| Quarter | Output gap | Capacity utilization rate - Manufacturing | Capacity utilization rate - Non-farm goods | Foreign activity measure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-Q4 | -0.5 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 109.1 |
| 2011-Q3 | -0.5 | 79.0 | 80.0 | 107.7 |
| 2011-Q2 | -1.0 | 78.4 | 79.2 | 105.6 |
| 2011-Q1 | -0.4 | 78.9 | 79.8 | 104.0 |
| 2010-Q4 | -0.8 | 76.9 | 78.0 | 103.6 |
| 2010-Q3 | -1.1 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 102.2 |
| 2010-Q2 | -1.3 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 102.0 |
| 2010-Q1 | -1.4 | 76.2 | 76.0 | 98.7 |
| 2009-Q4 | -2.4 | 74.2 | 73.6 | 98.4 |
| 2009-Q3 | -3.2 | 72.6 | 71.7 | 98.8 |
| 2009-Q2 | -3.2 | 70.0 | 70.7 | 98.3 |
| 2009-Q1 | -1.9 | 69.9 | 72.2 | 101.4 |
| 2008-Q4 | 0.5 | 74.1 | 76.5 | 108.5 |
| 2008-Q3 | 1.7 | 76.0 | 78.2 | 114.6 |
| 2008-Q2 | 1.8 | 76.3 | 78.1 | 117.4 |
| 2008-Q1 | 2.0 | 76.0 | 78.4 | 118.5 |
| 2007-Q4 | 2.3 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 120.3 |
| 2007-Q3 | 2.1 | 82.4 | 82.5 | 121.0 |
| 2007-Q2 | 1.8 | 84.1 | 83.3 | 120.9 |
| 2007-Q1 | 1.3 | 84.3 | 83.4 | 119.8 |
| 2006-Q4 | 0.9 | 81.8 | 81.8 | 119.5 |
| 2006-Q3 | 0.7 | 81.7 | 82.1 | 119.8 |
| 2006-Q2 | 1.0 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 120.2 |
| 2006-Q1 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 84.2 | 119.7 |
| 2005-Q4 | 0.6 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 117.0 |
| 2005-Q3 | 0.1 | 83.3 | 84.2 | 116.4 |
| 2005-Q2 | -0.3 | 83.4 | 84.1 | 115.1 |
| 2005-Q1 | -0.5 | 84.3 | 84.3 | 113.4 |
| 2004-Q4 | -0.3 | 83.8 | 84.9 | 112.2 |
| 2004-Q3 | -0.5 | 84.0 | 85.1 | 110.5 |
| 2004-Q2 | -0.9 | 83.3 | 84.9 | 108.5 |
| 2004-Q1 | -1.5 | 82.8 | 84.6 | 106.2 |
| 2003-Q4 | -1.6 | 83.6 | 85.0 | 106.1 |
| 2003-Q3 | -1.9 | 80.9 | 83.6 | 104.5 |
| 2003-Q2 | -1.6 | 80.6 | 83.6 | 102.0 |
| 2003-Q1 | -0.8 | 80.8 | 84.5 | 99.9 |
| 2002-Q4 | -0.6 | 81.7 | 85.0 | 99.7 |
| 2002-Q3 | -0.8 | 83.5 | 85.9 | 100.2 |
| 2002-Q2 | -0.9 | 83.7 | 85.9 | 100.0 |
| 2002-Q1 | -0.8 | 100.1 | ||
| 2001-Q4 | -1.2 | 100.7 | ||
| 2001-Q3 | -1.3 | 102.0 | ||
| 2001-Q2 | -0.3 | 102.6 | ||
| 2001-Q1 | 0.4 | 103.6 | ||
| 2000-Q4 | 0.9 | 103.8 | ||
| 2000-Q3 | 1.5 | 103.3 | ||
