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US chip plants’ use of capacity Lowest since May 2026

73.9% in Aug 2026

May 2026 was 73.8%. Measured over 116 months since Jan 2017.

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Jesse Hawkins, “Records: US chip plants’ use of capacity: lowest since May 2026”, jesseahawkins.com, data retrieved 11 Oct 2026. https://jesseahawkins.com/records/chip-utilization/. Data: Federal Reserve Board, public domain.

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@misc{hawkins2026recordschiputilization,
  author = {Hawkins, Jesse},
  title = {{Records: US chip plants’ use of capacity: lowest since May 2026}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://jesseahawkins.com/records/chip-utilization/}},
  note = {Data: Federal Reserve Board, public domain, retrieved 2026-10-11}
}

How it is ranked

The Federal Reserve’s capacity utilization for NAICS 3344: output as a percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted. This site’s copy holds 116 months from Jan 2017, retrieved by 11 October 2026; the newest reading is ranked against every earlier one.

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116 months, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026 · the scale does not start at zero

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Newest reading	August 2026	73.9%
Last as low	May 2026	73.8%
Highest reading	February 2022	92.2%
Lowest reading	January 2017	70.7%
First reading	January 2017	70.7%

What the series is

The Federal Reserve’s capacity utilization for NAICS 3344: output as a percent of capacity, seasonally adjusted. The ranking covers this site’s copy of the series, which can start later than the source’s own history.

Terms: Capacity utilization · NAICS · Seasonally adjusted · New high, new low

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Federal Reserve Board, public domain: US chip plants’ use of capacity. Retrieved 11 October 2026.