Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC)

Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) is used productive capacity as a share of available capacity, reported as Percent.

76.01

Percent

Updated 2026-07-01 · monthly Stable

Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) — latest reading: 76.01 percent. As of July 2026, it is up 0.1% 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

33%

3M Change

+0.2%

Jul 2026 · 76.01 Percent
NBER recession periods

Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) (CUMFNS) — 943 observations from 1948-01-01 to 2026-07-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.

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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.

PeriodFirst printNowChangeRepublished
Jun 202675.678275.95+0.272
May 202675.701375.776+0.075
Apr 202675.782975.8393+0.056
Mar 202675.340175.3867+0.047
Feb 202675.628775.1276-0.501
Jan 202675.606574.6786-0.928
Dec 202575.617374.7232-0.894
Nov 202575.363674.9686-0.395
Oct 202575.409675.1411-0.269
Sep 202575.528475.798+0.27
Aug 202576.762275.8608-0.901

Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) for June 2026 first printed at 75.6782 on July 17, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 75.95. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.

Macro Regime Context

The growth regime is currently late cycle (67% confidence).

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3-Month

+0.2%

6-Month

+1.8%

12-Month

+0.1%

What this means

Capacity Utilization: Manufacturing (SIC) is currently at 76.01 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 +1.8%, and over 12 months it is +0.1%. 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 July 2026).