.74  
Sep 1, 198983.85  
Aug 1, 198985.73  
Jul 1, 198985.8  
Jun 1, 198986.31  
May 1, 198987.34  
Apr 1, 198988.92  
Mar 1, 198989.61  
Feb 1, 198986.57  
Jan 1, 198994.61  
Dec 1, 198890.31  
Nov 1, 198890.79  
Oct 1, 198889.48  
Sep 1, 198890.87  
Aug 1, 198889.23  
Jul 1, 198890.06  
Jun 1, 198887.68  
May 1, 198889.42  
Apr 1, 198887.94  
Mar 1, 198887.87  
Feb 1, 198887.22  
Jan 1, 198887.46  
Dec 1, 198791.14  
Nov 1, 198786.18  
Oct 1, 198784.61  
Sep 1, 198780.28  
Aug 1, 198779.24  
Jul 1, 198776.89  
Jun 1, 198777.98  
May 1, 198775.54  
Apr 1, 198774.66  
Mar 1, 198772.42  
Feb 1, 198771.2  
Jan 1, 198767.45  
Dec 1, 198669.34  
Nov 1, 198671.16  
Oct 1, 198669.16  
Sep 1, 198668.4  
Aug 1, 198667.71  
Jul 1, 198669.12  
Jun 1, 198667.18  
May 1, 198669.89  
Apr 1, 198670.8  
Mar 1, 198669.81  
Feb 1, 198670.19  
Jan 1, 198670.1  
Dec 1, 198569.1  
Nov 1, 198568.03  
Oct 1, 198566.59  
Sep 1, 198566.7  
Aug 1, 198566.04  
Jul 1, 198565.13  
Jun 1, 198566.61  
May 1, 198565.35  
Apr 1, 198567.76  
Mar 1, 198567.55  
Feb 1, 198567.67  
Jan 1, 198567.75  
Dec 1, 198466.37  
Nov 1, 198467.99  
Oct 1, 198468.03  
Sep 1, 198466.21  
Aug 1, 198470.16  
Jul 1, 198472.22  
Jun 1, 198471.9  
May 1, 198473.78  
Apr 1, 198471.73  
Mar 1, 198470.53  
Feb 1, 198470.3  
Jan 1, 198466.5  
Dec 1, 198365.09  
Nov 1, 198365.81  
Oct 1, 198367.1  
Sep 1, 198363.45  
Aug 1, 198361.1  
Jul 1, 198358.96  
Jun 1, 198360.42  
May 1, 198359.65  
Apr 1, 198358.04  
Mar 1, 198357.36  
Feb 1, 198355.2  
Jan 1, 198353.0  
Dec 1, 198248.96  
Nov 1, 198248.17  
Oct 1, 198251.38  
Sep 1, 198255.2  
Aug 1, 198254.97  
Jul 1, 198256.36  
Jun 1, 198257.15  
May 1, 198257.2  
Apr 1, 198259.23  
Mar 1, 198262.27  
Feb 1, 198264.06  
Jan 1, 198266.89  
Dec 1, 198168.05  
Nov 1, 198170.93  
Oct 1, 198174.25  
Sep 1, 198179.18  
Aug 1, 198181.08  
Jul 1, 198179.77  
Jun 1, 198180.03  
May 1, 198180.7  
Apr 1, 198181.35  
Mar 1, 198181.19  
Feb 1, 198182.47  
Jan 1, 198182.04  
Dec 1, 198083.33  
Nov 1, 198082.55  
Oct 1, 198075.71  
Sep 1, 198067.88  
Aug 1, 198064.88  
Jul 1, 198063.52  
Jun 1, 198070.09  
May 1, 198074.44  
Apr 1, 198082.04  
Mar 1, 198085.21  
Feb 1, 198083.86  
Jan 1, 198085.09  
Dec 1, 197983.57  
Nov 1, 197984.99  
Oct 1, 197984.53  
Sep 1, 197984.11  
Aug 1, 197985.91  
Jul 1, 197988.67  
Jun 1, 197988.84  
May 1, 197987.09  
Apr 1, 197986.44  
Mar 1, 197986.36  
Feb 1, 197986.4  
Jan 1, 197984.78  
Dec 1, 197890.16  
Nov 1, 197889.43  
Oct 1, 197888.19  
Sep 1, 197887.67  
Aug 1, 197886.45  
Jul 1, 197884.39  
Jun 1, 197883.89  
May 1, 197883.45  