| 2000-Q2 | 1.2 | 102.7 | ||
| 2000-Q1 | 1.1 | 100.7 | ||
| 1999-Q4 | 0.7 | 98.3 | ||
| 1999-Q3 | 0.0 | 97.5 | ||
| 1999-Q2 | -0.4 | 95.6 | ||
| 1999-Q1 | -0.5 | 93.7 | ||
| 1998-Q4 | -1.1 | 92.3 | ||
| 1998-Q3 | -1.7 | 90.1 | ||
| 1998-Q2 | -1.8 | 88.7 | ||
| 1998-Q1 | -1.0 | 86.4 | ||
| 1997-Q4 | -1.3 | 84.5 | ||
| 1997-Q3 | -1.2 | 83.8 | ||
| 1997-Q2 | -1.5 | 81.3 | ||
| 1997-Q1 | -1.7 | 80.0 | ||
| 1996-Q4 | -1.7 | 78.7 | ||
| 1996-Q3 | -1.8 | 77.6 | ||
| 1996-Q2 | -2.1 | 76.2 | ||
| 1996-Q1 | -1.7 | 74.3 | ||
| 1995-Q4 | -1.0 | 72.9 | ||
| 1995-Q3 | -0.7 | 71.7 | ||
| 1995-Q2 | 0.1 | 70.9 | ||
| 1995-Q1 | 0.8 | 71.1 | ||
| 1994-Q4 | 0.5 | 69.9 | ||
| 1994-Q3 | 0.2 | 68.3 | ||
| 1994-Q2 | -0.5 | 67.7 | ||
| 1994-Q1 | -1.4 | 66.5 | ||
| 1993-Q4 | -2.4 | 65.7 | ||
| 1993-Q3 | -2.9 | 63.7 | ||
| 1993-Q2 | -3.0 | 62.8 | ||
| 1993-Q1 | -3.3 | 61.8 | ||
| 1992-Q4 | -3.7 | 61.5 | ||
| 1992-Q3 | -3.7 | 60.0 | ||
| 1992-Q2 | -3.8 | 59.3 | ||
| 1992-Q1 | -3.8 | 57.7 | ||
| 1991-Q4 | -3.3 | 57.2 | ||
| 1991-Q3 | -3.5 | 57.1 | ||
| 1991-Q2 | -3.6 | 56.9 | ||
| 1991-Q1 | -3.5 | 56.8 | ||
| 1990-Q4 | -1.7 | 58.1 | ||
| 1990-Q3 | -0.5 | 59.3 | ||
| 1990-Q2 | 0.6 | 59.6 | ||
| 1990-Q1 | 1.5 | 60.4 | ||
| 1989-Q4 | 1.2 | 59.7 | ||
| 1989-Q3 | 1.6 | 60.2 | ||
| 1989-Q2 | 1.9 | 59.3 | ||
| 1989-Q1 | 2.1 | 59.2 | ||
| 1988-Q4 | 1.7 | 58.5 | ||
| 1988-Q3 | 1.6 | 57.9 | ||
| 1988-Q2 | 2.1 | 57.5 | ||
| 1988-Q1 | 1.7 | 56.6 | ||
| 1987-Q4 | 1.0 | 56.4 | ||
| 1987-Q3 | 0.5 | 56.3 | ||
| 1987-Q2 | -0.2 | 55.2 | ||
| 1987-Q1 | -0.5 | 54.2 | ||
| 1986-Q4 | -1.8 | 54.9 | ||
| 1986-Q3 | -0.4 | 54.6 | ||
| 1986-Q2 | 0.2 | 54.5 | ||
| 1986-Q1 | 0.2 | 54.5 | ||
| 1985-Q4 | 1.4 | 54.2 | ||
| 1985-Q3 | 0.6 | 53.5 | ||
| 1985-Q2 | 0.0 | 53.5 | ||
| 1985-Q1 | 0.5 | 52.9 | ||
| 1984-Q4 | -0.1 | 52.3 | ||
| 1984-Q3 | -0.9 | 51.5 | ||
| 1984-Q2 | -0.6 | 50.6 | ||
| 1984-Q1 | -1.5 | 49.1 | ||
| 1983-Q4 | -2.5 | 48.1 | ||
| 1983-Q3 | -3.0 | 46.1 | ||
| 1983-Q2 | -3.4 | 44.1 | ||
| 1983-Q1 | -5.0 | 42.8 | ||
| 1982-Q4 | -5.9 | 42.1 | ||
| 1982-Q3 | -4.3 | 41.8 | ||
| 1982-Q2 | -2.8 | 42.5 | ||
| 1982-Q1 | -1.1 | 43.4 | ||
| 1981-Q4 | 0.5 | 44.4 | ||
| 1981-Q3 | 1.7 | 44.7 | ||
| 1981-Q2 | 44.8 | |||
| 1981-Q1 | 44.6 |