Capacity Utilization: Total Index
Capacity Utilization: Total Index is used productive capacity as a share of available capacity, reported as Percent.
76.27
Percent
Capacity Utilization: Total Index — latest reading: 76.27 percent. As of August 2026, it is up 0.2% over the past 12 months, near its 10-year average. Source: TCU, US Federal Reserve Board, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it.
Min
64.08
Max
89.39
Average
79.81
10Y Percentile
40%
3M Change
+0.1%
Capacity Utilization: Total Index (TCU) — 716 observations from 1967-01-01 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: Fri, Oct 16 (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: Total Index said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Percent.
| Period | First print | Now | Change | Republished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 76.2878 | 76.3259 | +0.038 | 1× |
| Jun 2026 | 76.0937 | 76.2438 | +0.15 | 2× |
| May 2026 | 76.1663 | 76.1605 | -0.006 | 3× |
| Apr 2026 | 76.1194 | 76.1803 | +0.061 | 4× |
| Mar 2026 | 75.6596 | 75.6178 | -0.042 | 5× |
| Feb 2026 | 76.2946 | 75.8142 | -0.48 | 5× |
| Jan 2026 | 76.2119 | 75.242 | -0.97 | 5× |
| Dec 2025 | 76.2615 | 75.6422 | -0.619 | 5× |
| Nov 2025 | 75.9566 | 75.3901 | -0.566 | 5× |
| Oct 2025 | 75.9156 | 75.6194 | -0.296 | 4× |
| Sep 2025 | 75.8665 | 76.0461 | +0.18 | 4× |
Capacity Utilization: Total Index for July 2026 first printed at 76.2878 on August 18, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 76.3259. 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
+0.1%
6-Month
+0.6%
12-Month
+0.2%
What this means
Capacity Utilization: Total Index is currently at 76.27 percent, which is near its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+0.1% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +0.6%, and over 12 months it is +0.2%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "Capacity Utilization: Total Index," https://www.macroradar.io/capacity-utilization-total-index (as of August 2026).