FX.co ★ US Industrial Capacity Utilization Steady at 77.4% in August

In August 2025, the capacity utilization rate in the United States held steady at 77.4%, mirroring the revised figure for July and aligning with market forecasts. This rate remains 2.2 percentage points below the long-term average recorded from 1972 to 2024. In the manufacturing domain, capacity utilization experienced a slight increase of 0.1 percentage points, reaching 76.8%, yet it continues to trail 1.4 percentage points behind its historical average. The mining sector reported a notable rise, with capacity utilization increasing by 0.7 percentage points to 90.6%, which is 4.1 percentage points above its long-term norm. Conversely, the utilities sector experienced a decline, with a drop of 1.6 percentage points to 68.6%, maintaining a position well beneath its historical average.