Capacity utilization in U.S. steel industry, 2007–2014
| Month | Capacity utilization in production of iron and steel products |
|---|---|
| 2007/01/01 | 84.8% |
| 2007/02/01 | 84.2% |
| 2007/03/01 | 84.9% |
| 2007/04/01 | 86.2% |
| 2007/05/01 | 85.6% |
| 2007/06/01 | 84.6% |
| 2007/07/01 | 85.3% |
| 2007/08/01 | 84.8% |
| 2007/09/01 | 82.3% |
| 2007/10/01 | 88.4% |
| 2007/11/01 | 91.7% |
| 2007/12/01 | 92.1% |
| 2008/01/01 | 92.7% |
| 2008/02/01 | 92.9% |
| 2008/03/01 | 90.1% |
| 2008/04/01 | 92.7% |
| 2008/05/01 | 89.2% |
| 2008/06/01 | 88.5% |
| 2008/07/01 | 90.6% |
| 2008/08/01 | 87.0% |
| 2008/09/01 | 80.5% |
| 2008/10/01 | 70.5% |
| 2008/11/01 | 56.2% |
| 2008/12/01 | 46.3% |
| 2009/01/01 | 44.7% |
| 2009/02/01 | 44.8% |
| 2009/03/01 | 40.3% |
| 2009/04/01 | 40.1% |
| 2009/05/01 | 41.0% |
| 2009/06/01 | 44.7% |
| 2009/07/01 | 52.2% |
| 2009/08/01 | 55.0% |
| 2009/09/01 | 59.0% |
| 2009/10/01 | 62.5% |
| 2009/11/01 | 62.7% |
| 2009/12/01 | 65.2% |
| 2010/01/01 | 66.1% |
| 2010/02/01 | 68.7% |
| 2010/03/01 | 73.2% |
| 2010/04/01 | 71.8% |
| 2010/05/01 | 74.0% |
| 2010/06/01 | 72.6% |
| 2010/07/01 | 66.7% |
| 2010/08/01 | 67.7% |
| 2010/09/01 | 69.9% |
| 2010/10/01 | 67.5% |
| 2010/11/01 | 71.0% |
| 2010/12/01 | 73.4% |
| 2011/01/01 | 74.0% |
| 2011/02/01 | 73.2% |
| 2011/03/01 | 74.1% |
| 2011/04/01 | 72.3% |
| 2011/05/01 | 71.4% |
| 2011/06/01 | 73.9% |
| 2011/07/01 | 73.7% |
| 2011/08/01 | 75.9% |
| 2011/09/01 | 75.7% |
| 2011/10/01 | 76.8% |
| 2011/11/01 | 77.6% |
| 2011/12/01 | 80.9% |
| 2012/01/01 | 78.6% |
| 2012/02/01 | 80.1% |
| 2012/03/01 | 77.5% |
| 2012/04/01 | 79.5% |
| 2012/05/01 | 78.6% |
| 2012/06/01 | 75.4% |
| 2012/07/01 | 75.6% |
| 2012/08/01 | 77.0% |
| 2012/09/01 | 70.5% |
| 2012/10/01 | 71.7% |
| 2012/11/01 | 75.4% |
| 2012/12/01 | 75.7% |
| 2013/01/01 | 75.5% |
| 2013/02/01 | 74.6% |
| 2013/03/01 | 72.7% |
| 2013/04/01 | 74.3% |
| 2013/05/01 | 75.1% |
| 2013/06/01 | 74.6% |
| 2013/07/01 | 78.3% |
| 2013/08/01 | 76.4% |
| 2013/09/01 | 76.6% |
| 2013/10/01 | 79.9% |
| 2013/11/01 | 78.1% |
| 2013/12/01 | 75.9% |
| 2014/01/01 | 74.6% |
| 2014/02/01 | 73.0% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute analysis of Federal Reserve Board (FRB 2014)