Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC)
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) is used productive capacity as a share of available capacity, reported as Percent.
75.74
Percent
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) — latest reading: 75.74 percent. As of August 2026, it is down 0.2% over the past 12 months, below its 10-year average. Source: CUMFNS, US Federal Reserve Board, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.
Min
62.56
Max
91.69
Average
79.75
10Y Percentile
23%
3M Change
-0.2%
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) (CUMFNS) — 944 observations from 1948-01-01 to 2026-08-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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Next scheduled release: Tue, Nov 17 (G.17 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, per the FRED release calendar — scheduled dates can move).
How these numbers changed
Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Percent.
| Period | First print | Now | Change | Republished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 76.0111 | 76.0123 | +0.001 | 1× |
| Jun 2026 | 75.6782 | 75.9507 | +0.272 | 2× |
| May 2026 | 75.7013 | 75.8947 | +0.193 | 3× |
| Apr 2026 | 75.7829 | 75.9003 | +0.117 | 4× |
| Mar 2026 | 75.3401 | 75.4024 | +0.062 | 5× |
| Feb 2026 | 75.6287 | 75.1276 | -0.501 | 5× |
| Jan 2026 | 75.6065 | 74.6786 | -0.928 | 5× |
| Dec 2025 | 75.6173 | 74.7232 | -0.894 | 5× |
| Nov 2025 | 75.3636 | 74.9686 | -0.395 | 5× |
| Oct 2025 | 75.4096 | 75.1411 | -0.269 | 4× |
| Sep 2025 | 75.5284 | 75.798 | +0.27 | 4× |
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) for July 2026 first printed at 76.0111 on August 18, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 76.0123. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.
Macro Regime Context
The growth regime is currently late cycle (71% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
-0.2%
6-Month
+0.8%
12-Month
-0.2%
What this means
Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) is currently at 75.74 percent, which is below its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (-0.2% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +0.8%, and over 12 months it is -0.2%. The short-term move is accelerating relative to the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC)," https://www.macroradar.io/capacity-utilization-manufacturing-sic (as of August 2026).