Apr 1, 197879.88  
Mar 1, 197878.12  
Feb 1, 197878.07  
Jan 1, 197879.96  
Dec 1, 197779.93  
Nov 1, 197779.68  
Oct 1, 197779.7  
Sep 1, 197777.95  
Aug 1, 197779.55  
Jul 1, 197778.03  
Jun 1, 197782.2  
May 1, 197782.87  
Apr 1, 197781.46  
Mar 1, 197779.91  
Feb 1, 197775.33  
Jan 1, 197773.64  
Dec 1, 197675.57  
Nov 1, 197675.48  
Oct 1, 197676.61  
Sep 1, 197679.04  
Aug 1, 197680.3  
Jul 1, 197681.91  
Jun 1, 197681.22  
May 1, 197680.51  
Apr 1, 197679.99  
Mar 1, 197679.26  
Feb 1, 197678.49  
Jan 1, 197673.94  
Dec 1, 197571.33  
Nov 1, 197570.9  
Oct 1, 197570.94  
Sep 1, 197573.0  
Aug 1, 197570.9  
Jul 1, 197569.86  
Jun 1, 197570.89  
May 1, 197571.11  
Apr 1, 197576.96  
Mar 1, 197583.36  
Feb 1, 197585.7  
Jan 1, 197586.93  
Dec 1, 197486.48  
Nov 1, 197493.2  
Oct 1, 197497.9  
Sep 1, 197497.44  
Aug 1, 197495.63  
Jul 1, 197498.72  
Jun 1, 197498.85  
May 1, 197497.89  
Apr 1, 197497.61  
Mar 1, 197495.73  
Feb 1, 197497.89  
Jan 1, 197499.98  
Dec 1, 1973101.86  
Nov 1, 197398.02  
Oct 1, 197395.89  
Sep 1, 197394.99  
Aug 1, 197395.4  
Jul 1, 197394.71  
Jun 1, 197393.04  
May 1, 197393.65  
Apr 1, 197391.42  
Mar 1, 197392.63  
Feb 1, 197392.91  
Jan 1, 197391.32  
Dec 1, 197290.25  
Nov 1, 197286.91  
Oct 1, 197285.05  
Sep 1, 197283.82  
Aug 1, 197283.6  
Jul 1, 197281.38  
Jun 1, 197283.33  
May 1, 197283.53  
Apr 1, 197282.57  
Mar 1, 197281.42  
Feb 1, 197277.77  
Jan 1, 197275.13  
Dec 1, 197168.44  
Nov 1, 197167.04  
Oct 1, 197169.5  
Sep 1, 197167.74  
Aug 1, 197159.0  
Jul 1, 197171.46  
Jun 1, 197177.7  
May 1, 197181.87  
Apr 1, 197178.5  
Mar 1, 197178.12  
Feb 1, 197177.78  
Jan 1, 197178.92  
Dec 1, 197076.57  
Nov 1, 197074.54  
Oct 1, 197075.84  
Sep 1, 197079.86  
Aug 1, 197083.07  
Jul 1, 197078.32  
Jun 1, 197079.57  
May 1, 197081.61  
Apr 1, 197079.0  
Mar 1, 197081.4  
Feb 1, 197081.81  
Jan 1, 197081.4  
Dec 1, 196988.74  
Nov 1, 196992.58  
Oct 1, 196991.25  
Sep 1, 196990.18  
Aug 1, 196990.18  
Jul 1, 196988.08  
Jun 1, 196986.92  
May 1, 196985.08  
Apr 1, 196986.32  
Mar 1, 196987.76  
Feb 1, 196987.81  
Jan 1, 196985.14  
Dec 1, 196885.49  
Nov 1, 196883.18  
Oct 1, 196879.46  
Sep 1, 196878.08  
Aug 1, 196881.46  
Jul 1, 196887.04  
Jun 1, 196889.18  
May 1, 196889.04  
Apr 1, 196886.99  
Mar 1, 196886.53  
Feb 1, 196885.66  
Jan 1, 196885.81  
Dec 1, 196786.21  
Nov 1, 196786.88  
Oct 1, 196786.58  
Sep 1, 196784.85  
Aug 1, 196785.04  
Jul 1, 196782.51  
Jun 1, 196780.55  
May 1, 196781.94  
Apr 1, 196784.26  
Mar 1, 196783.16  
Feb 1, 196787.37  

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