FX.co ★ US Capacity Utilization Stable for Third Month

US capacity utilization held steady at 76.1% in June 2026, unchanged from May after a downward data revision and coming in just below market expectations of 76.2%. This marked the third consecutive month of flat capacity utilization, leaving the rate 3.3 percentage points under its 1972–2025 long-run average. Across major sectors, the operating rate for utilities ticked up 0.2 percentage points to 69.5%, but remained 14.5 percentage points below its historical norm. Mining utilization also rose, gaining 0.4 percentage points to 87.4%. In contrast, manufacturing capacity utilization edged down to 75.7%, staying 2.5 percentage points below its long-run average.